Silk & Steel (Five Star album)

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Silk & Steel is the second album by the British pop group Five Star. The album was the group's biggest seller, reaching No.1 in the UK. It was also successful in France, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy.

The album was recorded in Austria, Germany and London in early 1986 and produced six UK top 15 hit singles and three US R&B hits. As "Are You Man Enough" was a US only single, that means seven of the ten tracks were hit singles. "Don't You Know I Love It" had also been released as the b-side of the lead single "Can't Wait Another Minute" (in both the UK and US) so only two of the album tracks were not available on a single. The album itself was the 10th best selling album of 1986 in the UK, and had achieved 4 x Platinum status (1.2 million copies sold) by 1987. It spent a total of 58 weeks on the UK albums chart.

A photograph on the reverse sleeve of Silk & Steel shows the group outside the Lloyd's Building in London, which was newly opened at that time.

An expanded version of Silk & Steel was released through Cherry Pop Records in November 2010.

Tracklisting

1. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (Sue Sheridan, Paul Chiten) - 4:42
2. "Find The Time" (Paul Gurvitz, Nick Trevisick) - 4:30
3. "Rain or Shine" (Billy Livsey, Peter Sinfield) - 3:59
4. "If I Say Yes" (Michael Jay, Marvin Morrow) - 4:04
5. "Please Don't Say Goodnight" (Michael George Jackson-Clark, Clemens Winterhalter) - 4:43
6. "Stay Out Of My Life" (Deniece Pearson) - 4:00
7. "Show Me What You've Got For Me" (Pamela Phillips Oland, Rick Neigher) - 3:57
8. "Are You Man Enough" (Paul Gurvitz, Nick Trevisick) - 4:38
9. "The Slightest Touch" (Michael Jay, Marvin Morrow) - 4:30
10. "Don't You Know I Love It" (Doris Pearson) - 3:58

2010 CD Bonus Tracks

1. "Find The Time" (Midnight Mix)
2. "If I Say Yes" (Extended Mix)
3. "Rain Or Shine" (Remix)
4. "The Slightest Touch" (The Pettibone Touch Remix)
5. "Are You Man Enough" (Shep Pettibone Remix)