"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.[2] It also reached No. 6 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] 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.[4]
"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 | R&B[1] | |||
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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Alternative release | ||||
Audio | ||||
"You Don't Have to Be a Star" on YouTube |
Personnel
- Marilyn McCoo – vocals
- Billy Davis Jr. – vocals
- James Jamerson – bass
- Horrace Ott – concertmaster
Chart performance
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 it in the Season 5 finale of the CBS sitcom Good Times. At the time, Carter and Jackson were 16 and 11 years old, respectively.
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