- Yes We Can Can
Infobox Single
Name = Yes We Can Can
Artist = thePointer Sisters
from Album = The Pointer Sisters
B-side =
Released = February, 1973
Recorded = Pacific Recording, Studio A,San Francisco [ [http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_pointer_sisters_yes/ Classic Tracks: The Pointer Sisters' "Yes We Can Can"] ]
Format=
Genre =Funk /soul
Length =
Label = Blue Thumb
Writer =Allen Toussaint
Producer = David Rubinson
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Misc ="Yes We Can Can" is a 1973funk classic recorded by the AmericanR&B girl group thePointer Sisters and released on the Blue Thumb record label.The song, written by
Allen Toussaint , is a socially conscious one, featuring intricate background vocals by three of the sisters while Anita Pointer handled lead vocal duties.Released in February of 1973, the song became the Pointers' first hit single reaching number eleven on the
Billboard Hot 100 and number twelve on the Hot Soul Songs chart.Credits
*Lead vocals by
Anita Pointer
*Background vocals byAnita Pointer ,Ruth Pointer ,Bonnie Pointer andJune Pointer
*Written byAllen Toussaint
*Produced by David Rubinson
*Instrumentation by variousCalifornia musiciansOriginal Lee Dorsey version
The song was originally recorded as Yes We Can, by
Lee Dorsey on his album " Yes We Can", released byPolydor in 1970. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=4488&aid=30063 Billboard.com - Discography - Lee Dorsey - Yes We Can] ]Other covers
*Mel & Tim, on the album "Starting All Over Again" in 1972.
*José Feliciano , on the album "Compartments" in 1973.
*Sly and Robbie on the album "Rhythm Killers" in 1987.
*Allen Toussaint , on the album "" in 2005.
*Harry Connick, Jr. on the album "Oh, My NOLA " in 2007.References
External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=33:0nfyxqedldde Yes We Can Can - The Pointer Sisters] at
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