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This is a scaled-down, single-disc version of Up Up and Away: The Definitive Collection, but at 16 tracks it still covers all the important ground from this beloved band, and it reveals nuances not readily apparent when the group was together. In an era of folk, blues, and soul influences, Marilyn McCoo stood out because she was a torch singer who hearkened back to Billy Eckstein and Nat King Cole, and baby boomers will be amazed at how her already potent lungs are benefited by CD technology. The group's harmonies aren't as sweet as the Mamas & the Papas, the group to whom the Fifth Dimension were most often compared, but their arrangements of songs by Jimmy Webb, Laura Nyro, Burt Bacharach, and others still pack a wallop. And if, like most folks, you know of the band solely through AM radio or your scratchy greatest-hits LP, be prepared for a hefty selection of first-rate filler material, such as "Paper Cup," "Carpet Man," "On the Beach (In the Summertime)," and "The Girl's Song." This was a group who virtually defined the "sunny side" of the '60s, and even decades later, one can't help but get goosebumps hearing the optimistic anthem "Save the Country." Was it so long ago?
© Peter Kurtz /TiVo
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M. Gordon, Producer - Al Casey, Guitar - Al Casey, Performer - Joe Osborn, Guitar - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - Jim Webb, Arranger - Jim Webb, Conductor - Jim Webb, Keyboards - Hal Blaine, Percussion - Hal Blaine, Drums - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Marty Paich, Arranger - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Bones Howe, Engineer - J. Webb, Lyricist - J. Webb, Composer - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - Johnny Rivers, Producer - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gerome Ragni, Composer - Gerome Ragni, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - Jimmy Rowles, Keyboards - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Jim Rado, Composer - Jim Rado, Lyricist - Pete Jolly, Keyboards - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Bill Holman, Arranger - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Arranger - Bones Howe, Engineer - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - The Bill Holman Strings & Brass, Performer - Bob Alcivar, Arranger - Mike Deasy, Guitar - Galt MacDermot, Composer - Galt MacDermot, Lyricist - Hal Blaine, Drums - Hal Blaine, Percussion - Larry Bunker, Performer - Larry Bunker, Congas - Larry Bunker, Percussion
(P) Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bill Holman, Arranger - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - Hal Blaine, Percussion - Hal Blaine, Drums - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Bunker, Percussion - Larry Bunker, Marimba - Larry Bunker, Performer - The Sid Sharp Strings, Performer - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Laura Nyro, Composer - Laura Nyro, Lyricist - Jimmy Rowles, Keyboards - Jimmy Rowles, Piano - Ray Pohlman, Arranger - Ray Pohlman, Guitar - Ray Pohlman, Acoustic Bass - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - The Bill Holman Brass, Performer - Mike Deasy, Guitar - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Arista Records, LLC
Bill Holman, Arranger - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - Hal Blaine, Drums - Hal Blaine, Percussion - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Bunker, Performer - Larry Bunker, Congas - Larry Bunker, Percussion - Bob Alcivar, Arranger - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Bones Howe, Arranger - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Laura Nyro, Composer - Laura Nyro, Lyricist - Jimmy Rowles, Keyboards - The Bill Holman Strings & Brass, Performer - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - Pete Jolly, Keyboards - Mike Deasy, Guitar - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
R. Atkins, Lyricist - R. Atkins, Composer - Bill Holman, Arranger - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - Hal Blaine, Drums - Hal Blaine, Percussion - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Bunker, Performer - Larry Bunker, Congas - Larry Bunker, Percussion - Bob Alcivar, Arranger - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Bones Howe, Arranger - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Jimmy Rowles, Keyboards - The Bill Holman Strings & Brass, Performer - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - Pete Jolly, Keyboards - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist - Mike Deasy, Guitar - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1969 Arista Records LLC
Tony Macauley, Composer - Tony Macauley, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer - Fred Tackett, Guitar - Jimmy Rowles, Piano - The Sid Sharp Strings, Performer - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Zavier, Guitar - Michael O'Martian, Keyboards - Michael O'Martian, Piano - Gary Illingworth, Organ - Gary Illingworth, Piano - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Mike Anthony, Guitar - The Bill Holman Brass, Performer - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Larry Knechtel, Organ - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - Marilyn McCoo, Vocal - Hal Blaine, Drums - Larry Bunker, Percussion - Larry Bunker, Congas
