Shane Minor

Shane Minor (born May 3, 1968 in Modesto, California) is a country music singer from the late ’90s.

He first began singing when he was just 4 years old along with learning how to ride horses. He also participated in rodeoing.

During his teenage & college years, he performed in local honky tonks and dives in California & Oklahoma. Shane would later become a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department.

While working for the LAPD, Shane continued to sing & perform at local clubs and parties. He later met producer Dann Huff where Dann had him come to Nashville, Tennessee for label meetings.

After nine years working as a police officer, Shane left his job to pursue a music career and in 1999, he signed a record deal with Mercury Nashville Records.
In March of that same year, he released his debut single “Slave to the Habit” which peaked at #20 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.

The song also crossed over to the pop charts, peaking at #82 on the Bilboard Hot 100 chart. During that same year, he was the opening act for singer Shania Twain.
In April of 1999, Shane released his self-titled debut album. The album failed to make the Billboard 200 or Billboard’s Country Albums chart.
The follow-up single from the album “Ordinary Love” peaked at #24 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks. It also managed to peak at #111 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
The last single released from the album “I Think You’re Beautiful” peaked at #44 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. By 2000, Shane had left Mercury Nashville Records.

Although Shane hasn’t released any more albums, he continues to be active in the music business as a songwriter, writing songs for artists such as Diamond Rio, Craig Morgan, Eric Church, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Rodney Atkins, Trace Adkins and Cole Swindell.

To see the music video for “Slave to the Habit,” go to:

To see the music video for “Ordinary Love,” go to:

LMNT

LMNT (pronounced “element”) was a boy band from the 2000s that originally consisted of members Ikaika Kahoano (born on May 15, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii), Bryan Chan (born Bryan Robert Chan on June 26, 1974 in San Mateo, California), Mike Miller (born in 1980 from Hackensack, New Jersey) and Matthew Morrison (born on October 30, 1978 in Fort Ord, California, who was added to the line-up in 2001).

The group was formed in 2000 by finalists of the ABC network reality show “Making the Band.” Ikaika was originally supposed to be part of the pop music group O-Town, but due to an undisclosed dispute, he backed out of the group.

In 2001, the group released their debut single “Juliet” which managed to peak at #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart. It also received airplay on Radio Disney and was even featured in an episode of the Disney Channel TV series “Lizzie McGuire.”
In 2002, LMNT released their debut and only album “All Sides” on Atlantic Records. It’s unknown how or if the album charted at all. By that time, Matthew Morrison was replaced by Jonas Persch (from Salt Lake City, Utah).

The album failed to make much impact on the charts and received generally negative reviews from critics. In the summer of 2002, LMNT toured the United States on pop music group A*Teens’ “Pop ‘Til You Drop!” tour along with girl group Play and Baha Men. ‘

In 2003, LMNT appeared on albums such as “The Lizzie McGuire Movie” soundtrack (with the track “Open Your Eyes to Love”) and the “Kim Possible” television soundtrack (with the track “It’s Just You”). During that same year, the group had disbanded.

These days, Ikaika Kahoano runs a model fit center in Hawaii.

According to research, Bryan Chan worked at Chippendales and was in a relationship with Jaymes Vaughan, who appeared on “The Amazing Race.” These days, it appears that he still continues to sing and work as a host & emcee.

Matthew Morrison went on to achieve fame as an actor and solo artist. He is well-known for starring on the FOX musical television series “Glee” and has appeared in various plays, TV shows and films.

As for Mike Miller and Jonas Persch, it’s unknown what they are each currently up to these days.

To see the music video for “Juliet,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “It’s Just You” (from the “Kim Possible” soundtrack), go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Open Your Eyes to Love” (from “The Lizzie McGuire Movie” soundtrack), go to:

Jade Anderson

Jade Anderson (born on May 26, 1980 in England) is a British pop/R&B singer-songwriter from the 2000s. She is the daughter of singer Jon Anderson (who is known as the lead singer of the band Yes).
Jade made her musical debut in 1985, providing vocals to Jon’s album “3 Ships” on the track “Jingle Bells.” She later provided vocals on her father’s other solo albums. As a teenager, Jade began writing poetry and composing music.

