Pleasure - Give It Up (Lp) (1982) - €10,00

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Pleasure was a risk-taking, horn-driven band that often brought jazz overtones to its funk/soul foundation.
Pleasure, wasn’t huge but enjoyed a small cult following. The band was formed in Portland, OR, in 1972.

This is the final album from Pleasure which was released in 1982 on RCA Records.
The hit was “Sending My Love” and sounded a LOT like a Silverspoon Production in so far as that it had that Solar Records sound all over it (Shalamar, Dynasty, Lakeside, Carrie Lucas.)
The entire album features that now classic Post-Disco sound (synths, Moogs, etc…) and is characteristic of a forgotten era in R&B of the early Eighties.
Solid 80s Soul/Funk!
“Give It Up” is far more consistent than most Funk albums of 1982 (George Clinton, Prince, etc.) with side A being classy all the way through.
Of course it doesn’t sound much like their releases from the mid-70s, but that’s quite obvious and fine with me!
Highlights: “What’s It Gonna Be” & “Sending My Love”
Other similar acts would include D-Train, Bar Kays, Cameo, the pre-Jam & Lewis S.O.S. Band (more so the third album, “S.O.S. III”)and Krystol instrumentally speaking.
If you enjoy deep, chugging basslines and a generous amount of Funk as well as soulful male-sung ballads in your R&B a la Zapp or Fatback.

Side A

A1.  Beginnings (Instrumental) - 1:06  

A2.  Give It Up - 4:54  

A3.  Sending My Love - 5:26  

A4.  What’s It Gonna Be - 4:40  

A5.  Take It To The Streets - 4:08  

Side B

B1.  Sassy Baby - 5:12  

B2.  It’s So Hard - 5:03  

B3.  Carolyn (Instrumental) - 1:14  

B4.  All The Way - 4:01  

B5.  Stone Love (Instrumental) - 3:01 

 

Credits

• A&r [Coordination] – Hilda Williams
• Arranged By [Background Vocals] – Fonzi Thornton, Pleasure
• Backing Vocals – Fonzi Thornton, Kevin Owens, Phillip Ballou
• Bass, Vocals – Nathaniel Phillips
• Drums, Percussion – Bruce Carter
• Engineer [Additional Recording] – Lincoln Clapp
• Engineer [Recording Assistant Different Fur] – Don Mack, Howard Johnston
• Engineer [Recording Assistant Media Sound] – Andy Hoffman
• Engineer, Producer [Associate] – Michael H. Brauer
• Guitar – Douglas Lewis
• Handclaps, Percussion [Hammer] – Bruce Carter, Michael Brauer
• Keyboards – Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn
• Lead Vocals – Michael Hepburn, Randy Hall
• Management [Direction] – Chad Debnam
• Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Greg Calbi
• Other [Stylist] – Patti Wilson
• Other [Wardrobe] – Kevin & Robert
• Percussion – Jimmy Maelen, Pete Escovedo Jr.
• Producer – Pleasure (4), Robert Wright
• Synthesizer – Kashif
• Synthesizer [Synclavier Ii], Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Pat Gleeson
• Vocals – Donald Hepburn, Sherman Davis

 

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – RCA Corporation
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
• Copyright © – RCA Records
• Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
• Mixed At – Mediasound
• Recorded At – Mediasound
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
• Published By – 360 Music, Inc.
• Published By – IPM Music
• Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound

Notes

Release: 1982

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Soul, Funk

Label:  RCA Records

Catalog#  AFL1-4209

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00