10/05/2021

Kool And The Gang "Something Special" (1981) -Disco / Synth Funk-



Label : De-Lite Records


États-Unis 1

01 - Steepin' Out (Ronald Bell, James Taylor & Kool And The Gang)
02 - Good Time Tonight (Ronald Bell, James Taylor & Kool And The Gang)
03 - Take My Heart (Charles Smith, James Taylor, George Brown & Kool And The Gang)
04 - Be My Lady (Ronald Bell & Kool And The Gang)

2

01 - Get Down On It (Ronald Bell, James Taylor & Kool And The Gang)
02 - Pass It On (George Brown, James Taylor & Kool And The Gang)
03 - Stand Up And Sing (Ronald Bell, James Taylor & Kool And The Gang)
04 - No Show (Ronald Bell, James Taylor, George Brown & Kool And The Gang)


Produced by Eumir Deodato in Association with Kool And The Gang

Lead vocals : James 'J.T.' Taylor
Bass : Robert Bell
Drums : George Brown
Saxophone / Keyboards : Ronald Bell
Lead Guitar : Charles Smith
Trumpet : Robert Mickens, Michael Ray
Trombone : Clifford Adams
Alto Saxophone : Dennis Thomas, Steve Greenfield
Flute : Steve Greenfield
Keyboards : Eumir Deodato, Brian Jackson 
Background vocals : James 'JT' Taylor, George Brown, Ronald Bell, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Michael Ray, Steve Greenfield, Clifford Adams
Female Background vocals : Something Sweet - Joan Molley, Cynthia Huggins, Kelly Barretto

Recorded at House of Music, West Orange, N.J.
Recording Engineer : Jim Bonnefond, Chief Engineer
Assistant Engineers : Joe DeAngelis, Cliff Hodson, Bobby Scott Cohen, Julian Robertson
Overdubs done at Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, Calif. - Mallory Earl & Bob (Ziggy) Winard, & Secret Sound Studios, New York
Mixed by Eumir Deodato, Jim Bonnefond & Gabe Vigorito
Mastered at Frankford Wayne by Tom Coyne, Assisted by Stephan Galfas

More Special Thanks To :
Platinum Hook For Additional Hand Claps
Jimmy Maelen for Additional Percussion
Park South Studios & the people at Bearsville for inspiration