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Strong as Steel (song)

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B-side
  
"The Man"

Genre
  
Pop

Label
  
RCA/BMG, Tent

Released
  
6 October 1987

Length
  
4:18

Format
  
7" single, 12" single, Cassette single

"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.

Contents

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

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

Other cover versions

  • American singer Gregory Abbott covered the song for the soundtrack of the 1989 film Tap.
  • 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.
  • In 1997, Diane Warren released a promotional compilation of songs written by her titled A Passion For Music. Included on the track list is the original demo of the song, sung by Jeff Pescetto.

    • References

    Strong as Steel (song) Wikipedia
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