The Best of Pleasure

The Best of Pleasure

Track Listings

1. Bouncy Lady
2. Straight Ahead
3. Sassafras Girl
4. Let Me Be The One
5. 2 For 1
6. Tune In
7. Foxy Lady
8. Ghettos Of The Mind
9. Joyous
10. Glide
11. Strong Love
12. Ladies Night Out
13. Pleasure For Your Pleasure
14. No Matter What
15. Selim

The Best of Pleasure,Pleasure,Ace,Acid Jazz,R&B/Soul


Pleasure: The Best
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A real listening pleasure
  • The album title says it all
  • the giga hit album in Japan
  • The best rock music!
  • You must listen!
Pleasure: The Best
B'Z
Manufacturer: Jb
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ASIN: B000059HTL
Release Date: 2001-01-12

Tracks:

  1. Love Phantom
  2. Love Me, I Love You
  3. Easy Come,Easy Go!
  4. Zero
  5. Alone
  6. Hadashi No Megami
  7. Ainomamani Wagamamani Bokuwa Kimidakewo Kizutsukenai
  8. Lady Navigation
  9. Tiyou No Komachi Angel
  10. Be There
  11. Don't Leave Me
  12. Bad Communication
  13. Calling
  14. Samayoeru Aoi Dangan

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A real listening pleasure.......2007-02-14

B'z has been dominating the Japanese music charts for nearly 20 years now. The Best Pleasure was released in March 1998 to commemorate 10 years of success. The songs selected are all chart-toppers, and a close listen reveals to us why this duo is one of Japan's most beloved.

The album begins with orchestral music but breaks into rock after about a minute, with Love Phantom. This is one of my favourite songs on the CD, but there is plenty more good music to listen to here! Other amazing tunes include the ballad Alone, Zero, Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake wo Kizu tsukenai (yep that's one title), Bad Communication (special English version for this release), Calling, and a whole lot more!

Tak's guitars come through on this release even more than on the follow-up Best Treasure album. For an even fuller appreciation of these guys, though, check out any of their regular studio albums. These guys bring credibility to Japanese music!

5 out of 5 stars The album title says it all.......2004-09-14

Considering the significant influence B'z as a musical unit has enjoyed in Japan, it's rather surprising to realize that they are relatively unknown among J-Rock fans in the United States. Composed of Takahiro Matsumoto on guitar and Kohshi Inaba on vocals, for the most part they have skirted the visual kei scene (an unusual thing for such a prominent rock duo), and instead over the ten plus years of their joint career pursued the various nuances of jazz, blues, pop, acoustic melody, and classic rock. Sales of their individual singles over the years have produced an unprecedented number of Top Ten hits and #1 titles, and so it is a very convenient thing for fans that a notable collection of those songs has been gathered for this album: "B'z The Best 'Pleasure'"--a success in Japan that was later followed by "The Best 'Treasure'".

Those familiar with B'z work will enjoy such classics as "LOVE PHANTOM", "ZERO", and "Calling" amongst the fourteen diverse tracks on this disc, most a medley of Japanese and English that perfectly illuminate Tak's exceptional guitar skills as well as Kohshi's buttery voice. The CD unit itself is wrapped in "gold" and the flip-side of the jewel case showcases countless representations of Tak and Kohshi waiting in line outside a club to get into a B'z show (*cute*). Therefore the consumer is rewarded both musically as well as stylistically, as it's apparent that time was spent constructing both the external as well as the internal content of the album.

For those of you who are tired of confronting nothing but the commonly popular J-Rock bands; or who need a respite from the heavy glamour of the visual kei scene; or want to listen to a band that is not quite rock, and not quite pop, but a bit of everything in between--and very talented to boot--then you should do yourself a favor and pick up the "Pleasure" that B'z has put together for their fans. Because, honestly, it really is one.

5 out of 5 stars the giga hit album in Japan.......2004-04-08

BZ is the most famouse unit by two men(vocal and guitar). And this album is the best album including singles for more than 10 years. In Japan, this album made giga hit(5million sales), by hearing this sale numbers, you will understand about their popularity in Japan.

