1980 Pointer Sisters – Special Things
Special Things is the seventh studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1980 on the Planet label.
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”.
Tracks
1 Could I Be Dreaming (Anita Pointer, Trevor Lawrence, Marlo Henderson) 3:33
2 He’s So Shy (Tom Snow, Cynthia Weil) 3:38
3 The Love Too Good To Last (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen) 3:33
4 Evil (Geoffrey Leib, Larry Lingle) 3:19
5 Save This Night For Love (Ellison Chase, Bill Haberman, Art Jacobson) 3:22
6 We’ve Got The Power (Michael Brooks, Bob Esty) 4:51
7 Where Did The Time Go (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) 3:09
8 Special Things (Anita Pointer ) 3:07
9 Here Is Where Your Love Belongs (Bill Champlin) 4:51
Musicians
1 Could I Be Dreaming
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Flugelhorn | Chuck Findley |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Madaio |
| Horn | Henry Sigismonti |
| Flute | Don Myrick |
| Flute | John Hutson |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
2 He’s So Shy
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | Tom Snow |
| Synthesizer | Tom Snow |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
3 The Love Too Good To Last
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Lance Ong |
| Flugelhorn | Chuck Findley |
| Flugelhorn | Warren Looney |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
4 Evil
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Raymond Pounds |
| Guitar | Ben Bridges |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Horns | Gary Grant |
| Sax | Don Myrick |
| Sax | John Hutson |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trumpet | Larry Gittens |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 Save This Night For Love
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
| Percussion | Nathan Watts |
6 We’ve Got The Power
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Fender Rhodes | John Barnes |
| Piano | Clarence McDonald |
7 Where Did The Time Go
| Bass | James Jamerson Jr |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Burt Bacharach |
8 Special Things
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
9 Here Is Where Your Love Belongs
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Sax | Don Myrick |
Liner Notes
Producer – Richard Perry
Producer (Associate Producer) – Trevor Lawrence
Arranged By (Vocal Arrangements By) – Pointer Sisters
Arranged By – Tom Snow (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings Arranged By) – Trevor Lawrence (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 9)
Arranged By (Horns Arranged By) – Trevor Lawrence (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 9)
Arranged By (Strings Arranged By) – Burt Bacharach (Track 3, 7)
Arranged By (Horns Arranged By) – Burt Bacharach (Track 3)
Conductor – Trevor Lawrence (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 9)
Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Coordinator (Production Co-ordinator) – Daniel Kushnick, Michael Solomon
Engineer (Assistant Engineer) – Jim Küenzi, Raven Royce-Jordan, Stephen Marcussen, Tim Dennen
Engineer (Recording Engineer) – Gabe Veltri
Engineer (Remix Engineer) – James Guthrie
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Mike Reese
Orchestrated By – Trevor Lawrence (Track 3)
Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
Recorded and mixed at Studio 55, Los Angeles, California
Mastered at the Mastering Lab