I The 5th Dimension, anche riportato con la grafia The Fifth Dimension, sono un gruppo musicale statunitense di musica pop, R&B, soul e jazz.
Storia The 5th Dimension hanno avuto una certa notorietà tra la fine degli anni sessanta e l'inizio degli anni settanta, grazie soprattutto alle canzoni Up, Up and Away e Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In. che arriva in prima posizione nella Billboard Hot 100 per sei settimane e Wedding Bell Blues - uno dei tre grandi hit del gruppo scritti da Laura Nyro (gli altri furono Stoned Soul Picnic e Sweet Blindness) - per tre settimane, contenute nell'album The Age of Aquarius.
La formazione originale includeva Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore e Ron Townson.
Discografia
Album Up, Up and Away (1967) - US #8 The Magic Garden (1967) - US #105 Stoned Soul Picnic (1968) - US #21 The Age of Aquarius (1969) - US #2 Portrait (1970) - US #20 The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits (1970) - US #5 The July 5th Album (1970) - US #63 Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes (1971) - US #17 Reflections (1971) - US #112 The 5th Dimension/Live!! (1971) - US #32 Individually & Collectively (1972) - US #58 Greatest Hits On Earth (1972) - US #14 Living Together, Growing Together (1973) - US #108 Soul & Inspiration (1974) - US #202 Earthbound (1975) - US #136 Star Dancing (1978) High On Sunshine (1978) The Very Best Of 5th Dimension (1982) In the House (1995) Live! Plus Rare Studio Recordings (2001) - (1976) Fantasy (2004) - (1984)
Singoli Le classifiche statunitensi sono prese da Billboard. Le classifiche canadesi sono prese dal settimanale di inchieste CHUM di Toronto. AnnoCanzoneUSUS ACAdult ContemporaryUS R&BCANUKLato BAlbum1966"Go Where You Wanna Go"16--9-"Too Poor to Die"Up, Up and Away1967"Another Day, Another Heartache"45----"Rosecrans Blvd.""Up, Up and Away"79-18-"Which Way to Nowhere""Paper Cup"34--17-"Poor Side of Town"The Magic Garden1968"Carpet Man"29--3-"The Magic Garden""Stoned Soul Picnic"3-25-"The Sailboat Song"Stoned Soul Picnic"Sweet Blindness"13-4515-"Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think Of?)""California Soul"25-49--"It'll Never Be the Same Again"1969"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"116111"Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya?"The Age of Aquarius"Workin' On a Groovy Thing"2091517-"Broken Wing Bird""Wedding Bell Blues"1123316"Lovin' Stew""Blowing Away"217-24-"Skinny Man"1970"A Change is Gonna Come/People Got to Be Free"60----"The Declaration"Portrait"The Declaration"6435---B-side of above"The Girls' Song"436---"It'll Never Be the Same Again"The Magic Garden"Puppet Man"2431---"A Love Like Ours"Portrait"Save the Country"2710-24-"Dimension 5""On the Beach (In the Summertime)"5412---"This Is Your Life""One Less Bell to Answer"2143-"Feelin' Alright?"Portrait1971"Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes"196-28-"The Singer"Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes"Light Sings"4412---"Viva! (Viva Tirado)""Never My Love" (live)1214521-"A Love Like Ours"Live!!"Together Let's Find Love" (live)37822--"I Just Wanta Be Your Friend"1972"(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All"82285-"The River Witch"Individually & Collectively"If I Could Reach You"101-13-"Tomorrow Belongs to the Children"1973"Living Together, Growing Together"325---"What Do I Need to Be Me"Living Together, Growing Together"Everything's Been Changed"7018---"There Never Was a Day"Living Together, Growing Together"Ashes to Ashes"52754--"The Singer"Living Together, Growing Together"Flashback"823075--"Diggin' for a Livin'"1975"No Love In the Room"10511---"I Don't Know How to Look for Love"Soul & Inspiration1976"Love Hangover"80-39--"Will You Be There"
Videografia 2003: The 5th Dimension Travelling Sunshine Show con Dionne Warwick, Merle Haggard, e The Carpenters
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