"You're a Special Part of Me" was a successful duet single for

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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 ''Diana & Marvin'' is a duets album by American soul musicians Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, released October 26, 1973 on Motown. Recording sessions for the album took place between 1971 and 1973 at Motown Recording Studios in Hollywood, Californi ...

'', 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. '' Record World'' said that "the combination f Ross and Gayeis beautiful.

Remixes

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 The Devastating Affair *Instrumentation by

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Chart performance

References

1973 singles Diana Ross songs Marvin Gaye songs Male–female vocal duets Song recordings produced by Berry Gordy 1973 songs Motown singles {{1970s-single-stub