The Be Five was a band composed of actors from the television show Babylon 5

Babylon 5

Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...

. It was masterminded by Bill Mumy

Bill Mumy

Charles William "Bill" Mumy, Jr. is an American actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice-over artist and a figure in the science-fiction community. He is known primarily for his work as a child television actor....

 and made up of Mumy, Andreas Katsulas

Andreas Katsulas

Andrew "Andreas" Katsulas was a Greek-American actor known for his roles as Ambassador G'Kar in the science fiction television series Babylon 5, as the one-armed villain Sykes in the film The Fugitive , and as the Romulan Commander Tomalak on Star Trek: The Next Generation...

, Mira Furlan

Mira Furlan

Mira Furlan is a Croatian actress and singer currently residing in the United States. She is well known for her roles as the Minbari Ambassador Delenn on all five seasons of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 , and Danielle Rousseau on Lost.-Early life:Furlan was born to an...

, Peter Jurasik

Peter Jurasik

Peter Jurasik is an American actor known for his television roles as Londo Mollari in the 1990s science fiction series Babylon 5 and Sid the Snitch on the 1980s series Hill Street Blues and its short-lived spinoff Beverly Hills Buntz.-Career:Among Jurasik's guest appearances are an entomologist in...

 and Claudia Christian

Claudia Christian

Claudia Ann Christian is an American actress, writer, singer, musician, and director, best known for her role as Commander Susan Ivanova on the science fiction television series Babylon 5.-Career:...

, with Patricia Tallman

Patricia Tallman

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 singing backup in two tracks. Mumy wrote or co-wrote all tracks, and each performer was given the lead vocal in two songs.

The band's only album, Trying to Forget, was originally released in 1998 as a limited edition of 2500 copies and only available at conventions at which one of the performers were present. In July 1999 it was put on general release and a twelve-page booklet was added.

All tracks were composed by Bill Mumy except:

• "Tell Me How" (Bill Mumy/Gary Stockdale
  Gary Stockdale
  Gary Stockdale is an American musical composer and a two-time Daytime Emmy winner. He has composed music for television shows such as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; They Came from Outer Space; To Tell the Truth; Comedy Central’s Last Laugh; Cowboy U; Hayley Wagner, Star!; A Home for the Holidays , and...
  
  )
• "I Don't Know Who You Are" (Bill Mumy/Mira Furlan)
• "Lovely In Loveland" (Bill Mumy/Robert Haimer
  Robert Haimer
  Robert Haimer is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He performed in the two-man band Barnes & Barnes as his stage persona Artie Barnes, alongside actor and musician Bill Mumy. Haimer became friends with Mumy in 1965 at his schools Halloween carnival day. Recently, Haimer has sold...
  
  )
• "Put It On Down" (Bill Mumy/Peter Jurasik)

Track listing

1. "Tell Me How" (ensemble)
2. "If You Want Candy" (features Claudia Christian)
3. "When You Were By My Side" (features Peter Jurasik)
4. "I Don't Know Who You Are" (features Mira Furlan)
5. "High On The Strength Of Your Love" (features Bill Mumy)
6. "How Was I To Know" (features Andreas Katsulas)
7. "Lovely In Loveland" (features Claudia Christian)
8. "Might Be You" (features Bill Mumy)
9. "The Touch Of Your Hand" (features Mira Furlan)
10. "Can't Imagine Blues" (features Andreas Katsulas)
11. "Put It On Down" (features Peter Jurasik)
12. "It's Just A TV Show" (ensemble)

Personnel

• Steve Lukather
  Steve Lukather
  Steve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...
  
  - Guitars on Tracks 2, 6, 11 and 12
• Greg "Harpo" Hilfman - Keyboards
• Jennifer Condos - Bass
• Christopher Ross - Drums, Percussion
• Bill Mumy - Vocals
• Claudia Christian - Vocals
• Patricia Tallman - Background Vocals
• Mira Furlan - Vocals
• Andreas Katsulas - Vocals
• George Englund - Saxophone
• Peter Jurasik - Vocals