I'd Still Say Yes

"I'd Still Say Yes"
Single by Klymaxx
from the album Klymaxx
B-side	"Ask Me No Questions"
Released	February 16, 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	R&B
Length	4:28
Label	MCA
Songwriters	Babyface Greg Scelsa Joyce "Fenderella" Irby
Producer	Fenderella
Klymaxx singles chronology
"Sexy" (1986) "I'd Still Say Yes" (1987) "Divas Need Love Too" (1987)

"I'd Still Say Yes" is a hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the Constellation/MCA label. Written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Greg Scelsa, and Joyce "Fenderella" Irby, and produced by Fenderella, it was released as the third single from their fifth album, Klymaxx , helping it reach gold status. The song featured backing vocals by R&B singer Howard Hewett. Reaching its peak at number 7 on Billboard's Black Singles chart, and number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was the group's last Hot 100 entry. ^[1] "I'd Still Say Yes" also went to number eight on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. ^[2] In Canada it reached No. 50. ^[3]

Vocal credits

• Lead vocal: Joyce Irby
• Additional vocals: Howard Hewett
• Background vocals: Klymaxx

Cover versions

• The Braxtons covered the song on their album So Many Ways in 1996 and Demail Burks of “A Few Good Men” also provided his backing vocals.
• In 2002, Native Blend released their cover version on Flyin Hawaiian Records.
• In 2006, Jennylyn Mercado covered it on her album Letting Go .

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 329.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 137.
3. "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 29, 1987".