29/09/2022

Pleasure "Future Now" (1979) -Westcoast Soul / Jazz Funk-



Label : Fantasy Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - Departure (Nathaniel Phillips)
02 - Future Now (Michael Hepburn, Marlon McClain & Chad Debnam)
03 - Universal (Nathaniel Phillips, Bruce Smith & Douglas Lewis)
04 - Space Is The Place (Nathaniel Phillips & Bruce Smith)
05 - Strong Love (Marlon McClain & Michael Hepburn)

Side Two

01 - The Real Thing (Donald Hepburn)
02 - Nothin' To It (Marlon McClain & Michael Hepburn)
03 - Thoughts Of Old Flames (Donald Hepburn & Bruce Smith)
04 - Glide (Nathaniel Phillips & Bruce Smith)
05 - Dedication To The Past (Marlon McClain, Michael Hepburn, Nathaniel Phillips & Bruce Carter)


Pleasure :
Bruce Carter : Drums
Tony Collins : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Sherman Davis : Lead & Background vocals
Donald Hepburn : Keyboards, Background vocals
Michael Hepburn : Keyboards, Lead & Background vocals
Marlon McClain : Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Background vocals
Nathaniel Phillips : Electric Bass, 'Sok' Bass, Background vocals
Bruce Smith : Percussion, Background vocals
Dennis Springer : Soprano & Tenor Saxophones

Produced by Pleasure for 360° Productions, Inc.
Co-Produced by Marlon McClain & Phil Kaffel 
Associate Producers : Michael Hepburn, Nathaniel Phillips
Horns Arranged by Michael Hepburn
Engineers :
Recording : Phil Kaffel, Wally Buck
Remix : Phil Kaffel
Mastering : Joe Gastwirt, David Turner
Recorded & Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank

We are very grateful to all of you have contributed to the making of this album :
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach, Lew McCreary : Trombones
Larry Williams : Alto & Soprano Saxophones
Tim Gorman : Moog Synthesizer & Programming
Jeff Lorber : Prophet Synthesizer Programming
Douglas Lewis : Rhythm Guitars ("Universal", "Space Is The Place"), Guitar Solo ("Space Is The Place")
Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Clydene Jackson, Pat Henderson : Background vocals