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Pleasure (U.S. Band)
Pleasure is an American band from Portland, Oregon, United States. Blending soul, funk and jazz with a street edge, they became a cult group on the underground black music scene of the late 1970s. Their song "Glide", from the album '' Future Now'', went to #55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart in 1979; it was their biggest hit. The band broke up in 1982. A new version of the band re-formed in 2019 and released an album, ''Now Is the Time''. History Pleasure was formed in Portland, Oregon in 1972 as a merger of two local bands: The Franchise which included drummer Bruce Carter (December 28, 1956 — August 12, 2006), bassist Nathaniel Phillips, and guitarist Marlon McClain, and The Soul Masters, which included special private guest Brooke Sheilds after the band found out she successfully played the keyboard before she took piano lessons as well as keyboardist Michael Hepburn / Donald Hepburn. Saxophonist Dennis Springer, trombonist/guitari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area. Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreography became a catalyst in the growth of MTV, enabling her to rise to prominence while breaking gender and racial barriers in the process. Lyrical content which focused on social issues and lived experiences set her reputation as a role model for youth. The tenth and youngest child of the Jackson family, she began performing at the MGM Grand. She starred in the variety television series ''The Jacksons'' in 1976 and went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including '' Good Times'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'', and '' Fame''. After signing a recording contract with A&M Records in 1982, she became a pop icon following the release of her third and fourth studio albums ''Control'' (1986) and ''Rhythm Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give It Up (Pleasure Album)
Give It Up may refer to: Literature * "Give It Up!" (short story), a story by Franz Kafka * ''Give It Up!'' (comics), an adaptation of nine short stories by Kafka Music Albums * ''Give It Up'' (Bonnie Raitt album), 1972 * ''Give It Up'' (Jimmy Lyons album), 1985 Songs * "Give It Up" (The Good Men song), 1992 * "Give It Up" (Hothouse Flowers song), 1990 * "Give It Up" (KC and the Sunshine Band song), 1983 * "Give It Up" (Nathan Sykes song), 2016 * "Give It Up" (Public Enemy song), 1994 * "Give It Up" (Talk Talk song), 1986 * "Give It Up" (Twista song), 2007 * "Give It Up" (Wilson Phillips song), 1992 * "Give It Up", by AC/DC from ''Stiff Upper Lip'' * "Give It Up", by Alice Cooper from '' Constrictor'' * "Give It Up", by Avalon from ''Avalon'' * "Give It Up", by Badfinger from ''Badfinger'' * "Give It Up", by Boney M. from ''Eye Dance'' * "Give It Up", by Datarock from ''Red'' * "Give It Up", by The Jacksons from ''Triumph'' * "Give It Up", by Jacynthe * "Give It Up", b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Things (Pleasure Album)
''Special Things'' is a studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1980 on Planet Records. History The album marked their third venture with producer Richard Perry and featured a more stylized R&B/pop production, launching the group into its most successful period. The album spawned their second top three gold-certified single, "He's So Shy". The album also contains minor hit "Could I Be Dreamin’" and two songs written by Burt Bacharach, "The Love Too Good to Last" and "Where Did the Time Go". Track listing Personnel The Pointer Sisters * Anita Pointer – lead vocals (1, 3, 5, 8), backing vocals, vocal arrangements * June Pointer – lead vocals (2, 4, 6, 7), backing vocals, vocal arrangements * Ruth Pointer – lead vocals (9), backing vocals, vocal arrangements Musicians * Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 3-5, 7, 9), synthesizers (5), clavinet (6) * Tom Snow – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), arrangements (2) * Lance Ong – synthesizers (3, 4) * Michael Bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get To The Feeling
''Get to the Feeling'' is the fourth album by Portland, Oregon-based R&B group Pleasure Pleasure refers to experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad. It is closely related to value, desire and action: humans and other conscious anima ..., released in 1978. It was produced by jazz legend Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders. Track listing #"Celebrate the Good Things" 3:26 #"Foxy Lady" 3:30 #"Ladies' Night Out" 4:38 #"Happiness" 3:47 #"Get to the Feeling" 4:21 #"Farewell, Goodbye" 4:55 #"Your Love Means Life (Memories)" 5:02 #"Thanks for Everything" 4:23 #"No Matter What" 4:55 Personnel *Marlon "The Magician" McClain - Guitar, backing vocals *Michael Hepburn - Keyboards, lead and backing vocals *Donald Hepburn - Keyboards, backing vocals *Nathaniel Phillips - Bass, backing vocals *Sherman Davis - Lead vocals *Bruce Carter - Drums *Bruce Smith - Percussion * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyous (album)