I think that the truth why BZ is taken so much in Japan is the music stance, that is, generally BZ's genle is rock music mainly, but they mix a little pop music with rock. The harmony is greate and the unique sounds in Japan. And because I am a guitarist but poor, I tend to listen to guitar sounds mainly even if they are different genres. And the guitarist of BZ, Matsumoto's guitar sounds is very beautiful and emotional, when he play the guitar solo, the sounds go to the top.

You are unfamiliar to BZ, if you interested to Japanese pop, there will be the value that you listen to the CD.

Because the activity of BZ as the band is more than 10 years, when you listen to the best album, at the same time you can feel the transition of the music stance, that is, in the beginning of BZ the sound tended to be pop sounds used keyboads etc, but as time goes by the sound changed to rock sounds.
Bz had influenced to JPOP genre very much, if you listen to the best, that is, it is no exaggeration to say that you know JPOP history.

Thank you for reading poor English.

5 out of 5 stars The best rock music!.......2004-01-27

B'z is the best rock band in Japan. This CD is the best collection of their songs. You can feel their soul even if you don't understand Japanese language well. The song, "LOVE PHANTOM" is my best. A prelude of this song is orchestra, but it gradually changes to rock beat. A vocalist, Kohshi Inaba's voice is wonderful. His voice has a wide register. His lyrics are soulful. A guitarist, Tak Matsumoto plays guitar very well. He's one of the best guitarists in the world.

5 out of 5 stars You must listen!.......2003-10-15

B'z is the best rocker in not only Japan but also the planet. If you can't understand Japanese lyric, you'll feel the spirit and heart. You'll change your thought of Japanese rocks.
DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great compilation.......2002-05-10

I don't actually own this particular compilation, however, since I own nearly every recording represented on these discs...I think I'm qualified to comment. This is a wonderful representation of the high quality of work that DRG Records does.
The previous review is way off the mark. This is definitely not a waste of time or money. This is 25 years of preserving Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, studio recordings (mostly from the city center concerts), etc. So what if they "aren't as good as the original", DRG is preserving many recordings and artists that other mainstream labels don't or won't. You have wonderful recordings from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Lane, Debbie Gravitte, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Joanna Gleason, Marin Mazzie, Carol Burnett, Heather Headley, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, etc., and many of these are from Original Cast Recordings just as they appeared on Broadway. This is an excellent sampler of the work going on at DRG. No...I'm not an employee...just an avid listener and collector of theatre recordings.

1 out of 5 stars A disappointment.......2001-12-15

There's a reason you've probably never heard of most of the songs and shows on this album, not to mention most of the artists. This is a second-rate collection of second-rate numbers performed by mostly second-rate artists. In the case of the shows that were revivals, the performances on the original cast recordings were better. Don't waste your money.
The Best Classical Album in the World... Ever!
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  1. The Four Seasons: Concerto No.1 In E 'Spring': I. Allegro
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  7. Puer natus est nobis
  8. Cello Concerto In E Minor: I. Adagio
  9. Turandot: Nessun dorma
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  12. Waltz No.6 In D Flat, 'Minute'
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Forget what they SAY.......2003-11-10

Many of these prior reviewers complain that the abundance of operas and vocals degrate this compilation. They don't know what they're talking about. These genres are what made Classical music popular in it's age. In that era the forum for showcasing "classical music" was operas! Hence why most of these works are lost in the shuffle. Most of us know Mozart and Beethoven's compositions by ear but there are so many other great composers that existed and these CD's will show you but a PIECE. But, fair warning, these CD's show only a small fraction of the whole movement (song). If you truly dig the genre you're in for a treat, investigate!

2 out of 5 stars Most Aggravating Album in the World!.......2002-05-26

This CD is the first thing I ever returned to Amazon. It is an inferior product--selections cut off abruptly before the end, volume fades and returns in the middle of a cut...production values are pure schlock here. Maybe I should have expected as much from such a sophomoric title.

3 out of 5 stars A fair introduction to Classical Music.......2001-03-03

I purchased this CD because I am new to Classical Music and thought this would be a good introduction CD. There is some wonderful music on this CD. The only problem I have with this CD is every other track is Opera of one form or another. As a new listener I found that after the Opera tracks I felt I had been yelled at and it was a distraction to the other music contained on the CD. I now know to hit the skip button on my CD player just about every other track. I only gave it 3 stars because I felt put off by the vocal tracks. I believe that when someone is new to Classical Music they do not think of Opera. If you don't mind hitting the skip button a lot or if you like Opera this CD is for you!

