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In a Special Way

Index In a Special Way

In a Special Way is the third studio album by American R&B group DeBarge, released by Gordy Records on September 24, 1983. [1]

50 relations: A Dream (DeBarge song), Adult contemporary music, All This Love (album), AllMusic, Berry Gordy, Billboard (magazine), Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Preston, Bobby DeBarge, Bunny DeBarge, Burbank, California, CMJ, Contemporary R&B, DeBarge, El DeBarge, Freddie Washington (bassist), Greg Phillinganes, Harvey Mason, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, James DeBarge, James Jamerson, Jermaine Jackson, Jim Gilstrap, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Lexington Herald-Leader, Los Angeles Times, Love Me in a Special Way, Mark DeBarge, Motown, Nathan East, Paul Jackson Jr., Pazz & Jop, Quiet storm, Randy DeBarge, Recording Industry Association of America certification, Rhythm of the Night (album), Ricky Lawson, Robert Christgau, Stay with Me (DeBarge song), Stevie Wonder, Switch (band), The DeBarges, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Village Voice, Time Will Reveal, Time Will Reveal (song), Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, West Hollywood, California, Westlake Recording Studios.

A Dream (DeBarge song)

"A Dream" is a song by DeBarge.

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Adult contemporary music

Adult contemporary music (AC) is a North American term used to describe a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, rhythm and blues, quiet storm, and rock influence.

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All This Love (album)

All This Love is the second studio album by DeBarge, released by Gordy Records on April 22, 1982.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG) is an online music guide.

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Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy III (known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., born November 28, 1929) is an American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer.

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Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (styled as billboard) is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries.

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Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Billy Preston

William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American musician whose work included R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel.

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Bobby DeBarge

Robert Louis DeBarge Jr. (March 5, 1956 – August 16, 1995) was an American singer and musician.

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Bunny DeBarge

Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (born March 15, 1955) is an American soul singer–songwriter, best known as the lone female sibling of the Motown family group DeBarge.

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Burbank, California

Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

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CMJ

CMJ Holdings, Corp. was a music events and online media company which ran a website, hosted an annual festival in New York City, and published CMJ New Music Monthly.

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Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B (also known as simply R&B), is a music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues, pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music.

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DeBarge

DeBarge was an American musical recording group composed of several members of the DeBarge family, a family of musical talent often compared to the Jackson family.

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El DeBarge

Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge (born June 4, 1961) is an American Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer and musician.

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Freddie Washington (bassist)

"Ready" Freddie Washington is an American session bassist who has played with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Al Jarreau, Aaron Neville, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, B.B. King, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston, to Donald Fagen, The Crusaders, George Benson, Deniece Williams, Johnny Mathis, Burt Bacharach, Aaliyah, Kenny Loggins and Steely Dan.

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Greg Phillinganes

Gregory Arthur "Greg" Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and musical director based in Los Angeles, California, U.S. A prolific session musician, Phillinganes has contributed keyboard tracks to numerous albums representing a broad array of artists and genres.

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Harvey Mason

Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay.

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Songs is a record chart that ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard.

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James DeBarge

James Curtis DeBarge (born August 22, 1963) is an American R&B/soul singer.

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James Jamerson

James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) was an American bass player.

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Jermaine Jackson

Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist, and member of the Jackson family.

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Jim Gilstrap

James Earl Gilstrap (born November 10, 1946) is an American singer best known for his work as a session musician and his 1975 solo hit single "Swing Your Daddy", as well as singing co-lead to the theme from the TV series Good Times.

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Leon "Ndugu" Chancler

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (July 1, 1952 – February 3, 2018) was a world-renowned American pop, funk and jazz drummer.

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Lexington Herald-Leader

The Lexington Herald-Leader is a newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company and based in the U.S. city of Lexington, Kentucky.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Love Me in a Special Way

"Love Me In a Special Way" is a single by DeBarge, released on November 20, 1983.

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Mark DeBarge

Mark "Marty" DeBarge (born June 19, 1959) is an American R&B/soul singer–songwriter, drummer, percussionist,and plays all wind instruments, including the saxophone,flugalhorn,trumpet and flute.

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Motown

Motown is an American record company.

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Nathan East

Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist.

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Paul Jackson Jr.

Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) is an American fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist.

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Pazz & Jop

Pazz & Jop is an annual poll of musical releases compiled by American newspaper The Village Voice since 1971.

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Quiet storm

Quiet storm is a radio format and a "super genre" of contemporary R&B, jazz fusion and pop music that is characterized by understated, mellow dynamics, slow tempos, and relaxed rhythms.

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Randy DeBarge

William Randall DeBarge (born August 6, 1958) is an American R&B/soul singer and bass guitarist, best known for being one of the original members of the popular Motown singing family group DeBarge.

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Recording Industry Association of America certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets.

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Rhythm of the Night (album)

Rhythm of the Night is the fourth studio album by DeBarge, released by Gordy Records on March 14, 1985.

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Ricky Lawson

Ricky Lawson (November 8, 1954 – December 23, 2013) was an American drummer and composer.

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Robert Christgau

Robert Thomas Christgau (born April 18, 1942) is an American essayist and music journalist.

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Stay with Me (DeBarge song)

"Stay With Me" is a song by DeBarge, issued on their acclaimed album, In a Special Way.

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Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Switch (band)

Switch is an R&B/funk band that found fame recording for the Gordy label in the late 1970s, releasing hit songs such as "There'll Never Be", "I Call Your Name", and "Love Over & Over Again".

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The DeBarges

The DeBarges is the debut album of The DeBarges, released by Gordy Records on April 6, 1981.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area of the United States.

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The Village Voice

The Village Voice is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly.

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Time Will Reveal

For the song by DeBarge, see Time Will Reveal (song) Time Will Reveal is the fourth studio album by American West Coast hip hop group Above the Law.

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Time Will Reveal (song)

"Time Will Reveal" is a single by DeBarge and released on September 1983 as the first single off the group's third album, In a Special Way on the Gordy label.

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Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.

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West Hollywood, California

West Hollywood, occasionally referred to locally as WeHo, is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Westlake Recording Studios

Westlake Recording Studios is a music recording studio in West Hollywood, California.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Special_Way

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