The Fifth Dimension (Official Thread)

[METALPRIEST]

The Age Of Aquarius! Let's go Up Up And Away with one of the finest vocal groups of the 1960's!! Fronted by the famous Billy Davis Jr. & Marilynn McCoo along with Florence LaRue,Lamonte McLemore, and Ron Townson.

Recording songs by such well known writers as Ashford & Simpson, Burt Bacharach and Hal David these 5 vocalist lit up every recording,especially Jimmy Webb's, Up Up And Away .

The Age Of Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In



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Up Up And Away

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

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I really love The Fifth Dimension. They're one of my favorite vocals groups. "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" is the hit that got me into them and I remember hearing it for the first time in the movie adaptation of the musical Hair (which I love) as the closing number.

 

[Truckin]

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I liked them back in the day and I enjoy hearing their music now. My favorite was Stoned Soul Picnic. Also liked California Soul and Working On a Groovy Thing.

Stones Soul Picnic

 

[METALPRIEST]

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What a great looking and great sounding group!!

 

[LG]

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I picked this album up a couple of days ago, thanks MP for reminding me about this great band.(My Mom had quite a few of their albums but they are not worth playing anymore.)



Generally speaking I prefer studio albums, but for a band like this an in depth compilation is usually all I need, and this one sounds really good too.

 

[Magic]

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My mom had this album from 1967:



I can remember playing Up, Up, and Away and jumping on my bed, pretending I could fly. That song was a catchy tune even to an 8 year old !


Another good track from this album is Go Where You Wanna Go, which has a killer bass line. Incidently, this song is written by John Phillips from the Mamas & Popas (he was also Mackenzie Phillips dad):

 

[LG]

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^^I just picked that one up last week...takes me back to my childhood whenever I listen to them.

 

[Astrid Kirchherr65]

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I really love The Fifth Dimension. They're one of my favorite vocals groups. "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" is the hit that got me into them and I remember hearing it for the first time in the movie adaptation of the musical Hair (which I love) as the closing number.

Love this movie and play..I've seen it a 100 times I think lol

I went to the 25 Reunion of the stage version years ago it was amazing !

Love The Fifth Dimension. Lovely harmonies and lyrics !Makes me think of Saturdays in the park when I was a kid..and old jukebox had it in the snackhouse...everyone played them and Three Dog Night /Tony Orlando and Dawn too

 

[Mr. Shadow]

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I have a live album somewhere.

 

[Fast Eddie]

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marilyn mccoo was one of the more stunning beauties of the 60's and 70's...