3 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners.......2000-07-14

This is a nice recording for folks who don't know much about classical music, and would serve as a wonderful introduction. It covers centuries of great music in a very listener-friendly format. I am sure that I will use this CD in my music classroom. For a seasoned classical music lover, however, the CD proves a bit frustrating, including only segments of masterworks (not even the entire movement of the Holst). I bought the CD for a few recordings, which I truly enjoy and make the CD a worthwile purchase. But I found (and I think that most classical musicians will find) that I already had many of these works in their entirety.

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This is a fine collection of classical songs for those that have little experience with classical music. Howver, I truly love it.
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    Release Date: 2007-04-25

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    4. On Days Like These
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      ASIN: B00012SHYI
      Release Date: 2004-08-24

      Tracks:

      1. The Roots Of Heaven
      2. The Indian Queen
      3. A Trip To Italy
      4. Colonel Thornton's Strathspey
      5. The Perthshire Hunt - Reel
      6. Loch Earn - Reel
      7. Carleton House
      8. Miss Ann Carnegie's Hornpipe
      9. An Impression On A Windy Day
      10. The Glass Slipper
      11. The Coloured Counties
      12. The Barber Of Seville Goes To The Devil - Overture
      13. Tarn Hows - A Cumbrian Rhapsody
      14. Two Worlds - Overture
      15. The Bird's Lament
      16. The Window Bird
      17. The Ladybird
      18. Glow-Worms
      19. The Lark
      20. Joie De Vivre - Overture

      Tracks:

      1. I. Prelude
      2. II. Siciliano
      3. III. Rondo
      4. The River
      5. I. Newcastle And Navvie
      6. II. Irish
      7. III. Del Caro's
      8. IV. Oak Hill
      9. V. Fisher's
      10. VI. Billy Bones
      11. Rossini On Ilkla Moor - Overture
      12. I. Shepherd's Dance
      13. II. Lute Book Lullaby
      14. III. Christmas Jig
      15. IV. Wexford Bells
      16. The Path Across The Moors
      17. I. Allegro Moderato
      18. II. Andantino
      19. III. Molto Vivace
      20. An English Overture
      21. Wheatley Processional
      22. Constant Billy
      23. Brighton Camp
      24. Jockie To The Fair
      25. Ladies Of Pleasure
      26. Princess Royal

      Tracks:

      1. Hrh The Duke Of The Cambridge March, Op.60a - BBC Concert Orchestra
      2. Preambule - BBC Concert Orchestra
      3. Marche - BBC Concert Orchestra
      4. Barcarolle - BBC Concert Orchestra
      5. Provencale - BBC Concert Orchestra
      6. Elegiac Blues - BBC Concert Orchestra
      7. Round Dance - BBC Concert Orchestra
      8. Pas De Deux - BBC Concert Orchestra
      9. Hornpipe - BBC Concert Orchestra
      10. Overture For Farnham - BBC Concert Orchestra
      11. Entracte - BBC Concert Orchestra
      12. Sinfonia - BBC Concert Orchestra
      13. Alla Maria - BBC Concert Orchestra
      14. Toccata - BBC Concert Orchestra
      15. Musette - BBC Concert Orchestra
      16. Burlesca - BBC Concert Orchestra
      17. Adagietto - BBC Concert Orchestra
      18. Finale - BBC Concert Orchestra
      19. Promenade - BBC Concert Orchestra
      20. Prologue - BBC Concert Orchestra
      21. Waltz - BBC Concert Orchestra
      22. March - BBC Concert Orchestra
      23. Doll's Dance - BBC Concert Orchestra
      24. Round Dance - BBC Concert Orchestra

      Tracks:

      1. Vivace
      2. Aria (Lento)
      3. Finale
      4. A l'ombre D'un Buissonet
      5. Triste Est Le Ciel
      6. Allons Gay
      7. The Padstow Lifeboat
      8. Fantasy On Dover Castle
      9. Walk Up, Walk Up
      10. Boat On The Lake
      11. The Little Merry-Go-Round
      12. Distorting Mirrors
      13. Child Asleep
      14. Miniature Railway
      15. Allegro Commodo
      16. Andante Con Moto
      17. Andante Con Moto, Molto Vigoroso
      18. Andante Sostenuto
      19. Allegro Molto
      20. Allegro Moderato
      21. Andante
      22. Minuet
      23. Gigue

