Tie a Yellow Ribbon (Dawn album) explained

Tuneweaving
Type:Studio
Artist:Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
Cover:Tie+A+Yellow+Ribbon+Dawn.jpg
Released:1973
Genre:Pop
Label:Bell
Producer:Hank Medress, Dave Appell & The Tokens
Prev Title:Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando
Prev Year:1971
Next Title:Dawn's New Ragtime Follies
Next Year:1973

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

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 a 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

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