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Knock Three Times. " Knock Three Times " is a popular song credited simply to "Dawn", obscuring the actual performers. The song was released as a single which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1971 and eventually sold six million copies. It reached No. 2 on ' Billboard ' s "Easy Listening" survey. [1]
Candida (song) "Look At..." " Candida " was the first single released by the American pop music group Dawn, with vocals by Tony Orlando, in July 1970. The song, written by Irwin Levine and Toni Wine, was produced by Dave Appell and Hank Medress for Bell Records. Appell and Medress originally recorded another singer on the track, but decided ...
The songwriting duo of Levine and Brown had also penned other Tony Orlando and Dawn hits, including "Knock Three Times" and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree". According to Orlando, Levine was a fan of singer Al Jolson and proposed the concept of "Say, Has Anybody Seen..." to producer Hank Medress. Orlando is quoted as saying: "Irwin ...
The ensemble recorded the 1970 album Candida, which included the namesake song and the No. 1 hit song "Knock Three Times". [4] On the American Top 40 radio episode for the week ending January 23, 1971, Kasem identified Dawn as an eight-member group from Philadelphia , far from the truth about the musicians on the record.
Candida is a 1970 album by Dawn, a studio session group including Tony Orlando, Toni Wine, and Linda November. Orlando was singing under the group name "Dawn" in order to avoid problems with his contract with his other label, CBS. However, after the success of the album tracks "Candida" and "Knock Three Times", he invited two other singers to ...
Songwriter. Lawrence "Larry" Russell Brown[1] (born June 29, 1940), known as L. Russell Brown, is an American lyricist and composer. He is most noted for his songs, co-written with Irwin Levine, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" [2] and "Knock Three Times"—international hits for the 1970s pop music group Tony Orlando and Dawn.
Atlantic (1989) Website. www.bccofficial.com. Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock (born June 16, 1939) [1] is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hits "Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961 respectively.
Genres. R&B, soul, jazz. Occupation. Singer. Instrument. Vocals. Years active. 1960s–present. Joyce Vincent Wilson (born December 14, 1946) is an American singer, best known as part of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn.