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2 Track listing  




3 Personnel  




4 Chart performance  




5 See also  




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Special
A photograph of a rose
Studio album by
The Temptations
ReleasedAugust 16, 1989 (1989-08-16)
Recorded1988
Studio
  • Alpha Studios, Burbank, California, United States
  • Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood, California, United States
  • Bossa Nova Hotel, San Francisco, California, United States
  • Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California, United States
  • Pacifique Recording, North Hollywood, California, United States
  • Studio Masters, Hollywood, California, United States
  • Superdisc Recording, Detroit, Michigan, United States
GenreSoul
Length48:55
LanguageEnglish
LabelMotown
Producer
  • Keith Andes
  • Larry Hatcher
  • Dick Rudolph
  • Michael Sembello
  • Stan Sheppard
  • Jimmy Varner
  • Gayle Woodard
The Temptations chronology
Together Again
(1987) 		Special
(1989) 		Milestone
(1991)

Special is a 1989 studio album from American soul group The Temptations. The album marks the return of Ali-Ollie Woodson as the group’s lead singer following Dennis Edwards’ third and final departure.

Reception[edit]

Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, with reviewer Jason Elias characterizing it as "business-as-usual, mid- to late-'80s Temptations release" but writing that this is not a bad thing.[1]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Friends" (Keith Andes, Larry Hatcher, and Chris Jones) – 4:52
  2. "Special" (Stan Sheppard and Jimmy Varner) – 4:30
  3. "All I Want from You" (Stan Sheppard and Aaron Smith) – 5:33
  4. "She's Better Than Money" (Andes and Hatcher) – 4:28
  5. "One Step at a Time" (Ron Tyson and Dennis Williams) – 5:11
  6. "Fill Me Up" (Andes and Hatcher) – 4:18
  7. "Go Ahead" (Andes, Hatcher, C. Jones, and Glenn Jones) – 6:36
  8. "Loveline" (Brian O'Doherty) – 3:38
  9. "Soul to Soul" (O'Doherty) – 5:17

Bonus track on CD edition

  2. "O.A.O. Lover" (Otis Williams and Ali-Ollie Woodson) – 4:59

Personnel[edit]

The Temptations

Additional musicians

  • Gerald Albright – saxophone on "Special" and "All I Want from You"
  • Keith Andes – drums on "Friends" and "Go Ahead"; bass guitar on "Go Ahead"; keyboards on "Friends", ; instrumentation on "She's Better Than Money", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"; rhythm arrangement on "Friends", "She's Better Than Money", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"; vocal arrangement on "Friends", "She's Better Than Money", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"; production on "Friends", "She's Better Than Money", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"
  • Michael "Dino" Campbell – guitar on "Friends", "She's Better Than Money", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"
  • Dave Crawford – flute on "One Step at a Time"
  • Kenneth Crouch – keyboards on "All I Want from You"
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion on "Special", "All I Want from You", and "One Step at a Time"
  • Johnny Davis – keyboards on "Friends"
  • Charles J. Fearing – guitar on "Special", "All I Want from You", and "One Step at a Time"
  • Larry Hatcher – drums on "Friends", ; bass guitar on "She's Better Than Money"; keyboards on "Friends"; instrumentation on "She's Better Than Money", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"; rhythm arrangement on "Friends", "She's Better Than Money", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"; vocal arrangement on "Friends", "She's Better Than Money", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"; production on "Friends", "She's Better Than Money", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar on "All I Want from You"
  • Maceo Parker – saxophone on "Go Ahead"
  • Stan Sheppard – keyboards on "One Step at a Time", drum programming on "One Step at a Time", rhythm arrangement on "All I Want from You" and "One Step at a Time", vocal arrangement on "All I Want from You" and "One Step at a Time", production on "Special", "All I Want from You", and "One Step at a Time"
  • Aaron Smith – keyboards on "All I Want from You", rhythm arrangement on "All I Want from You", vocal arrangement on "All I Want from You", production on "Special", drum programming on "All I Want from You", synthesizer programming on "All I Want from You"
  • Jimmy Varner – keyboards on "Special" and "One Step at a Time", drum programming on "Special" and "One Step at a Time", rhythm arrangement on "Special" and "One Step at a Time", vocal arrangement on "Special" and "One Step at a Time", production on "Special" and "One Step at a Time"
  • "Ready" Freddie Washington – bass guitar on "Special" and "One Step at a Time"

    • Technical personnel

  • Bacon / O'Brien – design
  • Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering
  • Hilary Bercovici – mixing on "Soul to Soul"
  • Eric Camp – recording on "Friends"
  • Gary Dobbins – mixing on "Friends", "All I Want from You", "She's Better Than Money", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"; recording on "Friends", "Special", "All I Want from You", "She's Better Than Money", "One Step at a Time", "Fill Me Up", and "Go Ahead"
  • Todd Gray – photography
  • Tony Jackson – recording on "Fill Me Up" and "Go Ahead"
  • Chris Jones – vocal arrangement on "Fill Me Up"
  • Pat Karamian – recording on "Friends" and "Fill Me Up"
  • Frank La Rosa – arrangement on "Soul to Soul" and "O.A.O. Lover"; rhythm arrangement on "Soul to Soul"; programming on "Soul to Soul" and "O.A.O. Lover"; recording on "Loveline", "Soul to Soul", and "O.A.O. Lover"; mixing on "Loveline", "Soul to Soul", and "O.A.O. Lover"
  • Randy Long – recording on "Friends" and "Fill Me Up"
  • Jim Michewicz – recording on "Friends", "She's Better Than Money", and "Fill Me Up"
  • Brian O'Doherty – programming on "Loveline" and "Soul to Soul", arrangement on "Loveline" and "Soul to Soul", rhythm arrangement on "Soul to Soul", vocal arrangement on "Soul to Soul"
  • Barney Perkins – mixing on "Special" and "One Step at a Time"
  • Bud Rizzo – recording on "Loveline", "Soul to Soul", and "O.A.O. Lover"; mixing on "Loveline", "Soul to Soul", and "O.A.O. Lover"
  • Dick Rudolph – production on "Loveline", "Soul to Soul", and "O.A.O. Lover"
  • Debbie Sandridge – executive production
  • Joey Schwartz – assistant engineering on "Soul to Soul" and "O.A.O. Lover"
  • Michael Sembello – arrangement on "Loveline", programming on "Loveline", production on "Loveline", "Soul to Soul", and "O.A.O. Lover"
  • Gayle Woodard – production coordination
  • Ali Woodson – arrangement on "O.A.O. Lover", programming on "O.A.O. Lover"

    • Chart performance[edit]

    Special spent 44 weeks on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, reaching up to 25 on October 28, 1989.[2]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Elias, Jason. "The Temptations – Special". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  • ^ "The Temptations". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2023.

    • External links[edit]


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