Very Special Part

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"Very Special Part"
Single by Jermaine Jackson
from the album Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
ReleasedOctober 1982
Recorded1982
Genre R&B
Length5:42
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Benny Medina, Cliff Liles, Kerry Gordy, William E. Bickelhaupt
Producer(s) Jermaine Jackson, Berry Gordy
Jermaine Jackson singles chronology
"Let Me Tickle Your Fancy"
(1982)
"Very Special Part"
(1982)
"Dynamite"
(1984)

"Very Special Part" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Jermaine Jackson and produced by Jackson with Berry Gordy. It was released as the second single from his 1982 album, Let Me Tickle Your Fancy . [1]

Charts

Chart (1982–83)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles [2] 54

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References

  1. "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" . Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. "Jermaine Jackson Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard . Retrieved 2019-11-03.