Glide: The Essential Selection 1975-1982

Pleasure

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Glide: The Essential Selection 1975-1982 Review

by Andy Kellman

Only nine of Pleasure's songs hit Billboard's R&B chart -- none higher than the number ten "Glide" -- but anyone who has spent some time with the studio albums knows the band released a large quantity of great material. The 24-track Glide: The Essential Selection compiles most of the group's highlights. Six of those charting A-sides, including "Ghettos of the Mind," "Joyous," and, of course, "Glide" -- made the cut. Often-sampled deep cuts like "Bouncy Lady," "Let's Dance," and the brilliant "Thoughts of Old Flames," along with another perfect sweet-soul ballad, "Tune In," are contained as well. Stylistically, the band fit somewhere between the Blackbyrds and Slave and should be as well-known as either group. This sharp package should help a little. In-depth liner notes come from A. Scott Galloway.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Dust Yourself Off Donald Hepburn	Pleasure	03:51	Amazon
2	Bouncy Lady Donald Hepburn	Pleasure	03:54	Amazon
3	Let's Dance Daniel Brewster / Bruce Carter / Sherman Davis / Wayne Henderson / Donald Hepburn / Augie Johnson / Marlon McClain / Jerry Peters / Nathaniel Phillips / Bruce Smith / Dennis Springer	Pleasure	05:01	Amazon
4	I'm Mad Daniel Brewster	Pleasure	03:10	Amazon
5	Ghettos of the Mind Donald Hepburn	Pleasure	05:06	Amazon
6	Joyous Michael Hepburn	Pleasure	06:28	Amazon
7	Let Me Be the One Daniel Brewster	Pleasure	05:08	Amazon
8	Only You Daniel Brewster	Pleasure	03:19	Amazon
9	Sassafrass Girl Donald Hepburn	Pleasure	06:51	Amazon
10	Tune In Nathaniel Phillips	Pleasure	06:35	Amazon
11	Foxy Lady [Disco Version] Marlon McClain	Pleasure	06:26	Amazon
12	Farewell, Goodbye Michael Hepburn / Bruce Smith	Pleasure	04:56	Amazon
13	Glide Nathaniel Phillips / Bruce Smith	Pleasure	06:28	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Nothing To It Michael Hepburn / Marlon McClain	Pleasure	04:07	Amazon
2	Thoughts of Old Flames Donald Hepburn / Bruce Smith	Pleasure	04:13	Amazon
3	Space is the Place Nathaniel Phillips / Bruce Smith	Pleasure	04:12	Amazon
4	Now You Choose Me Donald Hepburn / Michael Hepburn / Nathaniel Phillips	Pleasure	05:00	Amazon
5	Special Things Nathaniel Phillips	Pleasure	04:41	Amazon
6	Take a Chance Michael Hepburn / Nathaniel Phillips	Pleasure	06:39	Amazon
7	Living Without You Michael Hepburn / Fred Reed Jr.	Pleasure	04:35	Amazon
8	Give It Up Sherman Davis / Doug Lewis / Nathaniel Phillips / Robert Wright	Pleasure	05:01	Amazon
9	Sending My Love Donald Hepburn / Robert Wright	Pleasure	05:28	Amazon
10	It's So Hard Bruce Hawes / Robert Wright	Pleasure	05:05	Amazon
11	Stone Love Michael Hepburn	Pleasure	03:05	Amazon
12	Glide [Special Disco Remix] Nathaniel Phillips / Bruce Smith	Pleasure	06:28	Amazon