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Something Special (The Sylvers album)

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Released
  
November 9, 1976

Artist
  
The Sylvers

Producer
  
Freddie Perren

Genres
  
Soul music, Disco

Something Special (1976)
  
New Horizons (1977)

Release date
  
9 November 1976

Label
  
Capitol Records

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Recorded
  
1975–1976 Total Experience Recording Studios United/Western Studios Hollywood, California

Similar
  
Showcase, The Sylvers III, New Horizons, Concept, Forever Yours

The sylvers something special


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

Contents

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Reception

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 #3, and "High School Dance" peaked at #6.

Track listing

  • All songs written by Freddie Perren and Kenneth St. Lewis, except where noted.
    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
  • Leon Sylvers III - bass, writer
  • Scott Edwards - bass
  • 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
  • References

    Something Special (The Sylvers album) Wikipedia