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Dust Yourself Off is the debut album by Portland, Oregon-based R&B group Pleasure, released in 1975 and produced by Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders. It also includes a funked-up cover of Maria Muldaur's hit "Midnight at the Oasis". The song "Bouncy Lady" appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto V, on The Lowdown 91.1, an in-game soul music radio station.

Dust Yourself Off
Studio album by Pleasure
Released	July 1975
Recorded	October 1974 - February 1975 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre	Soul
Label	Fantasy Records
Producer	Wayne Henderson
Pleasure chronology
Dust Yourself Off (1975) Accept No Substitutes (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Dust Yourself Off" - (Donald Hepburn) 3:50
2. "Reality" - (Malon McClain) 5:00
3. "My Love" - (Marlon McClain) 4:02
4. "Midnight at the Oasis" - (David Nichtern) 3:26
5. "Music is My Life" - (Marlon McClain) 4:10
6. "Plastic People" - (Marlon McClain) 3:58
7. "Bouncy Lady" - (Donald Hepburn) 3:55
8. "What is Slick" - (Dan Brewster) 5:10
9. "Straight Ahead" - (Marlon McClain) 5:32

Personnel

• Marlon "The Magician" McClain - Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
• Sherman Davis - Lead Vocals
• Bruce Carter - Drums
• Nathaniel Phillips - Electric Bass, Backing Vocals
• Dan Brewster - Trombone, Backing Vocals
• Donald Hepburn - Backing Vocals
• Dennis Springer - Tenor Saxophone
• Joe Sample - Piano (Acoustic), Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Clavinet, Synthesizer (Arp)
• Dan Mason - Baritone Saxophone
• Bruce Smith - Congas, Bongos, Percussion (Flexitone, P.o. Rhythm Box), Cowbell, Backing Vocals
• Dick Burdell, Thara Memory - Trumpet

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
US Top Soul Albums[2]	54

Samples

• "Bouncy Lady"
  • "Brand New Funk"" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince on their He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper album [3]
• "Reality"
  • "Church"" by De La Soul on their The Grind Date album [4]

External links

• Pleasure-Dust Yourself Off at Discogs

References

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