You're a Special Part of Me

"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]

"You're a Special Part of Me"
Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
from the 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
Songwriter(s)	Harold Johnson Andrew Porter Greg Wright
Producer(s)	Berry Gordy
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"You're a Special Part of Me" (1973) "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" (1974)

Record World said that "the combination [of Ross and Gaye] is beautiful.^[3]

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 The Funk Brothers

Chart performance

Chart (1973)	Peak position
US Billboard Easy Listening[4]	43
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5]	4
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	12