Yes We Can Can
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This article is about the Allen Toussaint song. For the will.i.am song, see Yes We Can.
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| Single by the Pointer Sisters from the album The Pointer Sisters |
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| Released | February, 1973 | |
| Recorded | Pacific Recording, Studio A, San Francisco[1] |
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| Genre | Soul | |
| Label | Blue Thumb | |
| Writer(s) | Allen Toussaint | |
| Producer | David Rubinson | |
"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.
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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.[2]
[edit] Other covers
- Mel & Tim, on the album Starting All Over Again in 1972.
- José Feliciano, on the album Compartments in 1973.
- Allen Toussaint, on the album Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast in 2005.
- Harry Connick, Jr. on the album Oh, My NOLA in 2007.
