I thought I had heard all recordings by Tony Orlando & Dawn. But I read about 'With Every Yellow Ribbon" (That's Why We Tie 'Em) released in 1991 while researching background on Tony's work on the 'Wind, Make Believe' LP. Being a big Tony Orlando & Dawn fan I was very curious about this track. So I went on Discogs and found the single of it on 12inch. I made the purchase and on August 10th the Quality Records Promo came in the mail. I was pleasantly surprised with just how good of a recording this is. Although I felt it would be well done before i got the vinyl. After all it is Tony Orlando & Dawn.
Digging a bit further I found a short article which stated this recording was written for our Troops in The Gulf War (Desert Storm) That part of the article I am sure of. But the article also said the publishers were so slow at getting the track released that the troops made it home before the release of the track. I don't really believe that and could not find much more information on the track.
I think the track is nicely written by Tony Orlando who was lead producer on the track as well. The music is very beautiful. The track marks the last time Tony recorded with Dawn. All in all I think it's a fine recording as only Tony Orlando & Dawn could do it.
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