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"Yes I Will", also known as "I'll Be True to You", is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Russ Titelman. The song was first recorded in 1964 by British Beat group the Hollies who released it as a single in January 1965 where it peaked at number 9 in the United Kingdom that April. Two versions of this song were released by the Hollies. An alternate take with prominent acoustic guitars and a different intro was included on the band's 1968 greatest hits album in the UK.

While a top 10 hit in the UK, it failed to chart entirely in the US and Canada where it was released two months later on the Imperial and Capitol labels, respectively. It would not see re-release on LP in either of those countries and original copies of the single are scarce.

Cover versions

A version of the song titled "I'll Be True to You" was recorded by the Monkees and included on their 1966 self-titled debut album. Australian group the Twilights also recorded a version on their eponymous 1966 album.

Charts

Chart (1965)	Peak position
Sweden	11
UK Singles (OCC)	9

References

^ The 30th Anniversary Collection (CD). The Hollies. EMI Records. 1993. D 202205.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
The Hollies discography - "Yes I Will"/"Nobody" Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine hollies.co.uk. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
Thompson, Dave (2002). The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 9781617132025.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

v t e The Hollies
Allan Clarke Graham Nash Tony Hicks Eric Haydock Don Rathbone Bobby Elliott Bernie Calvert Terry Sylvester Mikael Rickfors Peter Howarth Carl Wayne Ian Parker
Studio albums	Stay with the Hollies Here I Go Again In the Hollies Style Hollies Would You Believe? Bus Stop For Certain Because Evolution Butterfly Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse Hollies Sing Dylan Hollies Sing Hollies Confessions of the Mind Distant Light Romany Out on the Road Hollies Another Night Write On Russian Roulette A Crazy Steal Five Three One - Double Seven O Four What Goes Around...
Live albums	Hollies Live Hits
Extended plays	The Hollies Just One Look Here I Go Again I'm Alive
Compilations	The Hollies' Greatest Hits Hollies' Greatest The Hollies' Greatest Hits The Hollies: 20 Golden Greats
Box sets	Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years: The Complete Hollies April 1963 – October 1968
Singles	"Searchin'" "Stay" "Just One Look" "Here I Go Again" "Yes I Will" "I'm Alive" "Look Through Any Window" "If I Needed Someone" "I Can't Let Go" "Bus Stop" "Stop Stop Stop" "On a Carousel" "Carrie Anne" "King Midas in Reverse" "Jennifer Eccles" "Listen to Me" "Sorry Suzanne" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" "I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" "The Air That I Breathe" "Sandy (4th July, Asbury Park)" "Heartbeat" "Stop! In the Name of Love"
Other songs	"Tell Me to My Face"
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Box sets	Listen to the Band The Headquarters Sessions Music Box The Monkees: Original Album Series
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (Colgems) Barrel Full of Monkees Re-Focus Greatest Hits (Arista) Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits) More Greatest Hits of The Monkees Monkee Business Monkee Flips Hit Factory Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees Missing Links Missing Links Volume Two Greatest Hits (Rhino) Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids! Missing Links Volume Three I'm a Believer and Other Hits Daydream Believer and Other Hits The Monkees Anthology The Definitive Monkees The Best of The Monkees Monkeemania (The Very Best of the Monkees)
Live albums	Live 1967 20th Anniversary Tour 1986 Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings 2001: Live in Las Vegas Extended Versions The Mike & Micky Show
Singles	"(Theme From) The Monkees" "Last Train to Clarksville" "I'm a Believer" "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" "Pleasant Valley Sunday" "Daydream Believer" "Valleri" "D. W. Washburn" "Porpoise Song" "Tear Drop City" "Listen to the Band" "Good Clean Fun" "Oh My My" "Do It in the Name of Love" "Christmas Is My Time of Year" "That Was Then, This Is Now"
Film/television	The Monkees (episodes) Head 33⅓ Revolutions per Monkee Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees
Production/ management	Don Kirshner Bob Rafelson Bert Schneider Ward Sylvester Lester Sill Raybert Productions Chip Douglas Hank Cicalo
Related articles	Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story Discography Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart An Evening with The Monkees: The 45th Anniversary Tour The Monkees (book) The Monkeemobile New Monkees Songs
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