It's a Pleasure (album)
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| Released | 20 October 2014 | |||
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| Length | 33:31 | |||
| Label | PIAS | |||
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It's a Pleasure is the fourth studio album by English musician Baxter Dury. The majority of the album was produced by Dury and Mike More,[1] and it was released on 20 October 2014.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 70/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[2] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| NME | [7] |
| Record Collector | [8] |
It's a Pleasure received a score of 70/100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4] Another aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 6.2/10 based on a different sample of 7 critical reviews.[3]
In a four star review for Record Collector, Jamie Atkins described It's a Pleasure as a "record [that] appears to be the distilled essence of Dury: world-weary songs full of hooks, absolutely no filler, and chock-a-block with memorable lyrics."[8] Christopher Monk, writing for musicOMH, was slightly less positive, stating "there is the sense that this is a very good EP nestled within a merely good album."[6]
Rating the album 7/10 for The Line of Best Fit, Laurence Day believed the album to be a display of Baxter Dury's evolution since his previous studio venture Happy Soup (2011), adding "Dury's not exactly ecstatic about much, but his newfound nonchalant devil-may-care attitude is refreshing."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Baxter Dury; all music is composed by Dury and Mike More, with additional composers noted.[1]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Pleasure" | 2:22 | |
| 2. | "Palm Trees" | Fabienne Débarre | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Other Men's Girls" | Débarre | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Police" | Débarre | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Lips" | 3:05 | |
| 6. | "Whispered" | Ben Gallagher | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Petals" | Gallagher | 2:26 |
| 8. | "White Men" | Débarre | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Wintery Kisses" | Débarre | 2:25 |
| 10. | "Babies" | 3:51 | |
| Total length: | 33:31 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the It's a Pleasure LP.[1]
- Baxter Dury – vocals, keyboards, drums (track 4)
- Mike More – guitars, bass (1, 5, 7, 8), backing vocals (4, 7), percussion (7), keyboards (8)
- Fabienne Débarre – backing vocals (except 7), keyboards (except 1, 4), vocals (8)
- Mark Neary – bass (2, 3, 4, 6, 10)
- Adam Gammage – drums (3, 6, 9, 10)
- Adam Falkner – drums (8)
- Drew McConnell – bass (9)
- Damon Reece – drums (2)
- Patrick Walden – guitar (9)
Technical and design
- Baxter Dury – production (except 2)
- Mike More – production (except 2, 8)
- Craig Silvey – production (3, 6, 9, 10), mixing
- Dan Carey – production (2)
- Cameron Craig – production (8)
- Ryan Smith – mastering
- Margaux Ract – photography, design, art direction
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 59 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 163 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 42 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] | 44 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dury, Baxter (2014). It's a Pleasure (LP notes). PIAS. PIASL026LP.
- ^ a b c Day, Laurence (14 October 2014). "Baxter Dury – It's a Pleasure". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Baxter Dury – It's a Pleasure". Any Decent Music?. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b "It's a Pleasure by Baxter Dury". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "It's a Pleasure – Baxter Dury | AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b Monk, Christopher (25 October 2014). "Baxter Dury – It's a Pleasure". musicOMH. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Carson, Dan (18 October 2014). "Baxter Dury – It's a Pleasure". NME. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b Atkins, Jamie (5 October 2014). "It's a Pleasure | Baxter Dury". Record Collector. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Baxter Dury – It's a Pleasure" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Baxter Dury – It's a Pleasure" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Baxter Dury – It's a Pleasure". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Baxter Dury | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- It's a Pleasure at Discogs (list of releases)