You Do n't Have to Be a Star ( to Be in My Show ) - wikipedia You Do n't Have to Be a Star ( to Be in My Show ) `` You Do n'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 `` Fool For You '' 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 `` I Hope We Get to Love on Time '' ( 1976 ) `` You Do n't Have to Be a Star ( To Be in My Show ) '' ( 1976 ) `` Your Love '' ( 1977 ) `` I Hope We Get to Love on Time '' ( 1976 ) `` You Do n't Have to Be a Star ( To Be in My Show ) '' ( 1977 ) `` Your Love '' ( 1977 ) `` You Do n'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 number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts during late 1976 and early 1977. The song also reached # 6 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart and # 7 on the UK Singles Chart. It would eventually be certified gold, selling over one million copies, and winning them a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1977. Contents 1 Chart performance 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Other versions 3 References 4 External links Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1976 - 77 ) Peak position Australia KMR 21 Canada RPM Top Singles Canada RPM Adult Contemporary Ireland ( IRMA ) 8 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard R&B / Soul U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 6 New Zealand UK Singles Chart 7 Year - end charts Chart ( 1977 ) Rank Australia 137 Canada 33 New Zealand 37 UK 98 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 27 Other versions This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2016 ) 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 the song 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 : Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 338. ^ Jump up to : `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008. Jump up ^ 19th Grammy Awards ( 1977 ) - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Jump up ^ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5149a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5149a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5149a Jump up ^ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5179&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5179.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5179 Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- You Do n't Have to Be a Star ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 2002, Record Research Inc., 2004, ISBN 978 - 0898201550 Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. - You Do n't Have To Be A Star ( To Be In My Show ) ''. Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Top Selling Singles of 1977 The Official New Zealand Music Chart ''. Nztop40.co.nz. 1977 - 12 - 31. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 1977 - UK Music Charts ''. Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1977 / Top 100 Songs of 1977 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18. External links Lyrics of this song Preceded by `` Tonight 's the Night ( Gonna Be Alright ) '' by Rod Stewart Billboard Hot 100 number - one single January 8, 1977 ( one week ) Succeeded by `` You Make Me Feel Like Dancing '' by Leo Sayer Preceded by `` Love Ballad '' by L.T.D. Billboard Hot Soul Singles number - one single November 20, 1976 ( one week ) Succeeded by `` Dazz '' by Brick Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_Don%27t_Have_to_Be_a_Star_(To_Be_in_My_Show)&oldid=813773874 '' Categories : 1976 singles 1976 songs Vocal duets Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles ABC Records singles Songs written by James Dean ( songwriter ) Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart called without artist Articles needing additional references from July 2016 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 December 2017, at 04 : 57. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who sang you don't have to be a star baby
Answer: husband/wife duo of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.