If I Say Yes

"If I Say Yes"
Single by Five Star
from the album Silk & Steel
B-side	"Let Me Down Easy"
Released	7 November 1986
Genre	Pop
Length	4:01
Label	RCA, 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

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

• 7" single and Five Star logo shaped picture disc

A. "If I Say Yes"

B. "Let Me Down Easy"

• 12" single PT40982

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

• 2nd 12" single PT40982R

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

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "If I Say Yes" Chart (1986-1987) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 29 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 50 Europe (European Airplay Top 50)[6] 35 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 9 UK Singles Chart[8] 15 UK Dance (Music Week)[9] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[10] 67 US Billboard Hot Dance-Club Play[11] 26 US Billboard Hot Black Singles[12] 13

Year-end charts 1986 year-end chart performance for "If I Say Yes" Chart (1986) Position UK Dance (Music Week)[13] 65

References

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.