Special Girl (song)

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"Special Girl"
Single by America
from the album Perspective
B-side "Unconditional Love"
Released October 1984
Genre Rock
Length 3:47
Label Capitol Records 5398
Writer(s) Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson
America singles chronology

"Perspective"
(1984)
"Special Girl"
(1984)
"Loves Worn Out Again"
(1993)

"Special Girl" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter/guitarist Eddie Schwartz in collaboration with songwriter/producer and fellow Canadian David Tyson. It first appeared on Schwartz' 1983/84 album, Public Life, and was released as a single with an accompanying music video.[1]

Later the same year, the band America recorded a version, releasing it as a single from their 1984 album Perspective. This version cracked the top 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States.

The tune was also covered by Meat Loaf on his 1986 album, Blind Before I Stop.

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