Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
"Let Your Yeah Be Yeah" | |
---|---|
Single by Brownsville Station | |
from the album Yeah! | |
Released | 1973 |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 3:37 |
Label | Philips |
Writer(s) | Jimmy Cliff |
"Let Your Yeah Be Yeah" is a song written by Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff. It was first recorded by vocal trio The Pioneers, whose version, co-produced by Cliff,[1] reached no. 5 on the UK singles chart in 1971.[2][3]
In 1973 it was recorded by American rock band Brownsville Station for their album Yeah!. Released as a single, it was the band's second song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching no. 57.
Jimmy Cliff also released the song as a single in 1975 on Island Records, but it did not chart.
A cover of this song was recorded by British reggae band UB40's singer Ali Campbell for his solo album Big Love in 1995. It was released as a single and reached no. 25 in the U.K.
References
- ↑ "Let Your Yeah Be Yeah" at Discogs.com. Accessed 25 November 2012
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>