On December 13, 1972, “Westbound” label released “Pleasure”, the third Ohio Players studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Artie Fields Studios” in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Gregory Webster, Walter “Junie” Morrison, Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, Marshall “Rock” Jones, Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Bruce Napier, Marvin Pierce, and Clarence Satchell.
Personnel:
- Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner – lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion
- Walter “Junie” Morrison – keyboards
- Marshall “Rock” Jones -bass
- Gregory Webster – drums
- Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks – trumpet, trombone, backing vocals
- Bruce Napier – trumpet
- Marvin Pierce – trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, backing vocals
- Clarence Satchell – lead and backing vocals, soprane, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, percussion
- Arlen Smith – engineer
- David Krieger – art direction
- Joel Brodsky – photography
- Mia Krinsky – album co-ordination
- Bob Scerbo – art production supervision
Track listing:
All tracks by Gregory Webster, Walter Morrison, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Bruce Napier, Marvin Pierce, and Clarence Satchell.
- Pleasure
- Laid It
- Pride and Vanity
- Walt’s First Trip
- Varee Is Love
- Walked Away From You
- Paint Me
- Funky Worm
- Our Love Has Died