Let Me Be Yours
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| Single by Five Star | ||
| from the album Rock The World | ||
| Released | November 19, 1988 | |
| Format | 7" single, CD single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:00 | |
| Label | RCA, Tent | |
| Writer(s) | Deniece Pearson | |
| Producer(s) | Deniece Pearson | |
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| Five Star singles chronology | ||
| There's A Brand New World (1988) |
Let Me Be Yours (1988) |
With Every Heartbeat (1989) |
Let Me Be Yours is the name of a minor hit single by British pop group Five Star. Released in November 1988 as their intended Christmas single, the single entered the UK charts at #51 but failed to go any higher. The single seemed to be liked by the fans and critics, as it was the groups first ballad since "Strong As Steel" a year earlier. They tried to return to the simple pop formula that made them famous, but many fans had not forgiven them for the leather clad look of the previous singles "There's A Brand New World", "Rock My World" and "Another Weekend".
The video consisted of all five members of the band cleverly changing into one another to prepare for a night out. The single was released on November 19, 1988 and was intentionally released as a Christmas single, the first and only time Five Star had done so. It was released to try and compete with Cliff Richard's "Mistletoe and Wine" and Bros's double a-side "Cat Among The Pigeons / Silent Night". Let Me Be Yours became Five Star's second single so far to miss the Top 40, after a 3 year run of Top 20 hits, and it also became the fourth and final release from their Top 20 hit album Rock The World, which peaked at UK #16 in August of that year.
Queen Elizabeth II met Five Star at the Royal Variety Performance in December 1988, where she asked the group where did they get all their energy from. She even commented on Let Me Be Yours, saying it was probably one of their best harmonies so far. Cliff Richard and Bros (who hit UK#1 and UK#2 respectively with their Christmas singles) both commented on Five Star's single, saying that they were surprised that a beautiful ballad like "Let Me Be Yours" wasn't a hit over the Christmas period.
