Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

"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]

"Let Your Yeah Be Yeah"
Single by Brownsville Station
from the album Yeah!
Released1973
GenreRock
Length3:37
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Cliff

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."[4]

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.

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
  1. "Let Your Yeah Be Yeah" at Discogs.com. Accessed 25 November 2012
  2. "Biography by Steve Leggett". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 427. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A37&version=NKJV


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