The Dynamic Superiors - Pure Pleasure (1975)

The Dynamic Superiors are a Motown group from Washington, D.C., United States.
The group formed in 1963 with members Tony Washington (lead), George Spann (1st tenor), George Peterback, Jr. (2nd tenor), Michael McCalpin (baritone), and Maurice Washington (bass). After a ten year wait, they received their first recording contract in 1974. They recorded with moderate success throughout the 1970s. One of their best selling hits was "Shoe Shoe Shine" in 1975. They were unique in that Tony Washington was openly homosexual, and sometimes dressed in drag onstage.
Although the Dynamic Superiors recorded five albums for Motown in the mid- to late '70s, virtually everyone would agree that the most interesting of these were the first two. Both were produced by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, who also wrote almost all of the material.
“Pure Pleasure” is the second album from The Dynamic Superiors on Motown Records. It was released in 1975.
This album went much more for danceable disco sounds, with "Face the Music" reaching number six on the disco chart. Often harmony-oriented soul vocal groups declined when they bowed to disco trends, but Pure Pleasure is more or less an exception to that syndrome, as Washington, the rest of the group, and Ashford & Simpson sound pretty at ease with the style. In addition, the act's strength as soul balladeers wasn't neglected, with a few cuts (such as "Feeling Mellow" and "A Better Way") emphasizing their more song-oriented sensitive side, and "Pleasure" proving they could handle an upbeat funky groove without ladling on the disco beats.

Track listing

01.  "Deception"  (Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson)  - 4:49 
02.  "Pleasure"  (Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson)  - 3:19 
03.  "Nobody's Gonna Change Me"  (Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson) -  5:30 
04.  "Feeling Mellow"  (Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson)  - 4:13 
05.  "Face The Music"  (Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson)  - 3:08 
06.  "Hit And Run Lovers"  (Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson)  - 4:06 
07.  "A Better Way"  (Bobby Gene Hall, Raymond Simpson)  - 3:38 
08.  "Don't Give Up On Me Baby"  (Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson)  - 3:03 
09.  "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"  (Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson)  - 4:13

Credits
Tony Washington - lead
George Spann - 1st tenor
George Peterback Jr. - 2nd tenor
Michael McCalpin - baritone
Maurice Washington - bass
Art Direction – Frank Mulvey
Design [And Album Concept] – Snyder And Butler Advertising
Directed By [Direction] – Guy Draper
Engineer – Elliot Scheiner
Engineer [Associate] – Glenn Burger
Management – Guy Draper
Arranged By – Paul Riser, William Eaton, Al Gorgoni, Horace Ott
Mixed By [Additional Mixing] – Art Stewart
Photography By [Back Cover] – Jim Britt
Photography By [Front Cover] – Olivier Ferrand
Producer - Ashford & Simpson

Notes
Recorded at A & R Recording Inc., New York, New York
Genre:  Soul, Funk
Length: 35:59

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