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Pleasure - Future Now (1979) [2013, Remastered Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 12 Aug 2020 18:50:08

"Future Now" is the 5th album by Portland, Oregon-based R&B group Pleasure, released in 1979. It includes the Top 10 R&B hit "Glide".

~Wikipedia

Arguably, the members of Pleasure were among the unsung heroes of 1970s funk and soul. The band enjoyed a small but enthusiastic cult following, but one thing that it didn't have was a lot of major hits on R&B radio. For the most part, R&B radio ignored Pleasure, although quiet storm formats did play some of its more mellow album tracks. The exception to that rule came in 1979, when black radio proved to be quite receptive to "Glide." A pearl of a funk single, "Glide" is an infectious party jam that the African-American working class easily related to. The tune isn't really sociopolitical, although it isn't mindlessly fun either essentially, "Glide" is telling listeners to hang in there and be positive despite the challenges that life presents. And you don't have to be African-American to relate to the song's message. "Glide" was the only song on Future Now that could be called a major hit, although it isn't the album's only gem. Those who acquired this 1979 LP also found a lot to admire about jazz-influenced material that ranges from funk smokers like "Nothin' to It" and "Space Is the Place" to the smooth quiet storm offerings "Strong Love" and "Thoughts of Old Flames." Without question, Future Now is among Pleasure's most essential albums.

~Review by Alex Henderson

Release of this album: 1979 [LP Fantasy Records, Cat.# F-9578, USA]
Release of this CD: 2013, July, 29 [CD BGP Records (EU), Cat.# CDBGPM 256 / UPC: 029667525626]
© 2013 Ace Records Ltd.
The copyrights in these sound recordings are ℗ 1979 Concord Music Group, Inc. and are licensed to Ace Records Ltd.
Marketed and Distributed by BGP Records.
Made in the EU

Credits:

Alto Saxophone – Larry Williams
Backing Vocals – Clydene Jackson, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Pat Henderson
Co-producer – Marlon McClain, Phil Kaffel
Drums – Bruce Carter
Electric Bass, Bass [Sok], Backing Vocals, Producer [Associate] – Nathaniel Phillips
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Marion "The Magician" McClain
Engineer [Recording] – Wally Buck
Engineer [Recording], Engineer [Remix] – Phil Kaffel
Keyboards, Vocals, Backing Vocals – Donald Hepburn
Keyboards, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Producer [Associate], Arranged By [Horns] – Michael Hepburn
Liner Notes – Dean Rudland
Mastered By – David Turner, Joe Gastwirt
Mastered By [Reissue] – Nick Robbins
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Bruce Smith
Producer – Pleasure
Programmed By [Prophet] – Jeff Lorber
Soprano Saxophone – Dennis Springer, Larry Williams
Synthesizer [Moog], Programmed By – Tim Gorman
Tenor Saxophone – Dennis Springer
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach, Lew McCreary
Trumpet – Jerry Hey
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Tony Collins
Vocals, Backing Vocals – Sherman Davis

Tracklist:

01. "Departure" (00:45)
(Nathaniel Phillips)
02. "Future Now" (05:31)
(C. Debnam, M. McClain, M. Hepburn)
03. "Universal" (03:15)
(B. Smith, D. Lewis, N. Phillips)
04. "Space Is The Place" (04:14)
(B. Smith, N. Phillips)
05. "Strong Love" (04:42)
(M. McClain, M. Hepburn)
06. "The Real Thing" (05:43)
(Donald Hepburn)
07. "Nothin' To It" (04:09)
(M. McClain, M. Hepburn)
08. "Thoughts Of Old Flames" (04:15)
(B. Smith, D. Hepburn)
09. "Glide" (06:29)
(B. Smith, N. Phillips)
10. "Dedication To The Past" (00:35)
(B. Carter, M. McClain, M. Hepburn, N. Phillips)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 22. November 2014, 23:43

Pleasure / Future Now

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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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Copy CRC 243D731E
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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: Pleasure / Future Now
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.34 dB -12.61 dB 0:45 01-Departure
DR11 -0.34 dB -12.57 dB 5:31 02-Future Now
DR10 -0.34 dB -11.67 dB 3:15 03-Universal
DR11 -0.34 dB -12.29 dB 4:14 04-Space Is The Place
DR11 -0.34 dB -12.20 dB 4:42 05-Strong Love
DR10 -0.34 dB -12.10 dB 5:43 06-The Real Thing
DR11 -0.34 dB -12.63 dB 4:09 07-Nothin' To It
DR10 -0.34 dB -12.11 dB 4:15 08-Thoughts Of Old Flames
DR11 -0.34 dB -12.31 dB 6:29 09-Glide
DR10 -0.34 dB -13.15 dB 0:35 10-Dedication To The Past
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR10

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Channels: 2
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Bitrate: 926 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Thanks to my friend, Blaq

See also:
Pleasure - Special Things (1980) [2013, Remastered]
Pleasure - Glide: The Essential Selection 1975-1982 [2CD] (2013)

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