Strong as Steel (song)

"Strong as Steel"
Single by Five Star
from the album Between the Lines
B-side	"The Man"
Released	6 October 1987
Format	7" single, 12" single, Cassette single
Genre	Pop
Length	4:18
Label	RCA/BMG, Tent
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Dennis Lambert
Five Star singles chronology
"Whenever You're Ready" (1987) "Strong as Steel" (1987) "Somewhere Somebody" (1987)

"Strong as Steel" is the name of a 1987 hit single by British pop group Five Star, the second release from their third album, Between The Lines. The single peaked at #16 in the UK.

The song was written by songwriter Diane Warren, who has also written hit songs for Cher, Gloria Estefan, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Tina Arena and Michael Bolton.

Track listings

7" single and 7" posterbag

1. "Strong As Steel" (edit)
2. "The Man"

12" single PT41566 and cassette single

1. "Strong As Steel" (album version)
2. "The Man"
3. "Can’t Wait Another Minute" (M&M Groove remix) 05:15

12" single PT41566(R)

1. "Strong As Steel" (edit)
2. "The Man"
3. "The Five Star Hit Mix", 11:52 (Disco Mix Club megamix featuring "Can't Wait Another Minute", "Let Me Be The One", "All Fall Down", "Whenever You're Ready", "Find The Time", "If I Say Yes", "R.S.V.P.", "Love Take Over", "The Slightest Touch"). This Hit Mix mix also released in CD format on the Cherry Pop 2012 reissue of Five Star's 1987 "Between the Lines" album.

Tina Arena version

"Strong As Steel"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Strong As Steel
Released	12 November 1990
Format	7" single 12" single Cassette single
Genre	Pop
Length	5:06
Tina Arena singles chronology
"The Machine's Breaking Down" (1990) "Strong As Steel" (1990) "Woman's Work" (1991)

Australian singer Tina Arena released her version of the song as a single from her first album Strong as Steel (1990).

Charts

Other cover versions

• American singer Gregory Abbott covered the song for the soundtrack of the 1989 film Tap.
• American R&B singer Gladys Knight covered the song in 1990, which was featured in the soundtrack for the 1990 film Ghost Dad, starring Bill Cosby and Kimberly Russell.^[1]
• In 1997, Diane Warren released a promotional compilation of songs written by her titled A Passion For Music. Included on the track list is the original demo of the song, sung by Jeff Pescetto.

References

Tina Arena singles
Strong as Steel	"I Need Your Body" "The Machine's Breaking Down" "Strong as Steel" "Woman's Work"
Don't Ask	"Chains" "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" "Heaven Help My Heart" "Wasn't It Good" "Show Me Heaven"
In Deep	"Burn" "If I Didn't Love You" "Now I Can Dance" "Whistle Down the Wind" "I Want to Know What Love Is" "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" "If I Was a River" "Aller plus haut" "Les trois cloches"
Just Me	"Soul Mate #9" "Dare You to Be Happy" "Tu es toujours là" "Symphony of Life"
Vous êtes toujours là	"Je te retrouve un peu"
Greatest Hits 1994–2004	"Italian Love Song"
Un autre univers	"Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible" "Je m'appelle Bagdad" "Tu aurais dû me dire (Oser parler d'amour)"
Songs of Love & Loss	"To Sir with Love"
7 vies	"Entends-tu le monde?"
Songs of Love & Loss 2	"Oh Me, Oh My"
Reset	"You Set Fire to My Life"
Other releases	"Ti Voglio Qui" "Live for the One I Love" "Never (Past Tense)" "Voici les clés" "Only Lonely" "The Things We Do For Love"
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