Injoy vs Pleasure

Injoy is a 1979 studio album by the Bar-Kays, the Memphis group whose music developed from instrumental soul into vocal funk and R&B. Released during the group's productive period with Mercury Records, it combines rhythm-section grooves, horns, ensemble vocals, and disco-influenced dance arrangements. The album is intended for listeners interested in late-1970s Memphis funk and the Bar-Kays' trans...

Pleasure is a 1972 studio album by the Ohio Players, released on Westbound Records during the band's early 1970s period. Its raw production centers on interlocking bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, horns, and expressive group vocals, before the smoother approach of the band's later Mercury releases. The album includes "Funky Worm," a humorous, synthesizer-led track that became the Ohio Players' firs...