tony orlando and dawn sang knock three times on the ceiling.
tony orlando and dawn sang knock three times on the ceiling.
who sings knock three times on the ceiling?
tony orlando and dawn
in 1971, hopkins and joyce vincent wilson were recruited by tony orlando to form the vocal group dawn. (orlando had released the singles "candida" and "knock three times", recorded with session vocalists linda november and toni wine backing him, under the name "dawn"; when the singles charted, orlando found himself needing to assemble an actual backing group to tour and record with. as a recording act, tony orlando and dawn would have much success throughout the second half of the 1970s, releasing 16 top-40 singles, three of which reached #1, and starring in a cbs variety show (entitled "tony orlando and dawn") from 1974-76. in 1977, tony orlando and dawn announced their retirement.
telma hopkins
"knock three times" is a popular song credited simply to "dawn". tony orlando was not named on the record. the actual singers were tony orlando, toni wine, and linda november, prior to the creation of "dawn" with telma hopkins and joyce vincent wilson. the song was released as a single, which hit number one on the "billboard" hot 100 in january 1971 and eventually sold six million copies. the song registered well at adult contemporary stations, reaching #2 on billboard's "easy listening" survey. outside the us, "knock three times" also claimed the number-one spot on the uk singles chart.
knock three times