Strong as Steel (song)

"Strong as Steel"
Single by Five Star
from the album Between the Lines
B-side	"The Man"
Released	28 September 1987
Genre	Pop R&B quiet storm
Length	4:18
Label	RCA/BMG, Tent
Songwriter(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 No. 16 in the UK.^[1]

The song was written by American songwriter Diane Warren.

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

2nd 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").

All tracks available on the remastered versions of either the 2012 Between the Lines album, the 2013 The Remix Anthology (The Remixes 1984–1991) or the 2018 Luxury – The Definitive Anthology 1984–1991 box set.

Tina Arena version

"Strong as Steel"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Strong as Steel
Released	November 1990
Genre	Pop
Length	5:06
Songwriter(s)	Diane Warren
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 performance for "Strong as Steel" by Tina Arena

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	30

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.^[3]
• 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

1. "Official Charts > Five Star". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
2. "australian-charts.com > Tina Arena – Strong as Steel (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
3. Video on YouTube