![]() The group's 1967 LP The Magic Garden features all but one song composed by Webb. ![]() ![]() The group also recorded songs by well-known songwriters including Burt Bacharach and Hal David ("One Less Bell to Answer") and Jimmy Webb, who wrote " Up, Up and Away". The group is also notable for having more success with the songs of Laura Nyro than Nyro did herself, particularly with "Stoned Soul Picnic", " Sweet Blindness", "Wedding Bell Blues", " Blowin' Away" and " Save the Country". Some of the songwriters who worked with the 5th Dimension went on to careers of their own, especially Ashford & Simpson, who wrote the song " California Soul". The group later recorded for Bell/ Arista Records, ABC Records, and Motown Records. Their earliest recordings were on the Soul City record label, which was started by recording artist Johnny Rivers. The five original members were Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo, Florence LaRue, Ronald Townson, and Billy Davis Jr. Five of their 19 top 20 hits on the Easy Listening chart reached number one. Three of their records reached the top ten of Billboard's Rhythm & Blues/Soul chart. 1), " (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All" (no. Other big hits include " Stoned Soul Picnic" (no. 7, 1967) and the 1969 number one " Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" - won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Between 19 they charted with 20 top 40 hits on Billboard's Hot 100, two of which – " Up, Up and Away" (no. įormed as the Versatiles in late 1965, the group changed its name to "the 5th Dimension" by 1966. Their music encompasses sunshine pop, pop soul and psychedelic soul. The 5th Dimension is an American popular music vocal group. See: Membership section for detailed listing The song was performed on the 1973 episode of The Partridge Family sitcom called "Maid in San Pueblo" but the Partridge Family version has never been released.Soul City, Imperial, Bell, Arista, ABC, Motown Instrumental versions of the song include those by Richard Holmes (album Workin' on a Groovy Thing/ 1969), Phil Moore (album Right On/ 1969), David Rose (album Happy Heart/ 1969), Mongo Santamaria (album Workin' on a Groovy Thing/ 1969), Bola Sete (album, Workin' on a Groovy Thing/ 1970), and Johnny Hammond (album/ Breakout/ 1971). "Workin' on a Groovy Thing" has also been recorded by Lana Cantrell (album Lana!/ 1968), Allison Durbin (album I Have Loved Me a Man/ 1968), Barbara Lewis (album Workin' on a Groovy Thing/ 1968), Friends of Distinction (album Highly Distinct/ 1969), Neil Sedaka (album, Workin' on a Groovy Thing/ 1969), and Alton Ellis (1972). Produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, and Howe, "Workin' on a Groovy Thing" was included on the 1969 5th Dimension album, The Age of Aquarius. Internationally the 5th Dimension version reached #17 in Canada, and #48 in Australia in 1969. adult contemporary chart, and #15 on the U.S. Future Steam frontman Garrett Scott - working with producer Paul Leka - and the 5th Dimension cut versions of the song in the summer of 1969, with the 5th Dimension's version - released a week before Scott's - reachin #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 on the U.S. R&B chart while crossing-over to #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching #86 in Canada. The song was first recorded by R&B songstress Patti Drew for her 1968 album Workin' on a Groovy Thing and released as a single to reach #34 on the U.S. " Workin' On a Groovy Thing" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Roger Atkins which had its highest profile as a 1969 hit single by the 5th Dimension. " Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" ![]() 1969 single by The 5th Dimension "Workin' On a Groovy Thing"
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