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)"
"You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)"
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	Pop, soul, disco
Length	4:41; 3:39 (7" version)
Label	ABC Records
Songwriter(s)	James Dean, John Glover
Producer(s)	Don Davis
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. singles chronology

"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 Billboard Hot 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]

Personnel[]

Marilyn McCoo - vocals
Billy Davis, Jr. - vocals
James Jamerson - bass

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1976–77)	Peak position
Australia KMR	21
Canada RPM Top Singles^[4]	1
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[5]	3
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[7]	1
U.S. Billboard R&B/Soul^[1]	1
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	6
New Zealand^[8]	5
UK Singles Chart^[2]	7

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1977)	Rank
Australia	137
Canada^[9]	33
New Zealand^[10]	37
UK^[11]	98
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[12]	27

All-time charts[]

Chart (1958-2018)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[13]	498

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.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 338.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 19th Grammy Awards (1977) - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
^ "Image : RPM Weekly". 17 July 2013.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly". 17 July 2013.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You Don't Have to Be a Star". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
^ 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.nz. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. 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.
^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

External links[]

[whitburn338-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 338.

[everyhit.com-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] 19th Grammy Awards (1977) - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

[4] "Image : RPM Weekly". 17 July 2013.

[5] "Image : RPM Weekly". 17 July 2013.

[sc_Ireland2_-6] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You Don't Have to Be a Star". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.

[7] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002, Record Research Inc., 2004, ISBN 978-0898201550

[8] Steffen Hung. "Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. - You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)". charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

[9] "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

[10] "Top Selling Singles of 1977 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1977-12-31. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

[11] "Top 100 1977 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

[12] "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

[13] "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

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