▁Ell iman ' s ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁album ▁release ▁Night ▁Fl ight , ▁which , ▁apart ▁from ▁that ▁song , ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Robert ▁App ère ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁disco - orient ed . ▁No ▁song ▁from ▁Night ▁Fl ight ▁was ▁issued ▁as ▁a ▁follow - up ▁single ▁to ▁" If ▁I ▁Can ' t ▁Have ▁You ", ▁Ell iman ' s ▁next ▁single ▁being ▁a ▁rock ▁ball ad ▁entitled ▁" S av ann ah " ▁which ▁failed ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁Ell iman ' s ▁potential ▁main stream ▁st ard om . ▁Ell iman ▁did ▁return ▁to ▁disco ▁music ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁with ▁" L ove ▁P ains " ▁which ▁returned ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁one ▁more ▁time ▁before ▁she ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Ell iman ' s ▁" If ▁I ▁Can ' t ▁Have ▁You " ▁was ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁film ▁Big ▁D addy ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁its ▁sound track ▁album . ▁ ▁Person nel ▁Y v onne ▁Ell iman ▁– ▁lead ▁vocals ▁Bob ▁Bow les ▁– ▁guitar ▁Son ny ▁Bur ke ▁– ▁key boards ▁Paul inho ▁da ▁Costa ▁– ▁per cussion ▁Scott ▁Edwards ▁– ▁bass ▁James ▁G ad son ▁– ▁drums ▁Fred die ▁Per ren ▁– ▁synth es izer , ▁per cussion ▁Julia ▁Till man ▁W aters , ▁Mart i ▁Mc Call , ▁Max ine ▁Will ard ▁W aters ▁- ▁backing