Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Dawn album)

Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Studio album by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
Released	1973
Genre	Pop
Label	Bell
Producer	Hank Medress, Dave Appell & The Tokens
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando chronology
Candida (1970) Tie a Yellow Ribbon (1973) Tuneweaving (1973)

Tie a Yellow Ribbon is the third album by American popular music group Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitas, Telma Hopkins & Joyce Vincent Wilson) released in 1973^[1] by Bell Records. The title track reached #1 in both the US and UK charts. 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 from this album, “You’re A Lady” by English singer/songwriter Peter Skellern, reached #70 in the US charts. The group changed their name to "Tony Orlando and Dawn" later in 1973

Track listing^[2]

Side 1

1. "Freedom for the Stallion” (Alan Toussant) – 3:25
2. "Jolie" (Al Kooper) – 3:17
3. "When We All Sang Along” (Richard Snyder) – 3:26
4. "Runaway/Happy Together" (Del Shannon, Max Crook/Alan Gordon, Gary Bonner) – 3:38
5. "Easy Evil" (Alan O'Day) – 3:27

Side 2

1. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” (Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown) – 3:20
2. "You’re a Lady" (Peter Skellern) – 4:45
3. "Lazy Susan" (Thomas Bell, Linda Creed) – 2:45
4. "Watch the Clown Break Down" (Dave Appell, Sandy Linzer) – 2:54
5. "I Can’t Believe How Much I Love You" (Ardith Polley) – 2:55
6. ”I Don’t Know You Anymore” (Sandy Linzer, Stephen Reinhardt) – 3:10

Musicians^[2]

• Drums – Allan Schwartzberg
• Guitar – Bob Mann, Jerry Friedman, Dave Appell
• Bass – Stu Woods, Kirk Hamilton
• Keyboards – Frank Owens, Jon Stroll, Mitch Margo
• Percussion – Jimmy Maelen, Hank Medress, George Devons
• Harp – Gene Bianco
• Harmonica – Gilbert Chimes
• New York Strings
• New York Horns

Voices^[2]

• Telma Louise Hopkins – Lead on “I Don’t Know You Anymore”
• Joyce Vincent Wilson – Lead on “Easy Evil”
• Pam Vincent (sister of Joyce)
• Vocal Group Foundation

Production^[2]

• Recorded at : Century Sound Studio, NYC
• Producer: Hank Medress, Dave Appell & The Tokens
• Engineers: Bill Radice, Tom Cloeman
• Mastering: Media Sound, NYC
• Album cover photography: Joel Brodsky
• Album cover design: Kaleidoscope
• Album cover art: Miriam Greenfield
• Album art directions: Beverly Weinstein

References

1. From original album label
2. Original album sleeve notes

This is the same album as Tuneweaving but retitled upon reissue when Tie A Yellow Ribbon became a hit. The album was released on cd in 2007 with bonus tracks including the lost single Vaya Con Dios