Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Dawn album)

Tie a Yellow Ribbon (released as Tuneweaving in the US) is the third album by American popular music group Dawn (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

Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Studio album by
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
Released1973
GenrePop
LabelBell
ProducerHank Medress, Dave Appell & The Tokens
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando chronology
Candida
(1970)		 Tie a Yellow Ribbon
(1973)		 Tuneweaving
(1973)

Track listing[2]

Side 1

  1. "Freedom for the Stallion” (Allen Toussaint) – 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
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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

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