Dust Yourself Off
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dust Yourself Off
| type = Studio
| artist = Pleasure
| cover = Dust Yourself Off.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 1975
| recorded = October 1974 – February 1975 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soul
| length =
| label = Fantasy Records
| producer = Wayne Henderson
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Accept No Substitutes
| next_year = 1976
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 =Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic |class=album |id=r145691 |tab=review |label=Pleasure: Dust Yourself Off > Review |first=Alex |last=Henderson |accessdate=26 August 2011}}
}}
Dust Yourself Off is the debut album by Portland, Oregon-based R&B group Pleasure, released in 1975 and produced by Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders. It also includes a funked-up cover of Maria Muldaur's hit "Midnight at the Oasis". The song "Bouncy Lady" appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto V, on The Lowdown 91.1, an in-game soul music radio station.
Track listing
- "Dust Yourself Off" - (Donald Hepburn) 3:50
- "Reality" - (Malon McClain) 5:00
- "My Love" - (Marlon McClain) 4:02
- "Midnight at the Oasis" - (David Nichtern) 3:26
- "Music is My Life" - (Marlon McClain) 4:10
- "Plastic People" - (Marlon McClain) 3:58
- "Bouncy Lady" - (Donald Hepburn) 3:55
- "What is Slick" - (Dan Brewster) 5:10
- "Straight Ahead" - (Marlon McClain) 5:32
Personnel
- Marlon "The Magician" McClain - Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
- Sherman Davis - Lead Vocals
- Bruce Carter - Drums
- Nathaniel Phillips - Electric Bass, Backing Vocals
- Dan Brewster - Trombone, Backing Vocals
- Donald Hepburn - Backing Vocals
- Dennis Springer - Tenor Saxophone
- Joe Sample - Piano (Acoustic), Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Clavinet, Synthesizer (Arp)
- Dan Mason - Baritone Saxophone
- Bruce Smith - Congas, Bongos, Percussion (Flexitone, P.o. Rhythm Box), Cowbell, Backing Vocals
- Dick Burdell, Thara Memory - Trumpet
Charts
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (1975)
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| US Top Soul Albums{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p11433/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Pleasure US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-08-26}}
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Samples
- "Bouncy Lady"
- "Brand New Funk"" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince on their He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper album {{Cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/3191/DJ%20Jazzy%20Jeff%20%26%20the%20Fresh%20Prince-Brand%20New%20Funk_Pleasure-Bouncy%20Lady/|title=DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's 'Brand New Funk' - Discover the Sample Source|website=WhoSampled}}
- "Reality"
- "Church"" by De La Soul on their The Grind Date album {{Cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/58658/De%20La%20Soul-Church_Pleasure-Reality/|title = De la Soul's 'Church' - Discover the Sample Source|website = WhoSampled}}
External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/Pleasure-Dust-Yourself-Off/master/234922 Pleasure-Dust Yourself Off at Discogs]