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| "Very Special" | ||||
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| Single by Debra Laws | ||||
| from the album Very Special | ||||
| B-side | "All the Things I Love" | |||
| Released | August 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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| Debra Laws singles chronology | ||||
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"Very Special" is a song by Debra Laws. Released as a single in 1981, it is the title track of her first album, and features her brother Ronnie with call and response backing vocals.
The song reached #90 on the US Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of the year.[1] It peaked at number 11 on the R&B chart.[2] On that chart, it ranks as the 64th biggest hit of 1981.
"Very Special" has been most notably covered and/or sampled by Big Daddy Kane and Jennifer Lopez, and has been the subject of lawsuits in this regard.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "1981: The Top 100 Soul/Funk/Disco Singles - RYM/Sonemic". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.