The Very Best of the 5th Dimension

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Annotation

Label: Camden / BMG Intl - Catalog #: 67445

Annotation last modified on 2005-12-01 15:46 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Up, 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
2.52:40
2Aquarius/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.
4.154:49
3Stoned 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)
3:28
4Wedding 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)
2:43
5Workin' 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
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
33:11
7Love's Lines, Angles 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
4:11
8One 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)
3:31
9Another Day, Another Heartache
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:
Another Day, Another Heartache
writer:
P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri
publisher:
Trousdale Music
2:34
10Paper Cup
2:43
11California 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)
33:13
12Carpet Man
3:07
13Living Together, Growing Together
assistant engineer:
Ed Barton (engineer) and Ken Caillat
engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
congas:
Larry Bunker
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
Louie Shelton
electric piano:
Mike Melvoin
guitar [rhythm]:
Dennis Budimir
piano:
Artie Butler
conductor:
Artie Butler and Bob Alcivar
arranger:
Artie Butler
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell Records (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1973)
engineered at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Living Together, Growing Together
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., J. C. Music Co. and New Hidden Valley Music, Inc.
3:50
14If 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
3:09
15Go Where You Wanna Go
cover recording of:
Go Where You Wanna Go
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Trousdale Music
2:24
16Sweet 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
17Puppet 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.
2:58
18Save 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)
2:40
19On the Beach (In the Summertime)
3:31
20Blowing 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)
2:32
21Ashes to Ashes
assistant engineer:
Ed Barton (engineer) and Ken Caillat
engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
congas:
Larry Bunker
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
Louie Shelton
electric piano:
Mike Melvoin
guitar [rhythm]:
Dennis Budimir
piano:
Artie Butler
conductor:
Bob Alcivar
arranger:
Bob Alcivar
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar and René DeKnight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell Records (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1973)
engineered at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Ashes to Ashes
writer:
Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer) and Dennis Lambert
publisher:
Soldier Music, Inc. and Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc.
3:31
22The Girl's Song
3:41