The Definitive Collection (CD - 1998)

Includes liner notes by Roy Trakin, Sr.

Personnel: Tony Orlando (vocals); Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent Wilson, Joyce Vincent (vocals).

Liner Note Author: Roy Trakin.

True to its title, the 18-track The Definitive Collection gathers all of the Tony Orlando & Dawn you possibly could ever want. Starting at the very beginning of the '70s and carrying on strong for a good half-decade, the schlocky pop-meets-vaudeville trio managed three number one singles before the Top 40 rolled them out for good. All of the huge hits are here -- "Candida," "Knock Three Times," "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose," "He Don't Love You Like I Love You" -- along with a handful of lesser tunes like "Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)" and one misplaced album cut. So, if you're in need of some of the most insipid, wince-inducing songs of the '70s, this is your one and only stop for Orlando's contribution to the annals. ~ Michael Gallucci

True to its title, the 18-track The Definitive Collection gathers all of the Tony Orlando & Dawn you possibly could ever want. Starting at the very beginning of the '70s and carrying on strong for a good half-decade, the schlocky pop-meets-vaudeville trio managed three number one singles before the Top 40 rolled them out for good. All of the huge hits are here -- "Candida," "Knock Three Times," "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose," "He Don't Love You Like I Love You" -- along with a handful of lesser tunes like "Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)" and one misplaced album cut. So, if you're in need of some of the most insipid, wince-inducing songs of the '70s, this is your one and only stop for Orlando's contribution to the annals. ~ Michael Gallucci minimize