He started working on demos for his next album as well as to win a record deal for T-Boy Ross.

One of the demo recordings, "I Want You", was heard by Berry Gordy, who decided the song would be a good fit for Marvin Gaye.

Gaye heard the other demos Ware had worked on and decided to record much of it for what would be his next album, I Want You.

[2] Critical recognition of Ware's album later improved, being cited by AllMusic as "the perfect mix of soul, light funk, jazz, and what was about to become the rhythmic foundation for disco."

"Musical Massage" was released on CD for the first time by UK label Expansion Records in 2001 and then by Motown in 2003 in the US.