Dawn's New Ragtime Follies

Dawn's New Ragtime Follies
Studio album by Tony Orlando and Dawn
Released	1973
Recorded	1972-1973, Century Sound Studio, New York City and Media Sound, New York City
Genre	Pop
Label	Bell
Producer	Hank Medress Dave Appell
Tony Orlando and Dawn chronology
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Dawn's New Ragtime Follies is a 1973 album by the American pop group Tony Orlando and Dawn. This release was a concept album that successfully combined Vaudevillian ragtime flavors with pop and disco music. With multi-generational appeal, and aided by Tony Orlando & Dawn's highly successful weekly TV variety show on CBS, DAWN'S NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES sold millions and became Tony Orlando & Dawn’s best selling LP. NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES spawned the best-selling singles "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose," "Who’s in the Strawberry Patch With Sally" and "Steppin’ Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight.") Telma Hopkins is featured on lead vocals for a cover of John Sebastian's "Daydream", which was a hit for the Lovin' Spoonful in 1966. A recent compact disc reissue of the album contains four bonus tracks, "Jolie", "Personality", Come Back Billie Jo", and a slightly varied single version of "Steppin’ Out."

Track listing

1. "Overture" 3:08
2. "Steppin' Out, I'm Gonna Boogie Tonight" (Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown) 2:54
3. "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" (Levine, Brown) 2:51
4. "If It Wasn't for You Dear" (Levine, Brown) 3:40
5. "Sweet Summer Days of My Life" (Dave Appell, Sandy Linzer) 3:09
6. "Who's in the Strawberry Patch With Sally?" (Levine, Brown) 2:23
7. "Daydream" (John Sebastian) 3:02
8. "Atlanta" (Eddie Rabin) 2:59
9. "Ukulele Man" (Appell, Linzer, Hank Medress) 3:05
10. "You Say the Sweetest Things" (Appell, Linzer) 3:30
11. "Reprise (Strawberry Patch)" (1:09)

Personnel

• Al Schwartzberg: Drums
• Julie Medress, Mike Mainieri
• Stu Woods: Bass
• Frank Owens, Jon Stroll, Joel Mofsenson, Warren Bernhardt: Keyboards
• Bob Mann, Dave Appell, Jerry Friedman: Guitars, Ukelele

Production

• Produced and mixed by Hank Medress and Dave Appell, with mixing engineered by Bob Radice
• Recording by Bob Radice
• Recorded at Century Sound Studio and Media Sound, both NYC

Notes

the album was certified platinum by RIAA

the album was released on cd with bonus tracks in 2007

Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose/ single released August 1973 Who's in the Strawberry Patches With Sally/ single released November 1973 Steppin Out Im Gonna Boogie Tonight/ single released August 1974. originally Steppin Out was going to be the follow up to Gypsy Rose but Bell Records didn't like the song and didn't release itas a single for over a year. Sweet Summer Days Of My Life/You Say The Sweetest Things was released in UK as a single