Yes We Can Can

Yes We Can Can

Infobox Single
Name = Yes We Can Can


Artist = the Pointer 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
Reviews =
Last single=
This single=
Next single=
Misc ="Yes We Can Can" is a 1973 funk classic recorded by the American R&B girl group the Pointer 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 by Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer and June Pointer
*Written by Allen Toussaint
*Produced by David Rubinson
*Instrumentation by various California musicians

Original Lee Dorsey version

The song was originally recorded as Yes We Can, by Lee Dorsey on his album " Yes We Can", released by Polydor 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 Allmusic


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