"You're a Special Part of Me" | ||||
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Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye | ||||
from the album Diana & Marvin | ||||
Released | September 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1972 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length |
3:24 (single version) 3:35 (LP version) |
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Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Harold Johnson Andrew Porter Greg Wright |
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Producer(s) | Berry Gordy | |||
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology | ||||
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3:24 (single version)
"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.