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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.
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" is a song recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn. It was written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Hank Medress and Dave Appell, with Motown/Stax backing vocalist Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent Wilson and her sister Pamela Vincent on backing vocals. [1]
The group (now billed as 'Dawn featuring Tony Orlando') released another single in 1973, and it became their next No. 1 single — "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree." In terms of sales, this single was the most successful in the group's career, starting a string of eleven consecutive Hot 100 appearances by the group. [5]
The group had 19 other top 40 tracks, including "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", the top-selling hit of 1973 and one of the biggest selling singles of all time. The group also had a hit variety program, The Tony Orlando and Dawn Show on CBS from 1974 to 1976. [3] They then broke-up in 1977, after which he has performed as Tony Orlando.
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications; US [1]AUS [2]CAN [3]NOR [4]Candida: Released: November 1970; Label: Bell Formats: LP, MC, 8-track 35 — 26 — Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando
"(Should I) Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree?" was the 1973 response by Connie Francis to "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando & Dawn. "Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces" (1973) was Cheech and Chong's parody of the romantic song "Love Jones" (1972) by Brighter Side of Darkness.
Producer Tony Camillo recommended the duo of cousins Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent, who expected only a short employment contract as Dawn. The women liked working with Orlando, and after the tour was finished, the three recorded more hit songs as Tony Orlando and Dawn, starting with 1973's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree". [3]
Tony Orlando and Dawn had two songs on the Year-End Hot 100, including "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", the number one song of 1973. Stevie Wonder had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. War had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1973. [1]