The Best of the 5th Dimension

~ Release by The 5th Dimension (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant producer:
Ann McClelland
bass:
Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista (in 1969)
music videos:
Age of Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension (1960’s group)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 435)
medley including a recording of:
Aquarius (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Artist Music Publishing
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
recording of:
Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
writer:
Gerome Ragni, James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
medley of:
Aquarius (from “Hair”)
medley of:
The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) (from “Hair”)
medley including a recording of:
Let the Sunshine In
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
4.154:51
2Wedding Bell Blues
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant producer:
Ann McClelland
bass:
Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar
cover recording of:
Wedding Bell Blues
lyricist and composer:
Laura Nyro
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tuna Fish Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
2:47
3One Less Bell to Answer
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant engineer:
Johnny Golden (mastering engineer), Larry Cox (US engineer/producer) and Rik Pekkonen
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
solo vocals:
Marilyn McCoo Davis (in 1970)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo Davis and Ron Townson
engineered at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
One Less Bell to Answer (in 1970)
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1967)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1967)
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc. (ended), JAC Music Co., Inc. (ended), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:33
4Stoned Soul Picnic
sound engineer and engineer:
Bones Howe
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, LaMont McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
cover recording of:
Stoned Soul Picnic
lyricist and composer:
Laura Nyro
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tuna Fish Music and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
3:29
5Up, Up and Away
engineer:
“Bones” Howe
producer:
Johnny Rivers and Marc Gordon (soul songwriter, producer, and manager)
bass:
Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
conductor:
Jim Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Jim Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
recorded at:
Sound Recorders, Hollywood (founded by Armin Steiner, 1965-1971) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Up, Up and Away
lyricist and composer:
Jim Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Johnny Rivers Music
2.52:43
6(Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All
sound engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant engineer:
Ed Barton (engineer) and John Golden (mastering engineer)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
solo vocals:
Marilyn McCoo
vocals:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence La Rue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore and Ron Townson
arranger:
Bill Holman and Bones Howe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell Records (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
(Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All
lyricist and composer:
Tony Macaulay
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
33:14
7If I Could Reach You
sound engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant engineer:
Ed Barton (engineer) and John Golden (mastering engineer)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
solo vocals:
Marilyn McCoo
vocals:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence La Rue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore and Ron Townson
arranger:
Bill Holman and Bones Howe
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell Records (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
If I Could Reach You
lyricist and composer:
Randy McNeill
3:12
8Sweet Blindness
sound engineer and engineer:
Bones Howe
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, LaMont McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
cover recording of:
Sweet Blindness
lyricist and composer:
Laura Nyro
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tuna Fish Music and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
3:25
9Workin’ on a Groovy Thing
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant producer:
Ann McClelland
bass:
Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar
cover recording of:
Workin’ on a Groovy Thing
lyricist:
Roger Atkins
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
3:11
10Puppet Man
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant engineer:
Johnny Golden (mastering engineer), Larry Cox (US engineer/producer) and Rik Pekkonen
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo Davis and Ron Townson
engineered at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Puppet Man
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
3:00
11Save the Country
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant engineer:
Johnny Golden (mastering engineer), Larry Cox (US engineer/producer) and Rik Pekkonen
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo Davis and Ron Townson
engineered at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Save the Country
lyricist and composer:
Laura Nyro
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tuna Fish Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
2:43
12Love’s Lines, Angels and Rhymes
assistant engineer:
John Golden (mastering engineer), Larry Cox (US engineer/producer) and Rik Pekkonen
engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant producer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
background vocals:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
solo vocals:
Marilyn McCoo
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
mixed at and engineered at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
cover recording of:
Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes
lyricist and composer:
Dorothea Joyce
publisher:
April Music
4:15
13Never My Love
assistant engineer:
Ed Barton (engineer), John Golden (mastering engineer) and Ray Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Bones Howe
bass:
Andrew “Muff” White (jazz/R&B musician (sax, oboe, bass), musicologist and publisher) and Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
congas:
Montego Joe
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
electric piano and organ:
Larry Knechtel
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson
piano:
Isaiah Jones
solo vocals:
Marilyn McCoo
orchestra:
The Nat Brandwynne Orchestra
conductor:
Bob Alcivar
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
engineered at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
live cover recording of:
Never My Love
writer:
Dick Addrisi and Don Addrisi
publisher:
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Universal Music Careers, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell North America, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:57
14Go Where You Wanna Go
cover recording of:
Go Where You Wanna Go
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Trousdale Music
2:25
15California Soul
sound engineer and engineer:
Bones Howe
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, LaMont McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
cover recording of:
California Soul
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (on 1969-01-17)
33:15
16Blowing Away
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant producer:
Ann McClelland
bass:
Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar
cover recording of:
Blowin’ Away
lyricist and composer:
Laura Nyro
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tuna Fish Music and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
2:33
17Paper Cup
2:45
18Carpet Man
3:04