ABOUT
The 5th Dimension was a pop-R&B-soul group formed in LA in 1966. Originally known as the Versatiles, the group's members consisted of Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, and Ron Townson.
In 1967, The 5th Dimension debuted on the charts with "Go Where You Wanna Go," but the group's popularity really soared later that same year with "Up - Up And Away," which became a Top 10 hit. The 5th Dimension had a long string of hits on the Pop/Rock, R&B, and Adult Contemporary charts through the late 1970s that also included "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" (1969) and "Wedding Bell Blues" (1969), and "(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All" (1972). The "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" medley was one of the songs from the famous and then-controversial late 1960s rock musical, "Hair."
Group members Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., who married in 1969, later started recording as a duo and had several hits in the late 1970s that included "You Don't Have To Be A Star" (1977). Over the years, The 5th Dimension won several Grammys, and in 2002, the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
FEATURED CDs
The song(s) featured on this page are on:
- Up-Up And Away: The Definitive Collection
- Pure 60's: The #1 Hits (VA)
- Very Best of the 5th Dimension
SONGS
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The 5th Dimension
- Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) 1969
("Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" topped the charts in 1969 and was from the rock musical "Hair.") - Blowing Away 1970
- California Soul 1969
("California Soul" later also charted for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell in 1970.) - Carpet Man 1968
- Go Where You Wanna Go 1967
- (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All 1972
- If I Could Reach You 1972
- Living Together, Growing Together 1973
- Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes 1971
- Never My Love 1971
("Never My Love" previously charted for the Association (1967) and the Sandpebbles (1968) and later also charted for Blue Swede (1974) and the Addrisi Brothers (1977).) - One Less Bell To Answer 1970
- Paper Cup 1967
- Puppet Man 1970
(The Neil Sedaka-penned "Puppet Man" later also charted for Tom Jones in 1971.) - Save The Country 1970
("Save The Country" also charted for Thelma Houston in 1970.) - Stoned Soul Picnic 1968
- Sweet Blindness 1968
- Together Let's Find Love 1972
- Up-Up And Away 1967
("Up-Up And Away" also charted for the Johnny Mann Singers (1967) and Hugh Masekela (1968).) - Wedding Bell Blues 1969
("Wedding Bell Blues" topped the charts for the 5th Dimension in 1969. This song was previously a minor hit for Laura Nyro (1967).) - Workin' On A Groovy Thing 1969
("Workin' On A Groovy Thing" previously charted for Patti Drew (1968).)
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