Dust Yourself Off

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Released July 1975 Release date July 1975 Label Fantasy Records		Artist Pleasure Producer Wayne Henderson Genre Soul music
Recorded October 1974 - February 1975 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California Dust Yourself Off (1975) Accept No Substitutes (1976) People also search for Accept No Substitutes, Get to the Feeling

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Dust Yourself Off is the debut album by Portland, Oregon-based R&B group Pleasure, released in 1975 and produced by jazz legend Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders. It also includes a funked-up cover of Maria Muldaur's hit "Midnight at the Oasis".

Track listing

Dust Yourself Off - (Donald Hepburn) 3:50
Reality - (Marlon 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

Samples

"Bouncy Lady"

"Brand New Funk"" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince on their He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper album

"Reality"

"Church"" by De La Soul on their The Grind Date album

Songs

1Dust Yourself Off3:52
2Reality5:03
3My Love4:03

References

Dust Yourself Off Wikipedia

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