When she was 16 years old, Jade joined a female teen pop group, but left the group because she wanted to express herself in a different way. She later met a local songwriter named Eg and began working on demos with him. Jade ultimately signed a record deal with Columbia Records.
In 2001, Jade released her debut single “Sugarhigh” in Japan, but it’s unknown how the single charted there.

When the single was released in the United States a year later in 2002, the song peaked at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #37 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart. The remix of the song managed to peak at #37 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart.
During that same year, Jade’s debut album “Dive Deeper” was released in Japan, but for unknown reasons, it was never released in the United States.

The follow-up singles from the album “Sweet Memories” and the title song were released in Japan, but it’s unknown how or if they made the charts at all.

Since then, Jade has sporadically working on music throughout the years; she was supposed to release a sophomore album, but it’s unknown if it’ll ever be released at all. Despite that, she was written music and appears to still perform as well.

To follow Jade on Twitter, go to:

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To see a fan-made video for “Sugarhigh,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Sweet Memories,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Dive Deeper,” go to:

Tal Bachman

Tal Bachman (born Talmage Charles Robert Bachman on August 13, 1968 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a pop-rock singer from the late ’90s. He is the son of guitarist Randy Bachman (who played in the rock bands Guess Who and Bachman-Turner-Overdrive).

As a child, Tal learned how to play the piano, guitar and drums, but by his teen years, he lost interest in music. After graduating from high school, he studied political philosophy in college in Utah. He later did missionary work in Argentina for a few years before deciding to pursue a musical career.

After shopping some demos around various record labels, Tal was able to get a record deal with Columbia Records when the executives at EMI Music Publishing in New York heard his demo tape.
In 1999, Tal released his self-titled debut album which peaked at #124 on the Billboard 200 and topped Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart. The album earned two Juno Awards in Canada.
His debut single “She’s So High” became a hit, peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart and topped Billboard’s Adult Top 40 chart.

In Canada, the song peaked at #3 on the charts and it also achieved success in other countries such as Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It even earned him BMI’s “Song of the Year”

Tal went on to receive various awards & nominations from the Juno Awards & the Canadian Radio Music Awards. He also received a lot of media exposure, appearing on MTV, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” MuchMusic (in Canada) and the “E!” Network along with being profiled, reviewed & interviewed for magazines such as “USA Today,” “Rolling Stone” & “Q” magazine.

In support of his debut album, Tal toured with Bryan Adams and the Barenaked Ladies as their opening act and later headlined his own tour.
His follow-up singles from the album “Strong Enough” and “If You Sleep” were moderately successful in Canada, Tal wasn’t able to make the music charts again in the United States, making him a “one hit wonder” in that country.
In 2004 (five years after the release of his first album), Tal released his sophomore album “Staring Down the Sun” on the Sextant Records label.

The lead single from the album “Aeroplane” became a hit in Canada, peaking at #20 on the music charts and it was even used in the film “American Pie Presents: Band Camp.”

Outside of music, Tal moonlighted as a political commentator and has even played rugby. In 2006, he was interviewed for the 2007 PBS documentary “The Mormons” where he discussed why he left the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also talked about his departure from the church in the Bill Maher documentary “Religulous.”

In September of 2011, Tal performed “She’s So High” as a duet with Taylor Swift during her show in Vancouver.

These days, Tal continues to perform occassionally in British Columbia (as of 2016), but he is mostly focused on his family. He is also focused on creating a character named Ian Starglow and writing a pilot based on the character.

