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Yes We Can (aka Yes We Can Can)
Composer: Allen Toussaint

Yes We Can was played by Phil Lesh & Friends in 2018.

The song was written by Allen Toussaint and first released on a Lee Dorsey single in 1970 with the title Yes We Can Part I. It was released on the Lee Dorsey album Yes We Can in 1970 in two parts Yes We Can Part I and Yes We Can Part II.

The song was recorded by the Pointer Sisters in 1972 and released in early 1973 on a single and an album with the title Yes We Can Can.

Both title have been used on subsequent recordings.



Allen Toussaint

no info Our New Orleans 2005: A Benefit Album, Various Artists (Allen Toussaint), 2005
no info Hot As A Pistol Keen As A Blade (DVD), Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint, 2008
no info Live At The 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Allen Toussaint, 2009
no info Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky: The Hit Songs & Productions 1957-1978, Allen Toussaint/Various Artists, 2011
no info Songbook, Allen Toussaint, 2013
no info Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Various Artists (Allen Toussaint), 2019

Lee Dorsey

no info Single (Yes We Can - Part I / O Me - O, My - O), Lee Dorsey, 1970
no info Yes We Can, Lee Dorsey, 1970
no info Holy Cow!: The Best of Lee Dorsey, Lee Dorsey, 1985
no info 60 Greatest Rhythm & Blues Classics, Various Artists, 1990
no info Yes We Can and Then Some, Lee Dorsey, 1993
no info Stone Cold Funk, Various Artists, 1998
no info Working In A Coal Mine: The Very Best Of Lee Dorsey, 2001
no info Saturday Night Fish Fry: New Orleans Funk And Soul, Various Artists, 2001
info Funkin' on the 1, Various Artists, 2001
info The Best of Lee Dorsey, Lee Dorsey, 2006
no info The Best Of Blaxploitation: Cinematic Soul And Badass Funk Classics, Various Artists, 2006
no info Funky As I Can Be!, Lee Dorsey, 2007
no info Let Freedom Sing: The Music Of The Civil Rights Movement, Various Artists, 2009
no info Absolutely The Best, Lee Dorsey, 2011

Pointer Sisters

no info Single (Yes We Can Can / Jada), The Pointer Sisters, 1973
no info The Pointer Sisters, The Pointer Sisters, 1973
no info The Sounds Of '73, Various Artists, 1973
no info Super Bad, Various Artists, 1973
info Live At The Opera House, The Pointer Sisters, 1974
no info Single (Fairytale / Yes We Can Can), The Pointer Sisters, 1974
no info Get It On!, Various Artists, 1974
no info The Best Of The Pointer Sisters, 1976
no info Cutting Loose, Various Artists, 1978
no info The Stars Come Out On Sesame Street, Various Artists, 1979
no info Retrospect, The Pointer Sisters, 1981
no info Yes We Can Can (comp), The Pointer Sisters, 1985
no info Ultimate Breaks & Beats, Various Artists, 1987
no info Triple Threat, The Pointer Sisters, 1988
no info Live In Africa (video), The Pointer Sisters, 1989
info The '70s Preservation Society Presents Those Funky '70s, Various Artists, 1990
no info Those Funky '70s, Various Artists, 1990
info Sounds of the Seventies: 1973: Take Two, Var Artists, 1991
no info Soul Hits Of The '70s: Didn't It Blow Your Mind Vol. 11, Various Artists, 1991
no info Soul Train Hall Of Fame 20th Anniversary, Various Artists, 1994
no info Love, Peace & Understanding, Various Artists, 1995
info All Day Thumbsucker Revisited, Various Artists, 1995
no info The Associate Soundtrack, Various Artists (Taral Hicks/Chantay Savage/LaShanda Reese/Pointer Sisters), 1995
no info Fire: The Very Best Of The Pointer Sisters, 1996
no info The ABC's Of Soul Volume 2 Classics From The ABC Records Catalog 1969-1974, Various Artists, 1996
no info Yes We Can Can: The Best Of The Blue Thumb Recordings, The Pointer Sisters, 1997
no info Disco Queens: The '70s, Various Artists, 1997
no info Non-Stop Funk Volume 2, Various Artists, 1998
info Chicken Soup for the Soul: Collection, Various Artists, 1998
no info Sounds Of Soul, Various Artists, 2000
info Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience, Various Artists, 2001
no info Maid In Manhattan: Music From The Motion Picture, Various Artists, 2002
no info 20th Century Masters: The Best Of R&B, Various Artists, 2002
info Ultimate Seventies (15 CD set), Various Artists, 2003
no info 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Pointer Sisters, 2004
no info Female Anthems, Various Artists, 2004
no info Nicky Siano's Legendary The Gallery: The Original New York Disco 1973-77, Various Artists, 2004
no info The Ultimate Soul Divas (DVD), The Pointer Sisters, 2005
no info Ultimate Breaks & Beats The Whole Complete Collection, Various Artists, 2006
no info Favorites, The Pointer Sisters, 2008
no info Playlist: The Very Best Of The Pointer Sisters, 2009
no info Live in Montana: 2004 (DVD), The Pointer Sisters, 2011
info KSAN's Live Jive, Various Artists, 2012

