| You're a Special Part of Me | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
| Album: | Diana & Marvin[1] |
| B-Side: | I'm Falling in Love With You |
| Released: | September 1973 |
| Recorded: | 1972 |
| Genre: | Soul |
| Length: | 3:24 (single version) 3:35 (LP version) |
| Label: | Motown |
| Producer: | Berry Gordy |
| Next Title: | My Mistake (Was to Love You) |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
"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.[2]
Record World said that "the combination [of Ross and Gaye] is beautiful.[3]
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.
. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 226.
. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 100.