Strong as Steel (song)

"Strong as Steel"
Single by Five Star
from the album Between the Lines
B-side "The Man"
Released 6 October 1987
Format 7" single, 12" single, Cassette single
Genre Pop
Length 4:18
Label RCA/BMG, Tent
Writer(s) Diane Warren
Producer(s) Dennis Lambert
Five Star singles chronology
"Whenever You're Ready"
(1987)
"Strong as Steel"
(1987)
"Somewhere Somebody"
(1987)

"Strong as Steel" is the name of a 1987 hit single by British pop group Five Star, the second release from their third album, Between The Lines. The single peaked at #16 in the UK.

The song was written by songwriter Diane Warren, who has also written hit songs for Cher, Gloria Estefan, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Tina Arena and Michael Bolton.

Track listings

7" single and 7" posterbag
  1. Strong As Steel (Edit)
  2. The Man
12" single PT41566 and cassette single
  1. Strong As Steel (Album Version)
  2. The Man
  3. Can’t Wait Another Minute (M&M Groove Remix) 05:15
12" single PT41566(R)
  1. Strong As Steel (Edit)
  2. The Man
  3. The Five Star Hit Mix, 11:52 (Disco Mix Club megamix featuring Can't Wait Another Minute, Let Me Be The One, All Fall Down, Whenever You're Ready, Find The Time, If I Say Yes, R.S.V.P., Love Take Over, The Slightest Touch)

This Hit Mix mix also released in CD format on the Cherry Pop 2012 reissue of Five Star's 1987 "Between the Lines" album.

Tina Arena version

"Strong As Steel"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Strong As Steel
Released 12 November 1990
Format 7" single
12" single
Cassette single
Genre Pop
Length 5:06
Tina Arena singles chronology
"The Machine's Breaking Down"
(1990)
"Strong As Steel"
(1990)
"Woman's Work"
(1991)

Australian singer Tina Arena released her version of the song as a single from her first album Strong as Steel (1990).

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 30

Gladys Knight version

American R&B singer Gladys Knight covered the song in 1990, which was featured in the soundtrack for the 1990 film Ghost Dad, starring Bill Cosby and Kimberly Russell.[1]

References

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