      Tracks:

      1. Caramba
      2. Overture To A Costume Comedy
      3. Overture And Beginners
      4. Tanitivy Towers
      5. Boy Wizard
      6. Festive Overture
      7. Overture To An Unwritten Comedy
      8. The Arcadians
      9. A Spa Overture
      10. Concert Overture
      11. Sussex Symphony Overture
      Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It: Best of the RCA Years
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        Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It: Best of the RCA Years
        Wilson Pickett
        Manufacturer: BMG/Camden
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0000250S3
        Release Date: 1999-07-15

        Tracks:

        1. Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It
        2. Mr. Magic Man
        3. Soft Soul Boogie Woogie
        4. Mighty Mouth
        5. What Good Is a Lie
        6. I Was Too Nice
        7. Take a Closer Look at the Woman You're With
        8. Join Me and Lets Be Free
        9. You're the One
        10. I Keep Walking Straight Ahead
        11. If You Need Me
        12. Higher Consciousness
        13. Smokin' in the United Nations
        14. Love Is Beautiful
        15. Take a Look
        16. Sin Was the Blame
        17. Take the Pollution Out Your Throat
        18. Is Your Love Life Better
        19. Baby Man
        20. I Can't Let My True Love Slip Away

        Album Description

        Full title - Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It - The Best of the RCA years. The ace import collection features 20 of the best tracks from his four classic albums he cut for RCA in the mid '70s, featuring superb soul, funk & r&b. Includes 'Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It', 'Mr. Magic Man' and 'I Can't Let My Love Slip Away'. Wilson sadly passed away in January of 2006. BMG.
        Spring Session M [Japan Import]
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          Spring Session M [Japan Import]
          Missing Persons
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000M0UP1C

          Product Description

          Out of print original Japanese import edition 1st pressing from Japan, released in Japan on CD in 1990. 12 tracks in total. Toshiba-EMI records Japan (TOCP-6353).
          The Best of Pleasure
          Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
          • Pleasure-Greatest Hits
          • Pleasure first albums
          The Best of Pleasure
          Pleasure
          Manufacturer: BGP
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          1. Dust Yourself Off & Accept No Substitutes
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          3. Side Effect & What You Need
          4. The Greatest of Pleasure
          5. Best of My Love: The Best of the Emotions

          ASIN: B000026F26
          Release Date: 2001-01-08

          Tracks:

          1. Bouncy Lady
          2. Straight Ahead
          3. Sassafras Girl
          4. Let Me Be The One
          5. 2 For 1
          6. Tune In
          7. Foxy Lady
          8. Ghettos Of The Mind
          9. Joyous
          10. Glide
          11. Strong Love
          12. Ladies Night Out
          13. Pleasure For Your Pleasure
          14. No Matter What
          15. Selim

          Customer Reviews:

          3 out of 5 stars Pleasure-Greatest Hits.......2006-02-26

          Glide is on here way too many times. Best hits is a better choice. The song "Living Without You ", is on The "Special Things", album. It has a solid red album jacket with "Pleasure" written in cursive across the front of it. I do not believe it is available on cd. Pleasure is surely one of the best bands of it's era.

          3 out of 5 stars Pleasure first albums.......2004-11-11

          What happened to the song.....living without you. That was a hit. anybody know what album that was? Help a pleasure fan.

          Eloy villarreal
          Songs My Grandmother Taught Me
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Fantastic
          Songs My Grandmother Taught Me

          Manufacturer: Albany Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B00005ABNR
          Release Date: 2001-03-27

          Tracks:

