"Yes I Will"
Cover of Swedish Single
Single by the Hollies
B-side"Nobody"
Released22 January 1965
Recorded3 January 1965[1]
StudioEMI, London[1]
GenrePop rock
Length2:57
Label
Songwriter(s)Gerry Goffin, Russ Titelman
Producer(s)Ron Richards
The Hollies singles chronology
"We're Through"
(1964)		 "Yes I Will"
(1965)		 "I'm Alive"
(1965)

"Yes I Will", also known as "I'll Be True to You", is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Russ Titelman. The song was first recorded in 1964 by British Beat group the Hollies who released it as a single in January 1965 where it peaked at number 9 in the United Kingdom that April.[2] Two versions of this song were released by the Hollies. An alternate take with prominent acoustic guitars and a different intro was included on the band's 1968 Greatest Hits album in the UK. This is often described as an "erroneous" version because it does not reflect what was heard on the single.

While a top 10 hit in the UK, it failed to chart entirely in the US and Canada where it was released two months later on the Imperial and Capitol labels, respectively. It would not see re-release on LP in either of those countries and original copies of the single are scarce.[3]

Cover versions

A version of the song titled "I'll Be True to You" was recorded by the Monkees and included on their 1966 self-titled debut album. Australian group the Twilights also recorded a version on their eponymous 1966 album.

Charts

Chart (1965) Peak
position
Sweden
11
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 9

References

  1. 1 2 The 30th Anniversary Collection (CD). The Hollies. EMI Records. 1993. D 202205.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ The Hollies discography - "Yes I Will"/"Nobody" Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine hollies.co.uk. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2002). The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 9781617132025.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.


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