Tie a Yellow Ribbon (Dawn album)
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| Tuneweaving | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Bell | |||
| Producer | Hank Medress, Dave Appell & The Tokens | |||
| Dawn featuring Tony Orlando chronology | ||||
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Tuneweaving (released as Tie a Yellow Ribbon in the UK) is the third album by American popular music group Dawn (Tony Orlando, Telma Hopkins & Joyce Vincent Wilson) released in 1973 by Bell Records. The title track reached number one in both the US and UK. In terms of sales, this single was the most successful in the group's career, starting a string of seven consecutive Hot 100 appearances. Another track, "You're a Lady" by English singer/songwriter Peter Skellern, reached number 70 on the US charts. The group changed their name to "Tony Orlando and Dawn" later in 1973.
Track listing
[edit]Side 1
- "Freedom for the Stallion" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:25
- "Jolie" (Al Kooper) – 3:17
- "When We All Sang Along" (Richard Snyder) – 3:26
- "Runaway/Happy Together" (Del Shannon, Max Crook/Alan Gordon, Gary Bonner) – 3:38
- "Easy Evil" (Alan O'Day) – 3:27
Side 2
- "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" (Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown) – 3:20
- "You're a Lady" (Peter Skellern) – 4:45
- "Lazy Susan" (Thomas Bell, Linda Creed) – 2:45
- "Watch a Clown Break Down" (Dave Appell, Sandy Linzer) – 2:54
- "I Can't Believe How Much I Love You" (Ardith Polley) – 2:55
- ”I Don't Know You Anymore” (Sandy Linzer, Stephen Reinhardt) – 3:10
Musicians
[edit]- Allan Schwartzberg - drums
- Bob Mann, Jerry Friedman, Dave Appell - guitar
- Stu Woods, Kirk Hamilton - bass
- Frank Owens, Jon Stroll, Mitch Margo - keyboards
- Jimmy Maelen, Hank Medress, George Devons - percussion
- Gene Bianco - harp
- Gilbert Chimes - harmonica
- New York Strings
- New York Horns
Voices
[edit]- Tony Orlando – lead vocals
- Telma Louise Hopkins – backing vocals, Lead on "I Don't Know You Anymore"
- Joyce Vincent Wilson – backing vocals, Lead on "Easy Evil"
- Pam Vincent (sister of Joyce) – backing vocals
- Vocal Group Foundation
Production
[edit]- Recorded at Century Sound Studio, NYC
- Producers: Hank Medress, Dave Appell & The Tokens
- Engineers: Bill Radice, Tom Cloeman
- Mastering: Media Sound, NYC
