You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)
| "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" | ||||
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| Single by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. | ||||
| from the album I Hope We Get to Love in Time | ||||
| B-side | "Fool For You" | |||
| Released | September 1976 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soul, disco | |||
| Length |
4:41 3:39 (7" version) | |||
| Label | ABC Records | |||
| Writer(s) | James Dean, John Glover | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Davis | |||
| Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. singles chronology | ||||
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"You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" is a song by the husband/wife duo of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., former members of the vocal group The 5th Dimension. Released from their album, I Hope We Get to Love in Time, it became a crossover success, spending six months on the charts and soaring to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts during late 1976 and early 1977.[1] The song also reached #6 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and #7 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] It would eventually be certified gold, selling over one million copies, and winning them a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Other versions
- Geri Reischl and Barry Williams performed the song in a 1977 episode of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.
- In 1978, Ralph Carter and Janet Jackson performed the song in the Season 5 finale of the CBS sitcom Good Times. At the time, Carter and Jackson were 16 and 11 years old, respectively.
References
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 338.
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5149a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5149a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5149a
- ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5179&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5179.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5179
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002, Record Research Inc., 2004, ISBN 978-0898201550
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. - You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1977 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1977-12-31. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Top 100 1977 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
| Preceded by "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single January 8, 1977 (one week) |
Succeeded by "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer |
| Preceded by "Love Ballad" by L.T.D. |
Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single November 20, 1976 (one week) |
Succeeded by "Dazz" by Brick |
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