To see the music video for “She’s So High,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Strong Enough,” go to:

To see the music video for “If You Sleep,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Aeroplane,” go to:

As a bonus, here is a video of Tal Bachman and Taylor Swift performing “She’s So High” at Taylor’s show in Vancouver in 2011:

Jessi Colter

Jessi Colter (born Mirriam Johnson on May 25, 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a country music singer from the ’70s and ’80s. She was one of the few female artists to emerge from the “outlaw country” movement of the mid-’70s.

Born in Phoenix, Jessi was raised in a strict Pentecostal house where her mother was a Pentecostal preacher and her father was a race car driver. When she was 11 years old, she became the pianist at her church. After she graduated from high school in 1961, Jessi began singing in local clubs in Phoenix and during that same year, she married guitarist Duane Eddy.
Under her birth name Mirriam Johnson, she released two singles on the Jamie record label. Her first single “Lonesome Road” received airplay in several markets in the United States, but her second single “I Think I Cried Long Enough Over You” failed to attract much attention.

After that, Jessi didn’t record again for nearly a decade. She continued to tour with Duane Eddy until they divorced in 1968. The following year, she met and married country music artist Waylon Jennings who helped get her a record deal with the RCA Victor label.

In 1970, Jessi revived her singing career and with Waylon, they sang two duets together: “Suspicious Minds” (which peaked at #25 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart) and “Under Your Spell Again” (which peaked at #39 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart).
In April of that same year, she released her debut album “A Country Star is Born” which didn’t make the album charts nor did the lone single from the album “I Ain’t the One.” The album would be Jessi’s only release for the label and she left RCA Victor soon after.
In 1975, Jessi signed a record deal with Capital Records where the lead single from the album “I’m Not Lisa” became a hit, topping Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart for a week in May of 1975.

It managed to cross over to the pop charts where it peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 (making it her only highest chart appearance on the Hot 100 to date). The song also peaked at #16 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and was successful in Canada as well.

The success of “I’m Not Lisa” earned Jessi a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Female Country Vocal Performance” and a nomination from the Country Music Association as well.
During that same year, Jessi released her sophomore album “I’m Jessi Colter” which peaked at #50 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
The follow-up single from the album “What’s Happened to Blue Eyes” peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart (staying on the chart for 17 weeks).
The b-side to the single “You Ain’t Never Been Loved (Like I’m Gonna Love You)” managed to peak at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100.

According to research, a survey of industry sources reveals that Capitol Records was releasing both “What’s Happened to Blue Eyes” and “You Ain’t Never Been Loved” at the same time for the country and pop music markets. There was confusion in the marketing when radio programmers were unsure of which single to play, so both songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

When Capitol Records recognized that an error had happened, they purchased full-page industry advertisements which said: “We’ve flipped. What’s Happened to Blue Eyes IS the single,” but by then, it was too late.

As part of Waylon Jennings’s program, Jessi launched a nationwide tour at the Santa Monica Civic Center in Santa Monica, California.
In 1976, Jessi released her third album “Jessi” which peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and #109 on the Billboard 200 chart.

The lead single “It’s Morning (And I Still Love You)” peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks. The follow-up single from the album “Without You” peaked at #50 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 7 weeks.
During that same year, Jessi released her fourth album “Diamond in the Rough” which peaked at #79 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart.

The single “I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name” peaked at #29 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, staying on the chart for 12 weeks.
Jessi went on tour with her husband and in 1977, she released her fifth album “Mirriam” (which is based on her birth name).

The album peaked at #29 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart, but missed the Billboard 200, but the lead single “I Belong to Him” failed to make the charts at all.
In 1978, Jessi released her sixth album “That’s the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls” which peaked at #46 on Bilboard’s Country Albums chart.

The first single from the album “Maybe You Should’ve Been Listening” peaked at #45 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.

The follow-up single “Love Me Back to Sleep” peaked at #91 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 4 weeks. In May of 1979, Jessi gave birth to her only child, Waylon Albright Jennings (also known as Shooter Jennings).
In 1981, Jessi and Waylon Jennings released a duet album called “Leather and Lace” which peaked at #43 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart.

