Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
{{short description|1971 hit single by The Pioneers}}
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| type = single
| artist = The Pioneers
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| released = 1971
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| genre = Reggae
| length = 3:10
| label = Trojan
| writer = Jimmy Cliff
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"Let Your Yeah Be Yeah" is a reggae song written by Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff. It was first recorded by the vocal trio the Pioneers, whose version, co-produced by Cliff,[http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1359912 "Let Your Yeah Be Yeah"], Discogs.com. Accessed 25 November 2012 reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1971.{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p30319/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Steve Leggett |website=AllMusic|access-date=30 March 2009}}{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 427}}
Background
The lyrics are based on Matthew 5:37; "But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil."{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A37&version=NKJV|title=Matthew 5:37 NKJV |website=Biblegateway.com}}
Other recordings
- 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.{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=119}}
- Cliff also released the song as a single in 1975 on Island Records,{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/let-your-yeah-be-yeah/PwklfjlhTXs|title=Let Your Yeah Be Yeah (Full Song & Lyrics) - Jimmy Cliff|date=26 February 2001|access-date=29 June 2023|website=Jiosaavn.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.45cat.com/record/idj14uk|title=45cat - Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come / Let Your Yeah Be Yeah - Island - UK - IDJ 14|website=45cat.com|access-date=29 June 2023}} but it did not chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13810/jimmy-cliff/|title=JIMMY CLIFF |website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=29 June 2023}}
- A cover of this song was recorded by Ali Campbell, the former lead singer of the British reggae band UB40, for his solo album, Big Love (1995).{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/big-love-mw0000174244|title=Ali Campbell - Big Love Album Reviews, Songs & More|website=AllMusic|access-date=29 June 2023}} It was released as a single and reached no. 25 in the U.K.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31551/ali-campbell/|title=ALI CAMPBELL|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=29 June 2023}}
References
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Category:Jamaican reggae songs
Category:Brownsville Station (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Jimmy Cliff
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