| Very Special | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Concorde Recording, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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| Debra Laws chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Very Special | ||||
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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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On My Own" | R. Laws | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Meant for You" | Lasley, Seeman | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Very Special" | Peters, Jeffery | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Be Yourself" | D. Laws, East | 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Long As We're Together" | R. Laws | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Your Love" | Mitchell | 3:42 |
| 7. | "How Long" | Grey, Hanks | 4:02 |
| 8. | "All The Things I Love" | Lasley, Seeman | 3:55 |
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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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 | |
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