Pleasure - Glide: The Essential Selection 1975-1982 (2013)

Only nine of Pleasure's songs hit Billboard's R&B chart - none higher than the #10 "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.


Tracks:

Disc 1
01. Dust Yourself Off (03:51)
02. Bouncy Lady (03:55)
03. Let's Dance (05:01)
04. I'm Mad (03:10)
05. Ghettos Of The Mind (05:07)
06. Joyous (06:28)
07. Let Me Be The One (05:09)
08. Only You (03:19)
09. Sassafrass Girl (06:51)
10. Tune In (06:36)
11. Foxy Lady (Disco Version) (06:26)
12. Farewell, Goodbye (04:57)
13. Glide (06:28)

Disc 2
01. Nothing To It (04:08)
02. Thoughts Of Old Flames (04:14)
03. Space Is The Place (04:12)
04. Now You Shoose Me (05:00)
05. Special Things (04:42)
06. Take A Chance (06:40)
07. Living Without You (04:35)
08. Give It Up (05:01)
09. Sending My Love (05:29)
10. It's So Hard (05:06)
11. Stone Love (03:06)
12. Glide (Special Disco Remix) (06:28)