Pleasure is the sole studio album by Girls at Our Best!, released in 1981 by Happy Birthday Records. It reached No. 60 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]
| Pleasure | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1981 |
| Recorded | Summer 1981 |
| Studio | Marcus Music Studios, London, England |
| Genre | New wave, post-punk |
| Length | 53:17 |
| Label | Happy Birthday |
| Producer | Laurence Diana |
| Singles from Pleasure | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Louder Than War | favourable[2] |
| Uncut | 8/10[3] |
Reception
editA retrospective AllMusic review described the album as an "underrated delight" and compared the sound to Siouxsie and the Banshees and Gang of Four.[1] Another, by the Louder Than War website, described it as "short, spikey pop" and a "well-crafted album".[2]
Track listing
edit- Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 11 written by Girls at Our Best!. All others written by Judy Evans, James Alan and Gerard Swift.
- "Pleasure"
- "Too Big for Your Boots"
- "I'm Beautiful Now"
- "Waterbed Babies"
- "Fun-City Teenagers"
- "£600,000"
- "Heaven"
- "China Blue"
- "Fast Boyfriends"
- "She Flipped"
- "Goodbye to That Jazz"
Personnel
editGirls at Our Best!
edit- Judy Evans: Vocals
- James Alan: Guitars, backing vocals
- Gerard Swift: Bass, backing vocals
- D. Carl Harper: Drums, percussion (on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9)
Additional Personnel
edit- Rod Johnson: Drums, percussion (on tracks 2, 5, 7, 10 and 11)
- Alan Wakeman: Clarinet
- Dave Fishel: Piano and harpsichord
- Thomas Dolby: Synthesizers
References
edit- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. Pleasure – Girls at Our Best! at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Newall, Phil (21 November 2014). "Pleasure – Album Review". Louder Than War. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ Wirth, Jim (December 2014). "Girls at Our Best!: Pleasure". Uncut. No. 211. p. 92.
External links
edit- Pleasure at Discogs (list of releases)
- Album lyrics