Pleasure (4) – Joyous

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Label:	Fantasy – F-9526
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1977
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Funk, Disco

Tracklist

A1	Joyous Written-By – Michael Hepburn	6:26
A2	Let Me Be The One Written-By – Dan Brewster	5:11
A3	Only You Written-By – Dan Brewster	3:20
A4	Can't Turn You Loose Lyrics By – Bruce Smith (2) Written-By – Donald Hepburn	4:14
B1	Sassafras Girl Written-By – Donald Hepburn	6:46
B2	Tune In Written-By – Nathaniel Phillips	6:37
B3	Dance To The Music Written-By – Marlon "The Magician"*	4:50
B4	Selim Written-By – Michael Hepburn	3:48

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Herman Riley
Art Direction – Phil Carroll
Baritone Saxophone – Robert Carr*
Bass, Backing Vocals – Nathaniel Phillips
Cello – Armand Kaproff, Nathan Gershman
Design – Jamie Putnam
Drums – Bruce Carter
Engineer [Assistant] – Jackson Schwartz
Engineer [Recording] – Eddie Bill Harris
Engineer [Recording], Remix – Frank Byron Clark*
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Marlon "The Magician" McClain*
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Sherman Davis
Mastered By – Geoff Sykes
Photography By – Phil Bray
Producer – Wayne Henderson
Tambourine, Bell Tree, Cowbell, Congas, Cuica, Percussion [Flexitone], Backing Vocals – Bruce Smith (2)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dennis Springer
Trombone – Mayo Tiano*
Trombone, Horns [Arrangement], Strings [Arrangement] – Dan Brewster
Trumpet – Dennis Christianson*, Steve Madaio
Viola – Alex Neiman*, Allan Harshman, Pamela Goldsmith
Violin – Betty LaMagna, Bonnie Douglas, Dorothy Wade, Israel Baker, Janet Lakatos, Nathan Kaproff, Nathan Ross, Robert Sushel, Stanley Plummer
Violin, Concertmaster – Paul Shure

Published by Funky P.O. Music/At-Home Music

Pressing Plant ID (Etched in runout areas): S
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): F-9526-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): F-9526-B
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side A etched in runout): 1 S F-9526-A -1 [scratched out A] C A sm B²
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side B etched in runout): 1 S F-9526-B -1B A sm A5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Both sides, stamped in runout): KENDUN
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side A etched, except KENDUN is stamped): 1 S F9526-A-1[scratched out A] C KENDUN A sm D S/T
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side B etched, except KENDUN is stamped): 1 S F9526-B-1[scratched out A] C KENDUN B sm D S/T

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Joyous (LP, Album, Stereo)	Bellaphon, Fantasy	BBS 2552	Germany	1977
New Submission	Joyous (LP, Album)	Fantasy	AMI 9526	Italy	1977
New Submission	Joyous (LP, Album)	Fantasy	VIP-6459	Japan	1977
New Submission	Joyous (LP, Album, Promo)	Fantasy	VIP-6459	Japan	1977
Recently Edited	Joyous (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing)	Fantasy	F-9526	US	1977

unknowntapes3 Oct 2, 2021
It's a kickass album. While Joyous is just a total scorcher, the record is very very strong throughout. From the tunes to orchestration to production, it's all so solid.
foogoo Mar 16, 2021
Joyous is one helluva track, you know they threw the kitchen sink at it, put in absolutely everything they could to blow your mind to the fullest extent possible, and it does, in spades.
acidbearboy Jun 14, 2019
My favourite pleasure track has always been Joyous. I love the way it kicks off with a boisterous sax solo, then drops into a funky little break before the trademark horns come in, followed by those smooth vocal harmonies. The first half of the track is a real nice little song. Then we hit the break again before the second half of the track starts - the business end. The guitar solo starts out innocently enough but quickly gathers steam and builds into an absolute monster. The disco-esque strings to end the track are the icing on the cake. It fades out so quick you just gotta play it again and again.