Joyous
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Joyous is the third album by Portland, Oregon
-based R&B group Pleasure. It was released in 1977 and produced by jazz legend Wayne Henderson
of the Crusaders
.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
-based R&B group Pleasure. It was released in 1977 and produced by jazz legend Wayne Henderson
Wayne Henderson (musician)
Wayne Henderson is a soul-jazz and hard bop trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/hard bop group The Jazz Crusaders...
of the Crusaders
The Crusaders
The Crusaders are an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated jazz, pop and soul sound. Since 1961, more than forty albums have been credited to the group , 19 of which were recorded under the name "The Jazz Crusaders" .-History:In 1960, following the demise of a...
.
Track listing
- Joyous 6:26
- Let Me Be The One 5:11
- Only You 3:20
- Can't Turn You Loose 4:14
- Sassafras Girl 6:46
- Tune In 6:37
- Dance To The Music 4:50
- Selim 3:48
Personnel
- Marlon "The Magician" McClain - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Sherman Davis - Lead and Backing Vocals
- Bruce Carter - Drums
- Nathaniel Phillips - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Dan Brewster - Trombone
- Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Dennis Springer - Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
- Bruce Smith - Tambourine, Bell Tree, Cowbell, Congas, Cuica, Drums (Flexitone), Backing Vocals
- Mayo Tiano - Trombone
- Dennis Christianson, Steve Madaio - Trumpet
- Robert Carr - Baritone Saxophone
- Herman Riley - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute
- Armand Kaproff, Nathan Gershman - Cello
- Paul Shure - Violin, Concertmaster
- Alex Neiman, Allan Harshman, Pamela Goldsmith - Viola
- Betty LaMagna, Bonnie Douglas, Dorothy Wade, Israel Baker, Janet Lakatos, Nathan Kaproff, Nathan Ross, Robert Sushel, Stanley Plummer - Violin
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
113 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
34 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1977 | "Joyous" | 35 |