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Track Listings
| 1. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree |
| 2. Knock Three Times |
| 3. Up On The Roof |
| 4. Rainy Day Man |
| 5. Candida |
| 6. Jolie |
| 7. Let's Run Away Girl |
| 8. Carolina In My Mind |
| 9. What Are You Doing Sunday |
| 10. Personality |
| 11. Did You Ever Think She'd Run Away From You |
| 12. You're A Lady |
| 13. Vaya Con Dios |
| 14. Steppin' Out (I'm Gonna Boogie Tonight) |
| 15. Home |
| 16. It's All In The Game |
| 17. Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally |
| 18. Country |
| 19. She Can't Hold A Candle To You |
| 20. "Say, Has Anyone Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" |
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This collection contains all of Dawn's hits, like Knock Three Times (the very first seven single I ever bought), Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree, Candida, What Are You Doing Sunday?, Who's In The Strawberry Patch ... and Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose?, plus their covers of other hits of the era, like Vaya Con Dios, Rainy Day Man, the Goffin/King classic Up On The Roof and James Taylor's Carolina In My Mind. Dawn were the masters of melodic vocal pop and they really shine on those hits, especially the aforementioned Knock Three Times which is a brilliant piece of power pop. Some of the covers are so-so, but overall this album takes one back to a happier, more innocent era that evokes pleasant memories. Dawn were Tony Orlando and two gorgeous female vocalists, and they certainly made their mark with their particular brand of seventies singalong sounds. If you like pop with personality, you'll love this album.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This trio sang easy listening pop songs, scoring hits in Britain, America and elsewhere with some great songs. Tony had some success in the early sixties, when he had an American hit with Halfway to Paradise (a British hit for Billy Fury) and a British top five hit with Bless you. Neither of those songs is included in this compilation, which focuses exclusively on the trio's music from 1970 to 1974. The trio was made up of Joyce Vincent and Thelma Hopkins, both of whom had previous experience as backup singers with Motown.
Tie a yellow ribbon has become a classic. It was adopted as an anthem for Vietnam veterans and the use of yellow ribbons to symbolize homecomings has become something of a tradition around the world. The practice did not exist before this song was written, so it shows how music influences life in all sorts of ways.
Their other great hits, all featured here, were Knock three times, Candida, What are you doing Sunday, Say has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose and Who's in the strawberry patch with Sally.
The remainder of this collection includes a number of covers, including Up on the roof (Drifters), You're a lady (Peter Skellern), It's all in the game (Tommy Edwards) and a couple of James Taylor songs (Rainy day woman, Carolina in my mind).
Different compilations have been released in different countries. This British compilation is as good as any you're likely to find. If you like easy listening pop of the early seventies by groups like the New Seekers, you should enjoy this.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was buying goldfish food in my local pet shop, Pets Pantry Rotherham (quick free name check there), during my always hectic lunch break. The radio was on in the shop, some bland seventies song serving as background fodder. As I was handing my fiver over to the Pet Shop Guy, the opening bars of 'Knock Three Times' by Tony Orlando & Dawn came gliding over the airwaves. For a few seconds, both me and Mr Pet Shop Guy were transfixed. We exchanged a knowing smile, silently considered a dance around the shop floor and then completed our transaction. I floated out of the shop and back to my place of work.
When I arrived home evening I knew just what I had to do.
As someone who is more at home with Rage Against The Machine and The Ramones than seventies schmaltz, I drew the curtains and then smugly purhased The Very Best Of Tony Orlando and Dawn. The next day I questioned what I had done, but as the product was inexpensive I shrugged it off as heat of the moment nonsense and vowed not to do it again.
Said purchase arrived and I now Knock Three Times with alarming regularity #in adddion to Tying Yellow Ribbons and singing along to other forgotten gems#. What a smashing guilty pleasure and fab slice of nostalgia , go on, click 'Purchase This Product' you know you want to !
When I arrived home evening I knew just what I had to do.
As someone who is more at home with Rage Against The Machine and The Ramones than seventies schmaltz, I drew the curtains and then smugly purhased The Very Best Of Tony Orlando and Dawn. The next day I questioned what I had done, but as the product was inexpensive I shrugged it off as heat of the moment nonsense and vowed not to do it again.
Said purchase arrived and I now Knock Three Times with alarming regularity #in adddion to Tying Yellow Ribbons and singing along to other forgotten gems#. What a smashing guilty pleasure and fab slice of nostalgia , go on, click 'Purchase This Product' you know you want to !
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lesley
Still waiting for this item to arrive. I love some of the records on it as ithey remind me of my late husband especially Candida and Knock three times but i know i will like it... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lesley
Dawn - great group, great album.
Fabulous to hear these old songs again after all these years. Good music will always be just that - good music.
Published 13 months ago by Mr D W Oliver
Most Wanted
I have a dawn CD but it is one of those that are recent recording and doesn't sound the same as original. Brilliant
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by Thomas L. Wardle
Brings back great memories
This compilation contains almost all the hits by The Dawn. Still i'm missing "Summersand" from the same period.
Published on 25 Dec 2009 by Ib Hansen
Memories of my mother
I bought this for my (late) mother and these pop tunes will forever be in my brain as songs that she loved. Read more
Published on 16 May 2008 by SMc
Reinvention
Tony Orlando was in his own words "the first casualty of the British Invasion".Seeing changes in the air he simply got out of the recording business until the day he was aked by... Read more
Published on 25 April 2008 by Richard
a big part of my life
This is pur nostalgia for me, but, more than that, good pop music. 'Knock three times' is the first song I ever remember hearing from Dawn and the lovely Tony Orlando, 'tie a... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2007 by Bj Lucas
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