(P) 1972 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dorothea Joyce, Composer - Dorothea Joyce, Lyricist - Lew McCreary, Trombone - Ollie Mitchell, Trumpet - Lanny Morgan, Flute - Lanny Morgan, Saxophone - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer - Jack Arnold, Performer - Fred Tackett, Electric Guitar - Jimmy Rowles, Piano - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Dennis Budimir, Banjo - Dennis Budimir, Electric Guitar - Bob Edmondsen, Trombone - Chuck Findlay, Trumpet - Zavier, 12 String Guitar - Jim Horn, Flute - Jim Horn, Saxophone - Bud Brisbois, Trumpet - Catherine Gotthoffer, Harp - Gary Illingworth, Piano - Gary Illingworth, Performer - Pete Christlieb, Flute - Pete Christlieb, Saxophone - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - The Fifth Dimension, Vocal - Mike Anthony, Electric Guitar - Victor Feldman, Performer - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Larry Knechtel, Organ - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Ray Triscari, Trumpet - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - The Sid Sharp String Section, Performer - Mike Deasy, Electric Guitar - Marilyn McCoo, Vocal - Tom Scott, Flute - Tom Scott, Saxophone - Hal Blaine, Band Leader - Hal Blaine, Percussion - Hal Blaine, Drums - Larry Bunker, Percussion - Larry Bunker, Congas
(P) 1971 Arista Records LLC
Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - Fred Tackett, Guitar - Jimmy Rowles, Piano - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Gary Illingworth, Piano - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Mike Anthony, Electric Guitar - Bill Holman, Arranger - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Arranger - Bones Howe, Engineer - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Larry Knechtel, Organ - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Bob Alcivar, Arranger - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - Mike Deasy, Electric Guitar - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Burt Bacharach, Lyricist - Marilyn McCoo, Vocal - Gary Coleman, Percussion - Gary Coleman, Performer - Hal Blaine, Percussion - Hal Blaine, Drums - Larry Bunker, Percussion - Larry Bunker, Congas - Larry Bunker, Performer - H. David, Composer - H. David, Lyricist
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Marty Paich, Arranger - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Jim Webb, Arranger - Jim Webb, Conductor - Steve Barri, Composer - Steve Barri, Lyricist - P.F. Sloan, Composer - P.F. Sloan, Lyricist - Mark Gordon, Producer - Johnny Rivers, Producer
(P) Recorded Prior To 1972. All Rights Reserved By Arista Records LLC
Joe Osborne, Performer - Jim Webb, Arranger - Jim Webb, Conductor - Jim Webb, Composer - Jim Webb, Lyricist - Hal Blaine, Performer - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Knechtel, Performer - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Dennis Budimir, Performer - Armin Steiner, Engineer - Tommy Tedesco, Performer - Johnny Rivers, Performer - Mike Deasy, Performer - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior To 1972. All Rights Reserved By Arista Records LLC
Bill Holman, Arranger - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - Hal Blaine, Drums - Hal Blaine, Percussion - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Bunker, Marimba - Larry Bunker, Performer - Larry Bunker, Percussion - Valerie Simpson, Lyricist - Valerie Simpson, Composer - The Sid Sharp Strings, Performer - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - Jimmy Rowles, Piano - Jimmy Rowles, Keyboards - Ray Pohlman, Arranger - Ray Pohlman, Guitar - Ray Pohlman, Acoustic Bass - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - The Bill Holman Brass, Performer - Mike Deasy, Guitar - Nick Ashford, Lyricist - Nick Ashford, Composer - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Osborne, Performer - Jim Webb, Arranger - Jim Webb, Conductor - Jim Webb, Composer - Jim Webb, Lyricist - Hal Blaine, Performer - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Knechtel, Performer - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Dennis Budimir, Performer - Armin Steiner, Engineer - Tommy Tedesco, Performer - Johnny Rivers, Performer - Mike Deasy, Performer - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior To 1972. All Rights Reserved By Arista Records LLC
Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - Mike Melvoin, Piano - Artie Butler, Arranger - Artie Butler, Conductor - Artie Butler, Piano - Louie Shelton, Electric Guitar - Hal Blaine, Drums - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Bunker, Congas - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Hal David, Composer - Hal David, Lyricist - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Burt Bacharach, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1973 Arista Records LLC
R. McNeill, Composer - R. McNeill, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer - Fred Tackett, Guitar - Jimmy Rowles, Piano - The Sid Sharp Strings, Performer - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Zavier, Guitar - Michael O'Martian, Piano - Michael O'Martian, Keyboards - Gary Illingworth, Piano - Gary Illingworth, Organ - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Mike Anthony, Guitar - The Bill Holman Brass, Performer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Larry Knechtel, Organ - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - Hal Blaine, Drums - Larry Bunker, Congas - Larry Bunker, Percussion
(P) 1972 Arista Records LLC
M. Gordon, Producer - Al Casey, Guitar - Al Casey, Performer - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - Joe Osborn, Guitar - Jim Webb, Arranger - Jim Webb, Conductor - Jim Webb, Keyboards - Hal Blaine, Drums - Hal Blaine, Percussion - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Marty Paich, Arranger - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Bones Howe, Engineer - Jeffrey Phillips, Composer - Jeffrey Phillips, Lyricist - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - Johnny Rivers, Producer - Mark Gordon, Producer - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1967 Arista Records LLC
Bill Holman, Arranger - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - Hal Blaine, Drums - Hal Blaine, Percussion - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Bunker, Marimba - Larry Bunker, Performer - Larry Bunker, Percussion - The Sid Sharp Strings, Performer - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Laura Nyro, Composer - Laura Nyro, Lyricist - Jimmy Rowles, Piano - Jimmy Rowles, Keyboards - Ray Pohlman, Arranger - Ray Pohlman, Guitar - Ray Pohlman, Acoustic Bass - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - The Bill Holman Brass, Performer - Mike Deasy, Guitar - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1968 Arista Records LLC
Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - Fred Tackett, Guitar - Jimmy Rowles, Piano - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Gary Illingworth, Piano - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Mike Anthony, Electric Guitar - Bill Holman, Arranger - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Arranger - Bones Howe, Engineer - Larry Knechtel, Organ - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Bob Alcivar, Arranger - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist - Mike Deasy, Electric Guitar - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Gary Coleman, Percussion - Gary Coleman, Performer - Hal Blaine, Drums - Hal Blaine, Percussion - Larry Bunker, Congas - Larry Bunker, Performer - Larry Bunker, Percussion
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - Fred Tackett, Guitar - Jimmy Rowles, Piano - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Gary Illingworth, Piano - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Mike Anthony, Electric Guitar - Bill Holman, Arranger - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Arranger - Bones Howe, Engineer - Larry Knechtel, Organ - Larry Knechtel, Piano - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Bob Alcivar, Arranger - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - Mike Deasy, Electric Guitar - Gary Coleman, Percussion - Gary Coleman, Performer - Hal Blaine, Drums - Hal Blaine, Percussion - Larry Bunker, Congas - Larry Bunker, Performer - Larry Bunker, Percussion - Laura Nyro, Composer - Laura Nyro, Lyricist
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Landy McNeil, Composer - Landy McNeil, Lyricist - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior To 1972. All Rights Reserved By Arista Records LLC
Bill Holman, Arranger - Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - Hal Blaine, Drums - Hal Blaine, Percussion - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Bunker, Performer - Larry Bunker, Congas - Larry Bunker, Percussion - Bob Alcivar, Arranger - Larry Knechtel, Keyboards - Bones Howe, Arranger - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Laura Nyro, Composer - Laura Nyro, Lyricist - Jimmy Rowles, Keyboards - The Bill Holman Strings & Brass, Performer - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar - Pete Jolly, Keyboards - Mike Deasy, Guitar - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior To 1972. All Rights Reserved By Arista Records LLC
Joe Osborn, Acoustic Bass - Mike Melvoin, Piano - Artie Butler, Piano - Louie Shelton, Electric Guitar - Hal Blaine, Drums - Hal Blaine, Tambourine - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Bunker, Congas - D. Lambert, Composer - D. Lambert, Lyricist - Bob Alcivar, Conductor - Bob Alcivar, Arranger - Bob Alcivar, Vocal Arranger - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - B. Potter, Lyricist - B. Potter, Composer - Rene DeKnight, Vocal Arranger - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1973 Arista Records Inc
Joe Osborne, Performer - Jim Webb, Arranger - Jim Webb, Conductor - Jim Webb, Composer - Jim Webb, Lyricist - Hal Blaine, Performer - The Fifth Dimension, Performer - Larry Knechtel, Performer - Bones Howe, Producer - Bones Howe, Engineer - Dennis Budimir, Performer - Armin Steiner, Engineer - Tommy Tedesco, Performer - Johnny Rivers, Performer - Mike Deasy, Performer - Bob Irwin, Mastering Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior To 1972. All Rights Reserved By Arista Records LLC
Album review
This is a scaled-down, single-disc version of Up Up and Away: The Definitive Collection, but at 16 tracks it still covers all the important ground from this beloved band, and it reveals nuances not readily apparent when the group was together. In an era of folk, blues, and soul influences, Marilyn McCoo stood out because she was a torch singer who hearkened back to Billy Eckstein and Nat King Cole, and baby boomers will be amazed at how her already potent lungs are benefited by CD technology. The group's harmonies aren't as sweet as the Mamas & the Papas, the group to whom the Fifth Dimension were most often compared, but their arrangements of songs by Jimmy Webb, Laura Nyro, Burt Bacharach, and others still pack a wallop. And if, like most folks, you know of the band solely through AM radio or your scratchy greatest-hits LP, be prepared for a hefty selection of first-rate filler material, such as "Paper Cup," "Carpet Man," "On the Beach (In the Summertime)," and "The Girl's Song." This was a group who virtually defined the "sunny side" of the '60s, and even decades later, one can't help but get goosebumps hearing the optimistic anthem "Save the Country." Was it so long ago?
© Peter Kurtz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:08
- Main artists: The 5th Dimension
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
This compilation (P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment
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