Kool & The Gang - Something Special

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Steppin' Out Written-By – James Taylor*, Kool And The Gang*, Roland Bell*	4:43
2	Good Time Tonight Written-By – James Taylor*, Kool And The Gang*, Roland Bell*	4:59
3	Take My Heart Written-By – Charles Smith*, George Brown, James Taylor*, Kool And The Gang*	4:22
4	Be My Lady Written-By – Kool And The Gang*, Roland Bell*	4:13
5	Get Down On It Written-By – James Taylor*, Kool And The Gang*, Roland Bell*	4:51
6	Pass It On Written-By – George Brown, James Taylor*, Kool And The Gang*	4:31
7	Stand Up And Sing Written-By – James Taylor*, Kool And The Gang*, Roland Bell*	4:29
8	No Show Written-By – George Brown, James Taylor*, Kool And The Gang*, Roland Bell*	4:16

Companies, etc.

• Made By – PolyGram

Credits

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

Notes

℗ © 1981 PolyGram Records, Inc., USA.
Disc: Made in W.Germany by PolyGram.
Rear: Printed in West Germany.

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

Lyrics: ©1981 Delightful Music Ltd. BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 42282 25342 2
• Matrix / Runout (Disc Inner Ring): 827 683-2 01 *
• Rights Society: GEMA
• SPARS Code: AAD

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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