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If I Say Yes

"If I Say Yes"
Single by Five Star
from the album Silk & Steel
B-side"Let Me Down Easy"
Released7 November 1986
GenrePop
Length4:01
LabelRCA, Tent
Songwriter(s)Michael Jay, Marvin Morrow[1]
Producer(s)Buster Pearson, Michael Jay
Five Star singles chronology
"Rain or Shine"
(1986) 		"If I Say Yes"
(1986) 		"Stay Out of My Life"
(1986)

"If I Say Yes" is a 1986 single by British pop group Five Star, and was the follow-up to their biggest-ever UK single, the #2 ranked "Rain or Shine". It was the fourth release from the group's Silk & Steel album. A 3:43 remixed version of the song (an edit of the cassette-only "Lew Hahn New York Remix"), which was the version released in the U.S., appeared on the group's 1989 Greatest Hits album.

Critical reception

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Jim Reid of Record Mirror considered "If I Say Yes" a "typically bubbling disco-pop" song very similar to Five Star's previous singles, "with a sax solo, silly clothes and plenty of big grins".[2] In another issue of the same magazine, James Hamilton described the song as a "speedily wrigging and tinkling Jackson 5-ish 120 bpm galloper".[3]

Track listings

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A. "If I Say Yes"
B. "Let Me Down Easy"
A. "If I Say Yes" (extended mix) (Phil Harding PWL mix) – 7:05
B1. "Let Me Down Easy"
B2. "Can’t Wait Another Minute" (M&M New York remix) – 8:36
A1. "If I Say Yes" (urban remix) (Shep Pettibone mix) – 5:45
A2. "If I Say Yes" (dub mix) (Shep Pettibone mix) – 6:05
B1. "Let Me Down Easy"
B2. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (M&M New York remix) – 8:36

All tracks available on the remastered versions of either the 2010 'Silk & Steel' album, the 2013 'The Remix Anthology (The Remixes 1984-1991)' or the 2018 'Luxury - The Definitive Anthology 1984-1991' boxset.

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Reid, Jim (8 November 1986). "Singles reviewed by Jim Reid" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 11. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ Hamilton, James (15 November 1986). "BPM by James Hamilton" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 52. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "5 Star – If I Say Yes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 49. 13 December 1986. p. 14-15. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 10 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 49. 13 December 1986. p. 4. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – If I Say Yes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Five Star | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company".
  9. ^ "Top Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 29 November 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 8 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 300.
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 99.
  12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 206.
  13. ^ "Top Dance Singles – Year-end 1986" (PDF). Music Week. 10 January 1987. p. 19. Retrieved 8 September 2023 – via World Radio History.