          1. A Hundred Years From Now
          2. Good Night
          3. Answer The First Rap
          4. Birds
          5. When Church Is Out
          6. When My Ships Come Home
          7. To Understand
          8. Her Greatest Charm
          9. A Perfect Day
          10. A Present From Yourself
          11. Shadows
          12. A Little Pink Rose
          13. The Pleasure Of Giving
          14. June And December
          15. Your Song
          16. Keep Awake
          17. Just A-Wearyin' For You
          18. God Remembers When The World Forgets
          19. A Good Exercise
          20. Because Of The Light
          21. Have You Seen My Kittie?
          22. First Ask Yourself
          23. Until God's Day
          24. Were I
          25. Still Unexprest
          26. Roses Are In Bloom
          27. When They Say The Unkind Things
          28. I Love You Truly
          29. At Morning, Noon, And Night
          30. A Song Of The Hills
          31. Making The Best Of It
          32. Nothin' But Love

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Fantastic.......2007-04-25

          Pardon me if I'm a bit biased, but William Hughes and Peggy Balensuela are fantastic people and amazing teachers. Who knew that I would find recordings of my professors on here?
          Pleasure House: Joey Negro's Soulful Funky Sexy Best, Vol. 3
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            Pleasure House: Joey Negro's Soulful Funky Sexy Best, Vol. 3
            Various Artists
            Manufacturer: Azuli Choice House
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            DiscoDisco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B00009Y2LD
            Release Date: 2003-10-21

            Tracks:

            1. Over Like a Fat Rat - Fonda Rae
            2. Love Is Freedom
            3. Follow That Beat - Paul Johnson
            4. Begun 2 Luv U - Doug Willis
            5. Let the Madness Begin - Motif
            6. I Need Somebody
            7. Way
            8. Innocent [Joey Negro Vocal Mix] - Q-Burns Abstract Message, Lisa Shaw
            9. Mysterious Vibes 2003 - The Blackbyrds,
            10. Universe of Love - Joey Negro, The Trammps
            11. Can't Get Over Your Love - Simphonia
            12. Inner City Groove

            Tracks:

            1. Over Like a Fat Rat - Fonda Rae
            2. Love Is Freedom
            3. Begun 2 Luv U - Doug Willis
            4. Let the Madness Begin - Motif
            5. I Need Somebody
            6. Innocent [Joey Negro Vocal Mix] - Q-Burns Abstract Message, Lisa Shaw
            7. Mysterious Vibes 2003 - The Blackbyrds,
            8. Universe of Love - Joey Negro, The Trammps
            9. Inner City Groove

            Album Description

            Subtitled - Joey Negro's Soulful, Funky, Sexy Best Vol 3. UK compilation packs in a mix of 12 of the coolest cuts from Negro's esteemed production house on disc one for listeners, loungers, dancers and maniacs, & nine of those same tracks, full length & unmixed for fiddlers, DJs, Musos & messers on disc two. Double gatefold digipak. Z Records. 2003.

            Album Details

            Pleasure House (Vol 3) Packs in 12 of the Coolest Cuts from Joey Negros' Esteemed Production House. This Double CD Delivers the Finest Selection of Past, Present and Future Classics from One of the UK'S Top House Producers and Remixers. When Not Busy Blessing Us with Cool Commercial Delights Like the Classic Jakatta "American Dream", Dave Lee AKA Joey Negro is the Man who is Called on by the Biggest Names in Music to Lend his Supreme Know- How to their Single Releases. Now He Uses that Same Know-how to Gift Us this Compelling Mix Showcasing :

            Christian Music:

            1. The Brunswick Anthology [Import]
            2. The Chokin' Kind/Better Than Ever [Import]
            3. The Collection: The Night I Fell in Love/Give Me the Reason/Power of Love [Box set]
            4. The Essentials: Otis Redding
            5. The Grodeck Whipperjenny [Import]
            6. The Soulful Sound of Marvin Gaye
            7. Throwback [Import]
            8. Ultimate Legends: Ray Charles
            9. Up to Now: the Best of [Import]
            10. Very Best of [Import]

            Christian Music

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            Christian Music

            Legendary A&M Sessions [EP] [Import]

            Kuhlau: Piano Quartets/Sonata,Op.33

            In Emergency, Brake Silence

            Country Shots: God Bless America

            Hits der DDR [Import]

            Hero's Welcome

            Global Fusion: World Peace Through World Music

            Inside of Emptiness

            High Priest/Black List [Import]

            Genesis Suite

            Good Music [Explicit Lyrics]

            If I Could Fall in Love [CD-single] [Import]

            Exitos Y Mas

            Only on Good Days

            Fabulous Disaster