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Very Special (Debra Laws album)

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Very Special
Studio album by
Released1981
Recorded1981
StudioConcorde Recording, Los Angeles
GenreR&B, soul
LabelElektra
Producer
Debra Laws chronology
Very Special
(1981)
Moments
(1993)
Singles from Very Special
  1. "Very Special"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Be Yourself"
    Released: 1981
  3. "Meant for You"
    Released: 1981

Very Special is the debut album by Debra Laws, released in 1981 on Elektra Records.[1][2]

The album peaked at No. 70 on the Billboard 200 and No. 13 on Billboard's Top Black Albums chart. The title track and "Be Yourself" were top 40 hits on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On My Own"R. Laws4:19
2."Meant for You"Lasley, Seeman3:59
3."Very Special"Peters, Jeffery4:28
4."Be Yourself"D. Laws, East5:00
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Long As We're Together"R. Laws4:21
6."Your Love"Mitchell3:42
7."How Long"Grey, Hanks4:02
8."All The Things I Love"Lasley, Seeman3:55

Personnel

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Production

Charts

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Singles

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Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Very Special" Billboard Hot 100[6] 90
Billboard Hot Soul Singles[7] 11
"Be Yourself" Billboard Hot Soul Singles[8] 31
"Meant for You" Billboard Hot Soul Singles[9] 47

References

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  1. ^ "Debra Laws Kept Other Job Despite Records Success". Jet. 61 (14). Johnson Publishing Company: 57. December 24, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Soul Albums". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media. December 26, 1981. p. 28. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Debra Laws, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Debra Laws, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Very Special (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Very Special (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Be Yourself". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Meant for You". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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