The lead single from the album “Storms Never Last” peaked at #17 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, staying on the chart for 12 weeks.

The follow-up single “The Wild Side of Life”/”It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” was a moderate hit, peaking at #10 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks).

The title song “Leather and Lace” would later become a hit song for singers Stevie Nicks and Don Henley in 1981.
During that same year, Jessi released her eighth solo album “Ridin’ Shotgun” which didn’t make the charts.
The only song to make the charts was “Holdin’ On” which peaked at #70 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, staying on the chart for 4 weeks.
In 1984, Jessi released her ninth album “Rock and Roll Lullaby” on the Triad Records label which flopped on the charts along with the single “I Want to Be With You.”
After that, Jessi didn’t release any new albums until 1996 when she released her tenth album “Jessi Colter Sings Just for Kids: Songs Around the World” on the Peter Pan record label

The album (which was her first and only children’s music album) featured a guest appearance by Waylon Jennings, who recited some of his poetry for the video of the album.

In 2000, Jessi appeared on Waylon Jennings’ live album “Never Say Never.” In 2002, Waylon Jennings passed away at the age of 64.
In 2006, Jessi released her eleventh album (and first studio album in over 20 years) called “Out of the Ashes” which peaked at #61 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The album reflected on her husband’s death and received positive feedback from critics.

In 2007, she and Deana Carter recorded a duet version of Jessi’s 1975 hit song “I’m Not Lisa” for Deana’s album “The Chain.”

In 2017, Jessi and Jan Howard provided guest vocals on Jeannie Seely’s album “Written in Song” on the track “We’re Still Hangin’ In There Ain’t We Jessi.”
During that same year, she released her 12th album “The Pslams” on the Legacy record label. The album consisted of Jessi’s favorite passages from the Book of Psalms that were put to music.
In April of 2017, Jessi released a tell-all memoir called “Lady: A Memoir of Music, Life with Waylon, and the Faith That Brought Me Home.”

To see Jessi’s official website, go to:
http://www.officialjessicolter.com/index-alt.html

To see Jessi’s official Facebook page, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJessiColter/

To see a fan-made video for “Lonesome Road” (released under her birth name “Mirriam Johnson”), go to:

To see a fan-made video for “I Ain’t the One” (with Waylon Jennings), go to:

To see a video of Lisa performing “I’m Not Lisa,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “What’s Happened to Blue Eyes,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “It’s Morning (And I Still Love You),” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Without You,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “I Belong to Him,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Maybe You Should’ve Been Listening,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Love Me Back to Sleep,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Holdin’ On,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “I Want to Be With You,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Suspicious Minds” (with Waylon Jennings), go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Under Your Spell” (with Waylon Jennings), go to:

To see a video of Jessi and Waylon Jennings performing “Storms Never Last,” go to:

Kellie Coffey

Kellie Coffey (born on April 22, 1971 in Moore, Oklahoma) is a country music singer-songwriter from the 2000s.

When she was 9 years old, Kellie performed regularly on the Oklahoma Opry. She graduated from Westmoore High School in 1989 and while attending the University of Oklahoma for college, Kellie performed in various musicals.

Later on, Kellie moved to Los Angeles, California where she lived in a friend’s apartment. During that time, she sang demos (along with music used by the Walt Disney Company), appeared on the TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger” and even sang backing vocals for Barbra Streisand at a show in Las Vegas.

After performing at a showcase at a Los Angeles restaurant, she was signed to a publishing contract with Warner/Chappell Music. Kellie later moved to Nashville, Tennessee where she auditioned for recording contracts. In 2001, she was signed to a record deal with BNA Records.
In December of 2001, Kellie released her debut single “When You Lie Next to Me” which peaked at #8 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 33 weeks.