''Joyous'' is the third album by Portland, Oregon-based R&B group Pleasure. It was released in 1977 and produced by jazz legend Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders. Track listing #"Joyous" 6:26 #"Let Me Be The One" 5:11 #"Only You" 3:20 #"Can't Turn You Loose" 4:14 #"Sassafras Girl" 6:46 #"Tune In" 6:37 #"Dance to the Music" 4:50 #"Selim" 3:48 Personnel *Marlon "The Magician" McClain – Guitar, Backing Vocals *Sherman Davis – Lead and Backing Vocals *Bruce Carter – Drums *Nathaniel Phillips – Bass, Backing Vocals *Dan Brewster – Trombone *Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn – Keyboards, Backing Vocals *Dennis Springer – Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone *Bruce Smith – Tambourine, Bell Tree, Cowbell, Congas, Cuica, Drums (Flexitone), Backing Vocals *Mayo Tiano – Trombone *Dennis Christianson, Steve Madaio – Trumpet *Robert Carr – Baritone Saxophone *Herman Riley – Alto Saxophone, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accept No Substitutes
''Accept No Substitutes'' is the second album by Portland, Oregon-based R&B group Pleasure. It was released in 1976 and produced by jazz trombonist Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders. Track listing #"Let's Dance" – 5:01 #"I'm Mad" – 3:10 #"Pleasure For Your Pleasure" – 3:47 #"We Have So Much" – 3:29 #"Jammin' With Pleasure" – 2:26 #"Ghettos Of The Mind" – 5:05 #"The Love Of My Life" – 4:05 #"Theme For The Moonchild" – 5:25 #"2 For 1" – 4:22 Personnel *Marlon "The Magician" McClain - guitar, lead and backing vocals *Sherman Davis - lead and backing vocals *Bruce Carter - drums *Nathaniel Phillips - electric bass, backing vocals *Dan Brewster - trombone *Donald Hepburn - keyboards, backing vocals *Dennis Springer - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone *Bruce Smith - congas, bell tree, Flexitone drums, cabasa, bells, tambourine, backing vocals, bird call effects *Jerry Peters Jerry Peters is an American songwriter, record produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dust Yourself Off
''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 - B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965 in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music. It then went through several name changes, being known as Soul LPs in the 1970s and Top Black Albums in the 1980s, before returning to the R&B identification in 1990 and affixing a hip hop designation in 1999 to reflect the latter's growing sales and relationship to R&B during the decade. From 1965 through 2009, the chart was compiled based on reported sales at a core panel of stores with a "higher-than-average volume" of R&B and/or hip-hop album sales to monitor buying trends of the African-American community. This panel included more independent and smaller chain stores compared to the high percentage of mass merchants that account fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dazz Band
The Dazz Band is an American Rhythm and blues, R&B/funk band most popular in the early 1980s. Emerging from Cleveland, Ohio, the group's biggest hit songs include "Let It Whip" (1982), "Joystick (song), Joystick" (1983), and "Let It All Blow" (1984). The name of the band is a portmanteau of the description "danceable jazz". History The Dazz Band formed in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, in 1976 stemming from the jazz fusion band Bell Telefunk. Founded by Bobby Harris, the Dazz Band has performed since 1976 and continues to perform today. Original Kinsman Dazz/ Dazz Band members included Bobby Harris (saxophonist, vocalist), Kenny Pettus (lead vocalist, percussions), Isaac "Ike" Wiley, Jr. (drums), his brother Michael Wiley (bassist), and Michael Calhoun (songwriter/guitarist). The group was originally named Kinsman Dazz at the suggestion of Ray Calabrese, who later became its manager along with Sonny Jones, owner of The Kinsman Grill, located near the street Harris grew up on, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whispers
The Whispers is an American group from Los Angeles, California, who have scored hit records since the late 1960s. They are best known for their two number one R&B singles, " And the Beat Goes On" in 1980 and "Rock Steady" in 1987. The Whispers scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and 8 top-ten R&B albums with two of them, ''The Whispers'' and '' Love Is Where You Find It'', reaching the 1 spot. They have earned two platinum and five gold albums by the RIAA. Career The Whispers formed in 1963 in Watts, California. The original members included identical twin brothers Wallace "Scotty" and Walter Scott, along with Gordy Harmon, Marcus Hutson, and Nicholas Caldwell. After being invited to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1966 by Sly Stone, the group relocated to that area where they began developing a reputation as a show-stopping live act. Walter Scott was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War during that period for eighteen months, returning to the group in 1969 after discharge. After Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
