Special Things

Special Things is the seventh studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1980 on the Planet label.

Special Things
Studio album by
Pointer Sisters
ReleasedAugust 1980
StudioStudio 55
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreR&B, pop, soul
LabelPlanet Records
ProducerRichard Perry
Pointer Sisters chronology
Priority
(1979)		 Special Things
(1980)		 Black & White
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

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".

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Could I Be Dreaming"Anita Pointer, Trevor Lawrence, Marlo Henderson3:31
2."He's So Shy"Tom Snow, Cynthia Weil3:37
3."The Love Too Good to Last"Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen3:32
4."Evil"Geoffrey Leib, Larry Lingle3:19
5."Save This Night for Love"Ellison Chase, Bill Haberman, Art Jacobson3:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."We've Got the Power"Michael Brooks, Bob Esty4:53
7."Where Did the Time Go"Bacharach, Sager3:08
8."Special Things"Anita Pointer3:08
9."Here Is Where Your Love Belongs"Bill Champlin4:40
2010 remastered bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Movin' On"Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, June Pointer, Lawrence, Henderson3:19

Personnel
The Pointer Sisters
  • Anita Pointer – lead vocals (1, 3, 5, 8), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • June Pointer – lead vocals (2, 4, 6, 7), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Ruth Pointer – lead vocals (9), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Musicians
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9), synthesizers (5), clavinet (6)
  • Tom Snow – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), arrangements (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 – horn arrangements (3), string arrangements (3, 7), keyboards (7)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 3, 5, 9), guitar solo (4)
  • Tim May – guitar (2, 6, 8)
  • Ben Bridges – guitar (4)
  • Marlo Henderson – guitar (4, 5, 7)
  • Mark Goldenberg – guitar (6, 8)
  • David Williams – guitar (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), saxophone (4)
  • Don Myrick – alto flute (1), saxophone (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)
  • 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)
  • Sid Sharp – concertmaster (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9)

Production
  • Richard Perry – producer
  • Trevor Lawrence – associate producer
  • Gabe Veltri – recording engineer
  • Jim Küenzi, Raven Royce-Jordan, Stephen Marcussen, Tim Dennen – assistant engineers
  • James Guthrie – remix engineer
  • Doug Sax, Mike Reese – mastering engineers at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Daniel Kushnick, Michael Solomon – production coordinators
  • Aaron Rapoport – photography

Chart positions
Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 34
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 19

References
  1. Hanson, Amy. Special Things review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
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