"I Wanna Say Yes" is a song written by

R.C. Bannon R. C. Bannon (born Daniel Shipley; May 2, 1945) is an American country music singer. Active since 1977, Bannon has recorded for the Columbia and RCA labels. He was also married to singer Louise Mandrell from 1979 to 1991, and charted six duets ...

, and recorded by American

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artist Louise Mandrell. It was released in August 1985 as the second single from the album ''Maybe My Baby''. The song was the highest-charting single of Mandrell's career, reaching number 5 on ''

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Chart performance

References

1985 singles 1985 songs Louise Mandrell songs Songs written by R.C. Bannon RCA Records singles {{1985-country-song-stub