1965: The Hollies - “Yes I will.”
"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.
Their first single was not issued in the US and, although they had a minor US hit in 1964 with "Just One Look", it was not until "Look Through Any Window" that the band reached the US Top 40. Many of their early singles that had been major hits in the UK, including "Here I Go Again", "I'm Alive", "Yes I Will" and "We're Through", failed to even reach the Top 100 in the US.
Other hits included "Bus Stop", "Stop Stop Stop", "On a Carousel", and "Carrie Anne", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress", "The Air That I Breathe", “Here I Go Again”, “I’m Alive” and “King Midas in Reverse.”
