Released December 1972 Artist Ohio Players Producer Ohio Players Genres Funk, Soul music | Pleasure(1972) Ecstasy(1973) Release date December 1972 Label Westbound Records | |
Recorded Artie Fields Studios(Detroit, Michigan) Ohio Players albums Ecstasy, Honey, Fire, Climax, Everybody Up | ||
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Pleasure is the third studio album by the Ohio Players and the second released through the Westbound label.
Contents
History
Pleasure continues with vocal harmonies more reminiscent of earlier work than what they would do when they moved to Mercury two years later, and would often show jazz tendencies with some of their musical arrangements. The songs are a mixture of radio-friendly material with songs that come off as late night studio jam sessions, such as "Walt's First Trip".
The song "Funky Worm" was released as a single and went to #1 on the Billboard R&B charts, their biggest hit during their time with Westbound. The song, about a unique worm that enjoyed going in mysterious places, would later be sampled by a number of producers in hip-hop and R&B during the late 80's and early 90's.
The single and album mixes of "Funky Worm" are slightly different, most notably the opening drum break and the synthesizer solo that represents the sound of the worm. Upon listening to hip-hop and R&B songs that have sampled it, one can detect if they used the single or album version.
The album was produced by the band, and engineered by Arlen Smith. The cover photo was taken by Joel Brodsky.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ohio Players.
Production
Charts
Songs
1Pleasure5:33
2Laid It3:04
3Pride and Vanity4:25