Other recordings

no info Single (Oh Girl / Yes We Can), Young Holt Unlimited, 1972
no info Single (One Day I’ll Marry You / Yes We Can-Can), Little Dion, 1972
no info Oh Girl, Young-Holt Unlimited, 1973
no info Mel & Tim, Mel & Tim, 1973
no info The Weapon, David Newman, 1973
no info Compartments, José Feliciano, 1973
no info Single (Yes We Can Can / I'm Leavin'), José Feliciano, 1973
no info Single (Yes We Can-Can / Yes We Can-Can), Treacherous Three, 1982
no info Street Beats, Various Artists (Treacherous Three), 1984
no info Single (Yes We Can-Can / Yes We Can-Can), Alyson Williams, 1986
no info Rhythm Killers, Sly & Robbie, 1987
no info Single (Yes We Can Can / No Name On The Bullet), Sly & Robbie, 1987
no info Motion, Well Red, 1987
no info Meet Our Beat, Various Artists (Sly & Robbie), 1987
no info Sugar Hill Story Volume One, Various Artists (Treacherous Three), 1990
no info Starting All Over Again, Mel & Tim, 19, 1992
no info Live, Hans Theessink & Blue Groove, 1993
no info Old School Rap Hits II, Various Artists (Treacherous Three), 1994
no info Earthrise: The Rainforest Album, Various Artists (Artists United For Nature), 1994
no info Donnie McClurkin, Donnie McClurkin, 1996
no info The Sugar Hill Records Story, Various Artists (Treacherous Three), 1997
no info Joy CD Single, Deni Hines, 1998
no info Rapper's Delight & Other Old School Favorites, Various Artists (Treacherous Three), 1998
no info The Weapon / At Home & Abroad, David Newman / Dizzy Gillespie, 1999
no info Oh Girl / Somethin' Sanctified, Young-Holt Unlimited / Slide Hampton Octet, 1999
no info Requests, The Girls, 2001
no info Soul Symphony, Sounds Of Blackness, 2002
no info Waxin' Lyrical Part Two, Various Artists (Treacherous Three), 2003
no info John Martyn Anthology, John Martyn, 2004
no info Another Place, The Magnets, 2004
no info Oh, My Nola, Harry Connick, Jr., 2007
no info S.O.S.: Save Our Soul, Marc Broussard, 2007
no info Yes We Can!, Maria Muldaur, 2008
no info How Beautiful Are The Feet, Yvonne Williams, 2010
no info The Treacherous Three, The Treacherous Three, 2011
no info One World...One John, John Martyn, 2011
no info With You In Mind, Michael Kaeshammer, 2013
no info No Jive: The Very Best of Jose Feliciano, 2013
no info Whitey Johnson, Whitey Johnson, 2013
no info Jazz & Blues Revue, George Kahn, 2013
no info Live At The Venue '81, Kokomo, 2014
no info The Best Of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock, The Fraggles, 2016
no info Iconic: Message 4 America, Sheila E., 2017
no info Live At Levon Helm Studios Vol. 2, AMy Helm, 2018
no info If It Ain't Love, Patrice Jégou, 2019
no info Soul Food: Cooking With Maceo, Maceo Parker, 2020
no info So Beautiful, The HooDoo Loungers, 2021
no info To Be Cool: The Rehearsal Sessions, Kokomo, 2021
no info Gary Crowley's Lost 80s Vol. 2, Various Artists (Treacherous Three), 2021
no info Good Time Music, Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra, 2022

 
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