Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. singles chronology
"I Hope We Get to Love on Time" (1976)
"You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" (1976)
"Your Love" (1977)
"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 No. 1 on both the BillboardHot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts during late 1976 and early 1977.[1] It also reached No. 6 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] 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.[3]
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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.