Something Special

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Steppin' Out Written-By – James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell	4:51
A2	Good Time Tonight Written-By – James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell	4:59
A3	Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) Written-By – Charles Smith*, George Brown, James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang	4:01
A4	Be My Lady Written-By – Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell	4:14
B1	Get Down On It Written-By – James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell	4:58
B2	Pass It On Written-By – George Brown, James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang	4:34
B3	Stand Up And Sing Written-By – James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell	4:35
B4	No Show Written-By – George Brown, James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell	4:25

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp.
• Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – House Of Music, West Orange, NJ
• Overdubbed At – Kendun Recorders
• Overdubbed At – Secret Sound
• Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Pressed By – Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Phonogram, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Polygram Records
• Marketed By – Phonogram, Inc.
• Marketed By – Polygram Records
• Record Company – PolyGram
• Distributed By – PolyGram Distribution
• Published By – Delightful Music Ltd.
• Published By – Second Decade Music

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Clifford Adams, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley, Kelly Barretto
• Backing Vocals, Bass – Robert "Kool" Bell*
• Backing Vocals, Drums – George Brown
• Design Concept [Cover Concept] – Bill Levy
• Design, Art Direction – Bob Heimall*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Bobby Scott Cohen, Cliff Hodson*, Joe DeAngelis, Julian Robertson
• Engineer [Chief Recording Engineer], Mixed By – Jim Bonnefond
• Engineer [Overdubs] – Bob "Ziggy" Winard*, Mallory Earl
• Handclaps [Additional] – Platinum Hook
• Keyboards – Brian Jackson, Eumir Deodato
• Lead Guitar – Charles Smith*
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – James "J.T." Taylor*
• Management – Buzz Willis, Quintet Associates Ltd.
• Mastered By – Tom Coyne
• Mastered By [Assistant] – Stephan Galfas
• Mixed By – Gabe Vigorito
• Percussion [Additional] – Jimmy Maelen
• Photography By [Cover] – Anthony Barboza
• Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – David Kennedy
• Producer – Kool & The Gang
• Producer, Mixed By – Eumir Deodato
• Saxophone [Alto] – Dennis Thomas*
• Saxophone [Alto], Flute, Backing Vocals – Steve Greenfield
• Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Keyboards – Ronald Bell
• Trombone – Clifford Adams
• Trumpet, Backing Vocals – Michael Ray, Robert Mickens*

Notes

Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd. pressing denoted by "53" plant code in label rimtext and "HRM" in runout etch.
Issued with custom lyric / credit inner sleeve.

Produced by Eumir Deodato in association with Kool & The Gang

Recorded at House of Music, West Orange N.J.
Mastered at Frankford Wayne
Overdubs done at Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, Calif. and Secret Sound Studios, New York

This is the original pressing, with the cover without the barcode

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout A etched / STERLING stamped): D-1 DSR-8502-AS-REV-HRM STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B etched / STERLING stamped): E-1 DSR-8502-B-HRM2-REV STERLING
• Other (Pressing Plant ID, on labels): 53
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DSR 8502, 6337 192	Kool & The Gang	Something Special ‎(LP, Album, 18=)	De-Lite Records, De-Lite Records	DSR 8502, 6337 192	US	1981
DSR 8502	Kool & The Gang	Something Special ‎(LP, Album)	De-Lite Records	DSR 8502	US	1981
dpl 9003	Kool & The Gang	something special ‎(LP)	Dischi Ricordi S.p.A.	dpl 9003	Italy	1981
DSR 001	Kool & The Gang	Something Special ‎(LP, Album)	De-Lite Records	DSR 001	Canada	1981
DCR4 8502	Kool & The Gang	Something Special ‎(Cass, Album, Club)	De-Lite Records	DCR4 8502	US	1981

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