Hardcastle 5 is a smooth jazz album by producer/musician Paul Hardcastle.

It is the fifth album in the Hardcastle series of smooth jazz albums, and the twenty-fifth overall.

The album peaked at No.

[1] The last track on his CD, "Take 1," introduces his son, Paul Hardcastle Jr.

This was his first album with co-writer and vocalist Becki Biggins, who co-wrote the tracks Don't You Know, Closer, Blew My Mind, and Keep Movin On.