"We Say Yeah"
Song by Cliff Richard & The Shadows
from the album The Young Ones
A-side"The Young Ones"
B-side"We Say Yeah"
Released11 January 1962 (11 January 1962)
LabelColumbia (EMI)
Songwriter(s)Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Peter Gormley
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard & The Shadows singles chronology
"When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart"
(1961)		 "The Young Ones" / "We Say Yeah"
(1962)		 "I'm Looking Out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance"
(1962)

"We Say Yeah" is a song originally performed by Cliff Richard & The Shadows. It was initially released in December 1961 on "The Young Ones" soundtrack album and a few weeks later the B-side to "The Young Ones" single. Both reached number 1 in their respective UK charts. In France however, it was "We Say Yeah" instead of "The Young Ones" that made the singles chart, reaching number 14.[1]

Johnny Hallyday version ("Dis-moi oui")

"Dis-moi Oui"
Song by Johnny Hallyday
LanguageFrench
Released1963 (1963)
LabelPhilips
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Tes tendres années"
(1963)		 "Les Bras en croix" / "Quitte-moi doucement" / "Quand un air vous possède" / "Quitte-moi doucement" / "Quand un air vous possède" / "Dis-moi oui"
(1963)		 "Da dou ron ron"
(1964)

The song was adapted into French (under the title "Dis-moi oui") by Ralph Bernet and Claude Carrère and recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. He included it on his 1963 album Johnny Hallyday[2] (commonly known as Les Bras en croix) and also released on the EP "Les Bras en croix".[3]

Track listing

Les bras en croix, 7-inch EP Philips 432.908 BE (1963, France, Spain, etc.)

A1. "Les bras en croix" (2:13)
A2. "Quitte-moi doucement" ("Break It to Me Gently") (2:30)
B1. "Quand un air vous possède" ("When My Little Girl Is Smiling") (2:17)
B2. "Dis-moi oui" ("We Say Yeah") (2:07)[4][5]

Charts

Chart (1963) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 38

References

  1. ↑ Select Cliff Richard from the drop-down selection box and click OK: "French Singles - Artists R". infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Johnny Hallyday [1963]". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  3. ↑ "Dis-moi oui". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  4. ↑ "Johnny Hallyday - Les Bras En Croix at Discogs". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Les bras en croix". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  6. ↑ "Johnny Hallyday – Dis-moi oui" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
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