The Yellow Ribbon Collection
Tony Orlando and Dawn (originally known as Dawn, and later as Dawn featurin… Read Full Bio ↴Tony Orlando and Dawn (originally known as Dawn, and later as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando) was a pop music group from New York City, NY, USA that was very popular in the 1970s. Their signature hits were "Candida", "Knock Three Times","Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree", and "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)".

In 1970, Tony Orlando was a retired cover singer. He had two Top 40 hits in 1961 and another in the later half of the decade as the lead singer for the studio group Wind, but he had not had any further success for the rest of the decade. He stopped singing entirely, publishing music for Columbia Records instead.

Orlando discovered a song, "Candida," which he decided to pass on recording. After an insistence that he dub his voice over the male vocals in the original track, he had the single released on Bell Records as performed by "Dawn", so if the record did not succeed, he would not be known as the lead vocalist. The background singers were Sharon Greane, Jay Siegel, and Toni Wine, who co-wrote the song. After single hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Orlando decided to change career tracks.

While "Candida" climbed the record charts, Orlando discovered that there were six touring groups that called themselves "Dawn". As he assembled his new group, the name "Dawn featuring Tony Orlando" was chosen to be their new name.

He chose singers Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson to sing with him after he recorded "Knock Three Times" which hit #1 in early 1971. The group waited until 1973 for their next #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.

The group's next single,"Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" (from their concept album Dawn's New Ragtime Follies) went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. CBS gave the group a television variety show in the summer of 1974, after The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour ended its run. The show was in the same vein as its predecessor, and became a Top 20 hit. It ran until December 1976.

With a new name ("Tony Orlando and Dawn") and a new record label (Elektra), the group continued their string of hit singles during the show's run hitting the Top 10 on the Hot 100 and/or Adult Contemporary Charts including "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" (a reworking of Jerry Butler's "He Will Break Your Heart") which went to #1. A remake of the Sam Cooke song "Cupid", was the group's last Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976. "Sing" reached #7 on the Adult Contemporary Chart in 1977 and was the last Tony Orlando & Dawn single until 1991's "With Ev'ry Yellow Ribbon (That's Why We Tie 'Em)".

Orlando is still a popular appearance performer. Hopkins made a very successful acting career for herself in series like "Gimme a Break", "Family Matters", and "Half and Half". A DVD compilation from the variety series was released in 2005 along with the group's catalog of albums on CD. Tony Orlando & Dawn released "A Christmas Reunion" that same year.
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The Yellow Ribbon Collection
Tony Orlando & Dawn Lyrics


