Something Special (The Sylvers album)

Something Special
Studio album by the Sylvers
Released	November 9, 1976
Recorded	1975–1976
Studio	Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) United Western Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Soul, disco
Label	Capitol
Producer	Freddie Perren
The Sylvers chronology
Showcase (1975) Something Special (1976) New Horizons (1977)

Something Special is the fifth album by the Los Angeles, California-based R&B group the Sylvers.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Released in November, 1976, this was the family's second album for Capitol Records, and their fifth album overall. Produced by Freddie Perren, "Something Special" would be the last album in which the Sylvers would team with the veteran producer.

Two singles were released from this set: "Hot Line" peaked at #5, and "High School Dance" peaked at #17.

Track listing

• All songs written by Freddie Perren and Kenneth St. Lewis, except where noted. ^[2]

1. "Hot Line" (4:32)
2. "Got to Have You (For My Very Own)" (Leon Sylvers III, Ricky Sylvers) (4:16)
3. "Now I Want You" (2:46)
4. "Ain't No Doubt About It" (3:55)
5. "Shake 'Um Up" (2:59)
6. "Mista Guitar Man" (5:00)
7. "Lovin' You Is Like Lovin' the Wind" (3:12)
8. "High School Dance" (Edmund Sylvers, James Sylvers, Leon Sylvers III, Ricky Sylvers) (3:49)
9. "That's What Love Is Made Of" (Leon Sylvers III) (3:19)
10. "Disco Showdown" (Leon Sylvers III, James Sylvers) (2:53)

Personnel

• Freddie Perren – producer, writer
• Larkin Arnold – executive producer
• Kenneth St. Lewis – writer
• Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
• Leon Sylvers III – bass guitar, writer
• Scott Edwards – bass guitar
• James Gadson – drums
• Mike Brown – drums
• Robert Bowles – guitar
• Frank Wire – guitar
• Ricky Sylvers – guitar, writer
• Greg Bryant – keyboards
• John Barnes – keyboards
• Sylvester Rivers – keyboards
• Bob Zimitti – percussion
• Bradie Speller – percussion
• Larry Miles – recording engineer, mixing
• George Blair – assistant engineer
• George Belle – assistant engineer
• Roy Kohara – art direction
• Raul Vega – photography

Charts

Chart (1976–1977)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3]	65
Billboard Pop Albums [4]	80
Billboard Top Soul Albums [4]	13

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [5]
		US	US R&B	AUS [3]
1976	"Hot Line"	5	3	26
1977	"High School Dance"	17	6	-

References

1. Hanson, Amy. The Sylvers: Something Special > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
2. The Sylvers - Something Special (LP liner notes). Capitol Records. ST-11580
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 303. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
4. "The Sylvers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
5. "The Sylvers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 17, 2011.

External links

• The Sylvers – Something Special at Discogs