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Dust Yourself Off

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Dust Yourself Off
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1975
RecordedOctober 1974 – February 1975 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
GenreSoul
LabelFantasy Records
ProducerWayne Henderson
Pleasure chronology
Dust Yourself Off
(1975)
Accept No Substitutes
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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

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  1. "Dust Yourself Off" - (Donald Hepburn) 3:50
  2. "Reality" - (Malon McClain) 5:00
  3. "My Love" - (Marlon McClain) 4:02
  4. "Midnight at the Oasis" - (David Nichtern) 3:26
  5. "Music is My Life" - (Marlon McClain) 4:10
  6. "Plastic People" - (Marlon McClain) 3:58
  7. "Bouncy Lady" - (Donald Hepburn) 3:55
  8. "What is Slick" - (Dan Brewster) 5:10
  9. "Straight Ahead" - (Marlon McClain) 5:32

Personnel

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  • 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

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Top Soul Albums[2] 54

Samples

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References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Pleasure: Dust Yourself Off > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Pleasure US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  3. ^ "DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's 'Brand New Funk' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
  4. ^ "De la Soul's 'Church' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.