All In The Game Alone in my room Upside down on my bed Tugging on my…
Another Rainy Day in My Life Why did I wake up this morning When it’s just another…
Atlanta Oh you can take my car keys Smoke my last cigarette But…
Bring It On Home To Me If you're feeling tired and blue Listen to these words I…
Candida The stars won't come out if they know that you're…
carmen God only know how many guys Have been in your tender…
Carolina In My Mind In my mind I'm gone to Carolina Can't you see the…
Cupid Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow go Straight to…
Daydream What a day for a daydream What a for a daydreamin′…
Don't Let Go Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock. Don't let go, Don't let…
Dreamboat (Chorus) Dreamboat Oh dreamboat Won’t you take me on a fl…
Fancy Meeting You Here Baby Fancy meeting you here baby Could it be I’ve heard you…
Freedom For The Stallion Freedom for the stallion Freedom for the mare and her colt …
Gimme a Good Old Mammy Song There are songs that make me happy There are songs that…
Grandma's Hands Grandma's hands Clapped in church on Sunday morning Grandma'…
Happy Man Merely by chance Very unsuspecting You caught my heart Un…
Here Comes the Spring So I spoke with the sun And conferred with the breeze Wond…
Home Becoming everything I thought I would I know I wish I…
House of Strangers Something’s hanging on my mind I feel it in my heart You’v…
I Can't Believe How Much I Love You Oh no, I can't believe, Oh no I can't believe How much I…
I Get Ideas When we are dancing and you're dangerously near me I get…
I Play And Sing When they ask for my autograph I catch you in the…
Knock Three Times Hey girl what ya doin' down there Dancin' alone every night…
let's run away girl Sittin′ alone out in the emptiest part of town, oh…
Look At Time is on my side tho' the world keeps gettin'…
Love The One You're With If you're down and confused And you don't remember who you'r…
Maybe I Should Marry Jamie I’ve always been such an easy target Trading my heart on…
Midnight Love Affair Will you still be here with me Or you gonna leave…
Mornin' Beautiful No, I'm not upset, I'm not, lots of people get…
My Love Has No Pride Love is a gift in a package Wrapped up in ribbons…
Pick It Up We can pick it up Right where we left off Girl we…
Rainy Day Man What good is that happy lie All you wanted from the…
Reprise: Strawberry Patch One day happy, one day sad Feeling good, then feeling bad In…
Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose We were very happy Well at least I thought we were Can't…
Selfish One Selfish one You really are the selfish one If you must be…
She Can't Hold A Candle To You She can’t hold a candle to you I don’t want to…
Sing When they ask for my autograph I catch you in the…
Skybird Skybird, my bird We fly so high and then You touch me…
Summer Sand Tonight I'm yours and you are mine now But is it…
The Good Life Oh, the good life, full of fun, Seems to be…
The Love In Your Eyes Do you remember a guy that's been In such an…
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree I'm comin' home, I've done my time Now I've got to…
To Be With You I think it’s about time I told you this I don’t…
Vaya Con Dios Now the hacienda′s dark, the town is sleeping Now the time…
What Are You Doing Sunday I hear some people get married in the park on…
Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally One day happy, one day sad Feeling good, then feeling bad In…
You Say the Sweetest Things You say the sweetest things You speak and my heart sings And…
You're A Lady Now the year has come to a close And I've had…
You're All I Need To Get By Like the sweet morning dew, I took one look at…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by Tony Orlando:


Candida Candida Dawn The stars won't come out if they know that…
Carolina In My Mind In my mind I'm gone to Carolina Can't you see the…
Cupid Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go Straight…
Don't Let Go Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock. Don't let go, Don't let…
Grandma's Hands Grandma's hands Clapped in church on Sunday morning Grandm…
I Get Ideas Like the sweet morning dew, I took one look at…
I Play And Sing I play and sing Dawn When they ask me for my autograph …
Knock Three Times Hey girl what ya doin' down there Dancin' alone every night…
Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman Time is on my side tho' the world keeps gettin'…
Rainy Day Man What good is that happy lie All you wanted from the…
Summer Sand Tonight I'm yours and you are mine now But is it…
The Good Life Oh, the good life, full of fun, Seems to be…
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree I'm comin' home, I've done my time Now I've got to…
Vaya Con Dios Now the hacienda's dark, the town is sleeping Now the time…
What Are You Doing Sunday I hear some people get married in the park on…
Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally One day happy, one day sad Feeling good, then feeling bad In…
You're a lady Now the year has come to a close And I've had…
You're All I Need to Get By Like the sweet morning dew, I took one look at…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by Dawn:


Candida The stars won't come out if they know that you're…
Carmen God only know how many guys Have been in your tender…
Carolina In My Mind In my mind I'm gone to Carolina Can't you see the…
Cupid Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go Straight…
Home Becoming everything I thought I would I know I wish I…
I Can't Believe How Much I Love You Oh no, I can't believe, Oh no I can't believe How much I…
I Get Ideas Like the sweet morning dew, I took one look at…
I Play And Sing I play and sing Dawn When they ask me for my autograph …
Knock Three Times Hey girl what ya doin' down there Dancin' alone every night…
Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman Time is on my side tho' the world keeps gettin'…
Love The One You're With If you're down and confused And you don't remember who you'…
Rainy Day Man What good is that happy lie All you wanted from the…
Summer Sand Tonight I'm yours and you are mine now But is it…
The Good Life Life's like writing the perfect song It starts off humming t…
The Love In Your Eyes Do you remember a guy that's been In such an…
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree I'm comin' home, I've done my time Now I've got to…
Up On The Roof When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Vaya Con Dios Now the hacienda′s dark The town is sleeping Now the time ha…
What Are You Doing Sunday I hear some people get married in the park on…
Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally One day happy, one day sad Feeling good, then feeling bad In…
You're A Lady Now the year has come to a close And I've had…


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