Special Things
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, 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, 3-5, 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, 5-7, 9)

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

References

External links
 

1980 albums
The Pointer Sisters albums
Albums produced by Richard Perry
Planet Records albums