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Something Special (Kool & the Gang album)

Field	Value
name	Something Special
type	Album
artist	Kool & the Gang
cover	Something Special1981.jpg
released	September 24, 1981
recorded	1980–1981
studio	House of Music (West Orange, New Jersey)
Kendun Recorders (Los Angeles)
Secret Sound (New York City)
length	36:18
label	De-Lite
producer	Eumir Deodato
prev_title	Celebrate!
prev_year	1980
next_title	As One
next_year	1982
misc	{{Singles
name	Something Special
type	Album
single1	Steppin' Out
single1date	September 1981
single2	Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
single2date	October 1981
single3	Get Down on It
single3date	November 24, 1981

Kendun Recorders (Los Angeles) Secret Sound (New York City)

Pop
soul

Something Special is the thirteenth studio album by American band Kool & the Gang, released in 1981. It was the group's third consecutive platinum-certified album. "Stand Up and Sing" was featured in 1982's The Pirate Movie.

Reception

It continued the level of success that the band's previous two albums brought, containing several hit singles including "Steppin' Out" which reached No. 12 on the R&B chart and No. 89 on the Pop chart, "Take My Heart" which went to No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 17 on the Pop chart, and "Get Down on It" which reached No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 10 on the Pop chart. In the UK, the album reached No. 10, becoming their first hit album there and most successful studio album of all, largely due to the success of the "Get Down on It" single.

Track listing

Personnel

Bass, backing vocals – Robert "Kool" Bell
Lead guitar – Charles Smith
Saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals – Ronald Bell
Drums, backing vocals – George Brown
Lead and backing vocals – James "J.T." Taylor
Alto saxophone – Dennis Thomas
Alto saxophone, flute, backing vocals – Steve Greenfield
Trombone – Clifford Adams
Trumpet, backing vocals – Michael Ray, Robert Mickens
Keyboards – Brian Jackson
Keyboards – Eumir Deodato
Additional percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Additional handclaps – Platinum Hook
Backing vocals – Clifford Adams, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley, Kelly Barretto

;Production

Engineer – Jim Bonnefond
Assistant engineers – Bobby Scott Cohen, Cliff Hodson, Joe DeAngelis, Julian Robertson
Overdubs engineers – Bob "Ziggy" Winard, Mallory Earl
Mixed by – Eumir Deodato, Jim Bonnefond, Gabe Vigorito
Mastered by – Tom Coyne, Stephan Galfas (Assistant)
Producer – Eumir Deodato
Associate producer – Kool & The Gang
CD mastering – Joe Gastwirt

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums	12
Billboard Top Soul Albums	1
UK Albums Chart	10

Certifications

References

{{AllMusic. Craig. Lytle
(22 October 1981). "REVIEWS / RECORDS; KOOL AND THE GANG; SOMETHING SPECIAL; DE-LITE". Boston Globe.
Wilson, Kevin. (November 14, 1981). "Kool & the Gang: Something Special".
(1992). "The Rolling Stone Album Guide". Random House.
{{AllMusic
"Something Special". [[Official Charts Company]].
{{discogs release. 1510916. {{noitalic. Kool & The Gang – Something Special {{noitalic. CD remastered reissue
{{AllMusic

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