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A1	Steppin' Out Written-By – James Taylor*, Ronald Bell	4:51
A2	Good Time Tonight Written-By – James Taylor*, Ronald Bell	4:59
A3	Take My Heart Written-By – Charles Smith*, George Brown, James Taylor*	4:01
A4	Be My Lady Written-By – Ronald Bell	4:14
B1	Get Down On It Written-By – James Taylor*, Ronald Bell	4:58
B2	Pass It On Written-By – George Brown, James Taylor*	4:34
B3	Stand Up And Sing Written-By – James Taylor*, Ronald Bell	4:35
B4	No Show Written-By – George Brown, James Taylor*, Ronald Bell	4:25

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – CBS/Sony Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp.

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Clifford Adams, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley, Kelly Barretto
• Backing Vocals, Bass – Robert "Kool" Bell*
• Backing Vocals, Drums – George Brown
• Engineer [Assistant] – Bobby Scott Cohen, Cliff Hodson*, Joe DeAngelis, Julian Robertson
• Engineer [Overdubs] – Bob "Ziggy" Winard*, Mallory Earl
• Engineer, Mixed By – Jim Bonnefond
• Guitar [Lead] – Charles Smith*
• Handclaps [Additional] – Platinum Hook
• Keyboards – Brian Jackson
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – James "J.T." Taylor*
• Mastered By – Tom Coyne
• Mastered By [Assistant] – Stephan Galfas
• Mixed By – Gabe Vigorito
• Percussion [Additional] – Jimmy Maelen
• Producer, Keyboards, Mixed By – Eumir Deodato
• Saxophone [Alto] – Dennis Thomas*
• Saxophone [Alto], Flute, Backing Vocals – Steve Greenfield
• Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Keyboards – Ronald Bell
• Trombone – Clifford Adams
• Trumpet, Backing Vocals – Michael Ray, Robert Mickens*
• Written-By, Producer [Associate] – Kool & The Gang

Notes

℗1981 De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp.
Made by CBS/Sony Inc., Tokyo, Japan
Recorded at House of Music, West Orange N.J.
Mastered at Frankford Wayne
Overdubs done at Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, CA and Secret Sound Studios, New York

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DSR 8502, 6337 192	Kool & The Gang	Something Special ‎(LP, Album, 18=)	De-Lite Records, De-Lite Records	DSR 8502, 6337 192	US	1981
DSR 001	Kool & The Gang	Something Special ‎(LP, Album)	De-Lite Records	DSR 001	Canada	1981
DCR4 8502	Kool & The Gang	Something Special ‎(Cass, Album, Club)	De-Lite Records	DCR4 8502	US	1981
5506	Kool & The Gang	Something Special ‎(LP, Album)	De-Lite Records	5506	Venezuela	1981
DC8 8502	Kool & The Gang	Something Special ‎(8-Trk, Club)	De-Lite Records	DC8 8502	US	1981

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