Marilyn McLeod
Marilyn McLeod (May 27, 1939 – November 24, 2021) was an American songwriter and occasional singer. McLeod began her career as a songwriter for Motown. Together with Pam Sawyer, she wrote the 1976 Diana Ross hit "Love Hangover". She moved with the company from Detroit to Los Angeles and was teamed with lyricist Pam Sawyer. The pair co-wrote Diana Ross's 1976 hit "Love Hangover", and the High Inergy hit "You Can't Turn Me Off (in the Middle of Turning Me On)" the following year. In 1978, they co-wrote the tribute to Berry Gordy's father, "Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)", recorded by Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder. Motown produced a promotional album of songs written by McLeod and Sawyer, almost all sung by McLeod and released under the band name Pure Magic. In 1982, McLeod co-wrote Jermaine Jackson's hit with Devo, "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy", written with Sawyer, Jermaine Jackson, and Paul Jackson, Jr.. McLeod left Motown in 1985, and, in the early 1990s, co-wrote several songs for Northern Soul DJ Ian Levine and his Motown revival label Motorcity Records. In 2010 she released the album I Believe In Me, a set of songs co-written with Janie Bradford. McLeod died on November 24, 2021, at the age of 82. Her grandson is the musician, producer and rapper Flying Lotus.
