Something Special (Kool & the Gang album)

Something Special
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released September 28, 1981
Recorded 1981 at House of Music, West Orange, New Jersey
Overdubs at Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, California and Secret Sound Studios, New York City, New York
Genre Post-disco, urban, funk, R&B
Length 36:18
Label De-Lite Records
Producer Eumir Deodato
Kool & the Gang chronology
Celebrate!
(1980)Celebrate!1980		 Something Special
(1981)		 As One
(1982)As One1982

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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

It continued the level of success that the band's previous two albums brought, contained several hit singles including: "Take My Heart" went to No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 17 on the Pop chart. "Get Down On It" reached No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 10 on the Pop chart. In addition, "Steppin' Out" ended up at No. 12 on the R&B chart and No. 89 on the Pop chart.[2] In the UK, the album reached #10,[3] 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

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Steppin' Out"James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang4:51
2."Good Time Tonight"Taylor, Bell, Kool & the Gang4:59
3."Take My Heart"Claydes Smith, George Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang4:01
4."Be My Lady"Bell, Kool & the Gang4:14
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Down on It"Taylor, Bell, Kool & the Gang4:58
2."Pass It On"Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang4:34
3."Stand Up and Sing"Taylor, Bell, Kool & the Gang4:35
4."No Show"Brown, Taylor, Bell, Kool & the Gang4:25
CD reissue bonus track[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Stop!"Bell, Kool & the Gang3:22

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[5] 12
Billboard Top Soul Albums[5] 1
UK Albums Chart[3] 10

Singles

Year Single US chart positions[2] UK
chart
positions
[6]
Hot
100		 R&B Dance
1981 "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" 17 1 16 29
1982 "Get Down On It" 10 4 — 3
"Steppin' Out" 89 12 — 12

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lytle, Craig. Kool and the Gang: Something Special > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Kool & The Gang > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Something Special". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  4. ↑ Kool & The Gang – Something Special CD remastered reissue at Discogs
  5. 1 2 Kool & the Gang > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Kool and the Gang". ChartCtats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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