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You're a Special Part of Me

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Released
  
September 1973

Genre
  
Soul

Recorded
  
1972

Label
  
Motown

Length
  
3:24 (single version) 3:35 (LP version)

Writer(s)
  
Harold Johnson Andrew Porter Greg Wright

"You're a Special Part of Me" was a successful duet single for soul singers and Motown label mates Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye, released in 1973. The original duet was one of the few originals featured on their famed album, Diana & Marvin, and was among the most successful of the songs the Motown label mates made reaching #4 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and #12 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.

There are several mixes of this song which have been released: the single mix, the album mix, the Japanese Quadraphonic album mix, and an alternate mix released in 1995 on the "Motown Year By Year: 1973" CD, which clocks in at 4:29.

Personnel

  • Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross
  • Background vocals by assorted singers
  • Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
  • References

    You're a Special Part of Me Wikipedia