Tony Orlando and Dawn voices in the background was "Runaway/Happy Together" in 1972. The group (now billed as 'Dawn featuring Tony Orlando') released another single in 1973, and it became their next No. 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, starting a string of seven consecutive Hot 100 appearances with long titles by the group. The group's next single, "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" (from their concept album "Dawn's New Ragtime Follies"), went to No. 3 on the Hot 100, followed by
Candida (album) the group's 1971 second album, "Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando featuring What Are You Doing Sunday" (Bell 6069), later reissued as "Tony Orlando & Dawn II" (Bell 1322) in 1974. Candida (album) 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 become the real-life "Dawn", and then "Tony Orlando and Dawn"