You're a Special Part of Me

"You're a Special Part of Me"
Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
from the album Diana & Marvin
B-side"I'm Falling in Love With You"
ReleasedSeptember 1973
Recorded1972
GenreSoul
Length3:24 (single version) 3:35 (LP version)
LabelMotown
SongwritersHarold Johnson
Andrew Porter
Greg Wright
ProducerBerry Gordy
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"You're a Special Part of Me"
(1973)
"My Mistake (Was to Love You)"
(1974)
Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"Let's Get It On"
(1973)
"You're a Special Part of Me"
(1973)
"Come Get to This"
(1973)
Diana Ross singles chronology
"Touch Me in the Morning"
(1973)
"You're a Special Part of Me"
(1973)
"Last Time I Saw Him"
(1973)

"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.

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