Special Things

Special Things is a 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".

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