You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)
1976 single by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" is a song written by James Dean and John Glover and popularized 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 No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts during late 1976 and early 1977.[3] It also reached No. 6 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] It would eventually be certified gold, selling over one million copies, and winning the couple a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1977.[5] The song was produced by Detroiter Don Davis, who had written and produced the first platinum single awarded by Billboard for the Johnny Taylor hit, "Disco Lady."
"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 | "We've Got to Get it On Again" | |||
Released | September 1976 | |||
Genre | Disco[1][2] | |||
Length | 4:41 (Album version) 3:40 (Single version) | |||
Label | ABC Records | |||
Songwriter(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" on YouTube | ||||