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Digitally remastered by Elliott Federman (2000, SAJE Sound, New York, New York).
The 5th Dimension's fourth album almost plays like a Greatest Hits collection. Beside the title smash from the Broadway musical HAIR, hits from THE AGE OF AQUARIUS include two obligatory Laura Nyro songs: the infectious "Blowing Away," and the perhaps deliberately ironic (given its counterculture context) "Wedding Bell Blues," plus the almost Nyro-worthy "Working On a Groovy Thing," by Neil Sedaka.
The rest of the album is the group's usual high gloss L.A. pop/rock. Highlights include a cover of the Everly Brothers' "Let It Be Me" that achieves a near-Phil Spector-like grandeur, and a re-working of Mary Hopkin's "Those Were the Days." The latter adds a soul feel to the vaguely eastern European strains of the original; it's like hearing an R&B band at a bar mitzvah--in a good way. There's also a great Latin rocker, "Dontcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya," which suggests that the group was aware of Santana, and a cover of Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" that is truly, though perhaps unintentionally, psychedelic.
McLemore, Ron Townson (vocals).
1 Bonus Track
Recorded at Wally Heider Studios & Studio 3 Inc., Hollywood, California; United Recording, Las Vegas, Nevada. Includes liner notes by Mike Ragogna.
The Fifth Dimension: Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte
Producer: Bones Howe.
Reissue producer: Rob Santos.
Additional personnel: Tommy Tedesco, Dennis Budimir, Mike Deasy, Bill Fulton (guitar); The Bill Holman Strings & Brass (strings, brass); Larry Knetchel, Jimmy Rowles, Pete Jolly (keyboards); Joe Osborne (bass); Hal Blaine (drums, percussion); Larry Bunker (congas, mallets, percussion); Milt Holland (percussion).
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Found it at last! I have been looking for this particular CD for years (literally)..I was so happy when I found it on this website! It arrived really fast and I've been playing it ever since. Thanks CD Universe!! Submitted by kimmccarth (Atlanta Georgia) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
An excellent collection of music. A wonderful array of music; brings back many great memories.
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GROOVY MAN! I'm a collector of music from the 1960's & I've had this album for a long time on LP for 20~some years after I got to hear a copy of it from the local Library's collection but never been able to play is without a turn table for many years,I'm now glad it's now on CD so I can enjoy it even more & take it with me where ever I go,I like "Age of Aquarius/let the Sunshine in" & their up~beat version of "Sunshine of your love" (They handled that one very well like many of the songs on this album) as well as all the other tracks that's are on it,This is one of my all~time favrote albums of my collection,proud to own it,I hope to get the other ones too if I can find them. Submitted by KarenebMC (Jacksonville,FL.,USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
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