Something Special (The Kingston Trio album)
1962 studio album by The Kingston Trio
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Something Special is an album by the American folk music group the Kingston Trio, released in 1962 (see 1962 in music). It reached number 7 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The lead-off single was a non-album track "C'mon Betty Home" b/w "Old Joe Clark". "One More Town" b/w "She Was Too Good to Me" was released as a single later the same year. Neither single made the Top 40. Something Special was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Folk Recording category.[1]
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| Released | July 1962 | |||
| Recorded | April 1962 | |||
| Studios | Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Voyle Gilmore | |||
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A notable feature of Something Special is that it was highly orchestrated, using strings, brass instruments and a choir.
Reception
Reissues
- Something Special was reissued along with Back in Town on CD by Collectors Choice Records in 2000. A bonus track, "C'mon Betty Home" is included.[3]
- In 2000, all of the tracks from Something Special were included in The Stewart Years 10-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records. This collection also includes eleven tracks without Jimmie Haskell's orchestral overdubs; the twelfth cut, "Old Joe Clark," appeared on the album as it was originally recorded.
Track listing
Side one
- "Brown Mountain Light" (Scotty Wiseman) – 2:48
- "One More Town" (John Stewart) – 2:57
- "Oh Willow Waley" (Georges Auric, Paul Dehan) – 2:46
- "Tell it on the Mountain" (Traditional, Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, Stewart) – 1:55
- "Little Boy" (Mike Settle) – 2:33
- "Strange Day" (Stewart, George Yanok) – 3:55
Side two
- "Away Rio" (Reynolds, Shane, Stewart) – 2:57
- "Pullin' Away" (Reynolds, Shane, Stewart) – 3:17
- "She Was Too Good To Me (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:46
- "Jane, Jane, Jane" (Stan Wilson) – 2:51
- "Portland Town" (Stewart) – 1:59
- "Old Joe Clark" (Traditional) – 1:58
Personnel
- Bob Shane – vocals, guitar
- Nick Reynolds – vocals, tenor guitar, bongos, conga
- John Stewart – vocals, banjo, guitar
- Dean Reilly – bass
Production notes
- Voyle Gilmore – producer
- Pete Abbott – engineer
- Jimmie Haskell – arrangements, conductor
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1962 | Billboard Pop Albums | 7 |