| Yellow Bird | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra | |
| Released | 1961 |
| Genre | Easy listening |
| Label | Dot |
Yellow Bird is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. It was released in 1966 on the Dot label (catalog no. DLP-25774). [1] [2] It included the single, "Yellow Bird". The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on August 7, 1961, reached the No. 2 spot, and remained on that chart for 41 weeks [3]
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