Something Special

Tracklist Hide Credits

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

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
• Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
• Overdubbed At – Kendun Recorders
• Overdubbed At – Secret Sounds Studios N.Y.C.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp.
• Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Clifford Adams, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley, Kelly Barretto
• Backing Vocals, Bass – Robert "Kool" Bell*
• Backing Vocals, Drums – George Brown
• Engineer [Assistant] – Bobby Scott Cohen, Cliff Hodson*, Joe DeAngelis, Julian Robertson
• Engineer [Overdubs] – Bob "Ziggy" Winard*, Mallory Earl
• Engineer, Mixed By – Jim Bonnefond
• Guitar [Lead] – Charles Smith*
• Handclaps [Additional] – Platinum Hook
• Keyboards – Brian Jackson
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – James "J.T." Taylor*
• Mastered By – Tom Coyne
• Mastered By [Assistant] – Stephan Galfas
• Mixed By – Gabe Vigorito
• Percussion [Additional] – Jimmy Maelen
• Producer, Keyboards, 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*
• Written-By, Producer [Associate] – Kool & The Gang

Notes

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

Plant ID 72 on label below catalog number.

Also available on 8-track (DC8 8502) and cassette (DCR4 8502)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (Intl. #): 6337 192
• Other (Plant ID): 72
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, except (MASTERED BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE) stamped): II DSR-8502-AS-PRC-2-1-111 MASTERED BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE NEW YORK TC
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): DSR-8502-BS-PRC-R1-1-111

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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