The song also crossed over to the pop music charts, peaking at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 (making it her only appearance on the Hot 100 to date) and peaked at #14 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart as well.
In May of 2002, she released her debut album “When You Lie Next to Me” which peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
The follow-up single from the album “At the End of the Day” peaked at #18 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 26 weeks and also at #8 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

The last single released from the album “Whatever It Takes” peaked at #44 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for only 10 weeks.

In May of 2003, Kellie won the award for “Top New Female Vocalist” at the Academy of Country Music Awards. During that same year, she went on tour with Kenny Chesney.
In late 2003, Kellie released the single “Texas Plates” which peaked at #24 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 22 weeks.

She later followed up with a cover version of Luther Vandross’s song “Dance With My Father” which peaked at #41 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. The two songs were supposed to appear on Kellie’s sophomore album called “A Little More Me,” but for unknown reasons, the album was never released.

Kellie continued to tour with singer George Strait until 2004 when she was dropped by her record label and her managers.
After that, not much was heard from Kellie until 2007 when she self-released her sophomore album “Walk On.” She co-wrote 11 out of the 12 songs on the album. To promote the lead single from the album “I Would Die for That,” Kellie released a promotional video on YouTube.

The following year, Kellie did a campaign with the Susan G. Komen Foundation in the production for the title track of her sophomore album and the video features documentary footage of people participating in breast cancer walks.
In November of 2009, she released the EP “Why I’m Alive.” A year later in 2010, she was the subject of a feature documentary film called “Kellie Coffey: I’m Still Here.”

In 2013, Kellie performed at Toby Keith’s “Twister Relief” concert, opening up for Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks in front of 65,000 people. She was also asked by the governor of Oklahoma to sing on a live television broadcast of a prayer service for the survivors & victims of the tornado that occurred in Moore, Oklahoma.

These days, Kellie continues to still be active with her music career and is also a married mother of two children. She continues to write & record songs, and is currently recording with singer Richard Carpenter.

She continues to work with the Walt Disney Company where her voice can be heard at Epcot’s Illuminations show and during their Christmas event “Believe in Holiday Magic.” Her voice was even heard on a national advertising campaign for Disneyland’s 40th anniversary.

To see Kellie’s official website, go to:

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To see the music video for “When You Lie Next to Me,” go to:

To see the music video for “Whatever It Takes,” go to:

To see the music video for “Texas Plates,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Dance With My Father,” go to:

To see the music video for “I Would Die For That,” go to:

To see the music video for “Walk On,” go to:

Margie Martinee

Margie Martinee was a female freestyle/dance music singer from the early ’90s. Not much information is given about her, but she was signed to the Metropolitan Recording Corporation label.

In 1991, she released the single “Leave Me This Way (Why Oh Why)?” which didn’t appear to make the Billboard charts at all.
A year later, she released her second single “Distant Emotions” which also didn’t make the charts at all either.

After that, it seems as if Margie Martinee has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from her since the ’90s.

To see a fan-made video for “Leave Me This Way” (Why Oh Why?),” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Distant Emotions,” go to:

Kristin Baio

Kristin Baio was a freestyle/dance music singer from the late ’80s/early ’90s. Not much information is given about her, but she released singles under two different record labels.
In 1988, she released her debut single “Don’t Turn Your Back On Love” on Vendetta Records which peaked at #18 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks.
After that, not much was heard from Kristin until 1992 when she released the single “Keep On Runnin'” on the Metropolitan Recording Corporation record label which didn’t appear to make the charts at all.

After the release of her second single, it seems as if Kristin Baio has faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what she is up to these days.

To see a fan-made video for “Don’t Turn Your Back On Love,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Keep On Runnin’,” go to:

Pleasure

Pleasure was an R&B band from Portland, Oregon that consisted of lead singer Sherman Davis, guitarist Marlon “The Magician” McClain, bassist Nathaniel Phillips, keyboardist Donald Hepburn, drummer Bruce Carter, saxophonist Dennis Springer and trombonist Dan Brewster. The band formed in 1972.

