| Pleasure | |
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| Origin | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, Funk, Soul, Jazz |
| Years active | 1972–1982 |
| Labels | Fantasy Records, RCA Records |
| Associated acts | Wayne Henderson |
| Past members | |
| Marlon McClain Sherman Davis Donald Hepburn Dennis Springer Nathaniel Phillips Dan Brewster Bruce Carter (deceased) Michael Hepburn Bruce Smith Tony Collins Doug Lewis |
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Pleasure was an Portland, Oregon, Oregon band that blended soul, funk and jazz with a tough street edge and became a cult group on the underground black music scene of the late 70's. They are perhaps best-known for their 1979 hit, "Glide".
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Pleasure was formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1972 as a merger of two Portland outfits: Franchise and The Soul Masters which included guitarist Marlon "The Magician" McClain, bassist Nathaniel Phillips, and drummer Bruce Carter, keyboardist Donald Hepburn, saxophonist Dennis Springer, trombonist Dan Brewster and lead singer Sherman Davis. In 1974 The Crusaders's Wayne Henderson saw them performing in a Portland club. Impressed with what he heard, his enthusiasm led them to a deal with Fantasy Records. This was the beginning of a six year relationship with the label and a four year relationship with Wayne Henderson who through his own production company "At Home Productions", was the band's producer and mentor. Along the way, members of the band did session work with artists like Side Effect, Gabor Szabo, Ronnie Laws and Willie Bobo to name a few. In 1979, Pleasure would have their best success with the Top Ten R&B hit "Glide" By 1982 after a one off album for RCA the band called it quits.
Drummer Bruce Carter (December 28, 1956) passed away on August 12, 2006.
| Year | Album | Chart positions[1] | Record label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
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| 1975 | Dust Yourself Off | — | 54 | Fantasy Records |
| 1976 | Accept No Substitutes | 162 | 32 | |
| 1977 | Joyous | 113 | 34 | |
| 1978 | Get to the Feeling | 119 | 42 | |
| 1979 | Future Now | 67 | 27 | |
| 1980 | Special Things | 97 | 27 | |
| 1982 | Give It Up | 164 | 30 | RCA |
| Year | Single | Chart positions[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance |
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| 1976 | "Ghettos of the Mind" | — | 71 | — |
| 1977 | "Joyous" | — | 35 | — |
| 1979 | "Future Now" | — | 75 | — |
| 1980 | "Glide" | 55 | 10 | — |
| "Real Thing" | — | 65 | — | |
| "Yearnin' Burnin'" | — | 30 | — | |