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You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)
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Wikipedia article
"'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. It also reached No. 6 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart. 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.
Personnel
*Marilyn McCoo - vocals
*Billy Davis, Jr. - vocals
*James Jamerson - bass
*Horrace Ott - concertmaster
Chart performance
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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 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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