Something Special (Kool & the Gang album)

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Something Special
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Studio album by
Kool & the Gang
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1981
Recorded1980–1981
StudioHouse of Music (West Orange, New Jersey)
Kendun Recorders (Los Angeles)
Secret Sound Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length36:18
Label De-Lite
Producer Eumir Deodato
Kool & the Gang chronology
Celebrate!
(1980)		Something Special
(1981)		 As One
(1982)
Singles from Something Special
  1. "Steppin' Out"
    Released: September 1981
  2. "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)"
    Released: October 1981
  3. "Get Down On It"
    Released: November 24, 1981

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 .

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Boston Globe (favorable) [2]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

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. [5] In the UK, the album reached No. 10, [6] 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 Gang3:59
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 [7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Stop!"Bell, Kool & the Gang3:22

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [8] 12
Billboard Top Soul Albums [8] 1
UK Albums Chart [6] 10

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lytle, Craig. Kool and the Gang: Something Special > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Allan, Marc D (October 22, 1981). "REVIEWS / RECORDS; KOOL AND THE GANG; SOMETHING SPECIAL; DE-LITE". Boston Globe. ProQuest   294105801.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Kevin (November 14, 1981). "Kool & the Gang: Something Special". Record Mirror . Vol. 28, no. 46. p. 14.
  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 406.
  5. ↑ Kool & The Gang > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic . Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Something Special". Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  7. ↑ Kool & The Gang – Something Special CD remastered reissue at Discogs
  8. 1 2 Kool & the Gang > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic . Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "British album certifications – Kool & The Gang – Something Special". British Phonographic Industry.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Kool & The Gang – Something Special". Recording Industry Association of America.
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