The Very Best of the 5th Dimension

by The 5th Dimension

The Very Best of the 5th Dimension cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 21 May 1999
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:11:13
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Mike Deasy, Joe Osborn, Marilyn McCoo, The Sid Sharp Strings, LeCoy Bryant, Hal Blaine, Pete Jolly, Ron Townson, Tiny Kelly, Billy Davis Jr., Mass Production, Tommy Tedesco, Dennis Budimir, Lamonte McLemore, Larry Knechtel, Tyrone Williams, Dayton “Bones” Howe, Emanual Redding, Florence Larue, Larry Marshall, Jimmy Webb, Al Casey, Ed A. Ellerbe, Gregory McCoy, Rodney Phelps, The Bill Holman Strings & Brass, Ricardo Williams, Jimmy Rowles, René DeKnight, James Drumgole, The Fifth Dimension, Kevin Douglas, Larry Bunker

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Very Best of the 5th Dimension' collects the Los Angeles vocal group's recordings, from the Jimmy Webb songs of their early hits to their Grammy-winning version of 'Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In'. Their polished harmonies joined soul to sunshine pop.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, harmonies, vocal-group, melodic, retro

Tracklist

  1. Up, Up and Away (2:39)
  2. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) (From the American Tribal Love Rock Musical "Hair") (4:49)
  3. Stoned Soul Picnic (Laura Nyro Cover) (3:28)
  4. Wedding Bell Blues (2:43)
  5. Workin' On A Groovy Thing (3:10)
  6. (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All (3:11)
  7. Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes (Diana Ross Cover) (4:08)
  8. One Less Bell to Answer (Keely Smith Cover) (3:30)
  9. Another Day, Another Heartache (2:37)
  10. Paper Cup (2:43)
  11. California Soul (3:13)
  12. Carpet Man (3:05)
  13. Living Together, Growing Together (3:50)
  14. If I Could Reach You (3:08)
  15. Go Where You Wanna Go (The Mama's and The Papa's Cover) (2:24)
  16. Sweet Blindness (Laura Nyro Cover) (3:24)
  17. Puppet Man (Neil Sedaka Cover) (2:58)
  18. Save the Country (2:39)
  19. On The Beach (3:30)
  20. Blowing Away (2:31)
  21. Ashes To Ashes (3:50)
  22. The Girl's Song (3:43)

Credits

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