Special Things is the seventh studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1980 on Planet Records.
History The album marked their third venture with producer Richard Perry and featured a more stylized R&B/pop production, launching the group into its most successful period. The album spawned their second top three gold-certified single, "He's So Shy". The album also contains minor hit "Could I Be Dreamin’" and two songs written by Burt Bacharach, "The Love Too Good to Last" and "Where Did the Time Go".
Track listing
Personnel
The Pointer Sisters Anita Pointer – lead vocals (1, 3, 5, 8), backing vocals June Pointer – lead vocals (2, 4, 6, 7), backing vocals Ruth Pointer – lead vocals (9), backing vocals
Musicians Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 3−5, 7, 9), synthesizers (5), clavinet (6) Tom Snow – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2) Lance Ong – synthesizers (3, 4) Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming (5), synthesizers (8) John Barnes – Fender Rhodes (6), keyboards (8) Clarence McDonald – acoustic piano (6) Burt Bacharach – keyboards (7) Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 3, 5, 9), guitar solo (4) Tim May – guitars (2, 6, 8) Ben Bridges – guitars (4) Marlo Henderson – guitars (4, 5, 7) Mark Goldenberg – guitars (6, 8) David Williams – guitars (7, 9) Nathan Watts – bass (1−5, 8, 9), percussion (5) John Pierce – bass (6) James Jamerson – bass (7) Ollie E. Brown – drums (1, 3, 5) James Gadson – drums (2, 6, 8) Raymond Pounds – drums (4) Ricky Lawson – drums (7, 9) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1−4, 8) Jay Hutson – alto flute (1), saxophones (4) Don Myrick – alto flute (1), saxophones (4), alto sax solo (9) Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 4) Dick Hyde – trombone (4) Chuck Findley – trumpet (1), flugelhorn (1, 3) Steve Madaio – trumpet (1, 4), flugelhorn (1) Warren Looney – flugelhorn (3) Larry Gittens – trumpet (4) Gary Grant – trumpet (4) Henry Sigismonti – French horn (1) Sid Sharp – concertmaster (1, 3, 5−7, 9)
Music arrangements The Pointer Sisters – all vocal arrangements Trevor Lawrence – arrangements (1, 6, 9), horn arrangements (1, 4, 6, 7, 9), string arrangements (1, 5, 6, 9), conductor (1, 5, 6, 9), orchestration (3) Tom Snow – arrangements (2) Burt Bacharach – horn arrangements (3), string arrangements (3, 7)
Production Richard Perry – producer Trevor Lawrence – associate producer Gabe Veltri – recording Tim Dennen – assistant engineer Jim Küenzi – assistant engineer Stephen Marcussen – assistant engineer Raven Royce-Jordan – assistant engineer James Guthrie – remixing Mike Reese – mastering Doug Sax – mastering The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA) – mastering location Daniel Kushnick – production coordinator Michael Solomon – production coordinator John Kosh – art direction, design Aaron Rapoport – photography
Chart positions +Chart performance for Special ThingsChart (1980)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (Kent Music Report)67
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