In 1974, Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders saw the band performing in a club in Portland and his interest in them lead to Pleasure getting a record deal with Fantasy Records.
A year later in 1975, Pleasure released their debut album “Dust Yourself Off” which peaked at #54 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The only single released from the album, a cover version of Maria Muldaur’s hit song “Midnight at the Oasis” didn’t appear to make the charts at all.
In 1976, the band released their sophomore album “Accept No Substitutes” which peaked at #162 on the Billboard 200 and #32 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The only single to chart from the album was “Ghettos of the Mind” which peaked at #71 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.
In 1977, Pleasure released their third album “Joyous” which peaked at #113 on the Billboard 200 chart and #34 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The title song peaked at #35 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks.
In 1978, they released their fourth album “Get to the Feeling.” Even though the album peaked at #119 on the Billboard 200 and #42 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart, the title song and the track “Happiness” (which were released as singles) didn’t make the charts.
In 1979, Pleasure released their fifth album “Future Now” which peaked at #67 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The title song peaked at #75 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 4 weeks.
The follow-up single from the album “Glide” became a hit for the band, peaking at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart (staying on the chart for 20 weeks) and #75 on Billboard’s Disco Top 100 chart.
The last single from the album “The Real Thing” peaked at #65 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 5 weeks
In 1980, Pleasure released their sixth album “Special Things” which peaked at #97 on the Billboard 200 and #27 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. It was their last album released on Fantasy Records.
The track “Yearnin’, Burnin'” peaked at #30 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.
The follow-up single from the album “Now You Choose Me” peaked at #56 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks. Another track from the album “Spread That Feelin’ (All Around)” peaked at #95 on Billboard’s Disco Top 100 chart.
In 1981, Pleasure released their last album “Give It Up” on the RCA Victor label which peaked at #164 on the Billboard 200 and #30 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The lead single “Sending My Love” peaked at #27 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks.
The title song peaked at #80 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 4 weeks. After the release of their last album, Pleasure disbanded.

Marlon McClain went on to write and produce songs for artists such as Kenny G., Nu Shooz, the Jeff Lorber Fusion, Gerald Albright, Curtis Salgado, Eric Benet, Tower of Power, En Vogue, George Benson and the Dazz Band (where he played guitar in the band from 1985 to 2001). In 1981, he released a solo album called “Changes.”

According to research, he resides in Los Angeles, California where he is the president of Mac Man Music Inc.

Bruce Carter appeared on albums by artists such as Gabor Szabo, Kenny G. and Roy Ayers. On August 12, 2006, he passed away from a heart attack.

Nathaniel Phillips appears to still be active in the music business. He has worked with artists such as Gerald Albright, Herb Alpert, Kirk Whalum and Jonathan Butler.

He was also a part of the Dazz Band along with Marlon McClain and recorded for the trio music project “Shades of Soul” with Jeff Lorber. These days, Nathaniel performs on the Smooth Jazz Cruise.

Dennis Springer has pursued a solo career himself; in 1997, he released an album called “Rio.” It’s unknown what he’s currently up to these days.

As for the other members of Pleasure, it’s unknown what they are up to these days and have seemingly fallen into obscurity.

To see a fan-made video for “Midnight at the Oasis,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Ghettos of the Mind,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Joyous,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Future Now,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Glide,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Get to the Feeling,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Happiness,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “The Real Thing,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Yearnin’ Burnin’,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Now You Choose Me,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Spread That Feelin’ (All Around),” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Sending My Love,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Give It Up,” go to:

The Breekout Krew

The Breekout Krew was a hip-hop/dance music duo from the ’80s. Not much information is given about them, but they were signed to Next Plateau Records.

In 1984, they released a single called “Matt’s Mood” which peaked at #51 on the U.K. Singles chart, but not in the United States.

After that, it seems as if the Breekout Krew has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from them since the ’80s.

To see a fan-made video for “Matt’s Mood,” go to: