Description
The 5th Dimension – Portrait / Bell Records LP / Speakers Corner Records / Reissued, Remastered
Bell 6045
ASIN: B001DZEM9G
In order to establish into which dimension this band with its promising name was trying to move, it might be a good idea to define its musical field. Although, or maybe precisely because, the colorful "flower power" cover suggests the happy-go-lucky hippie world, the 5th Dimension cannot be pigeon-holed as regards its musical style. All the numbers come from varying stylistic directions and are refreshingly different and well-contrasted in character. Alongside the funky, rock title "Puppet Man" and the groovy "Feelin' Alright?" there are soul-like, provocative, solidarity songs such as "Save The Country" and "People Gotta Be Free." Of course romantic pop ballads typical of the times have also found their niche here, such as "This Is Your Life" and Burt Bacharach's hit "One Less Bell To Answer." The vocal qualities of soloists Billy Davis Jr., Marylin McCoo Davis and Florence LaRue Gordon certainly deserve to be heard over and over again. No wonder, then, that this album has often been praised as the best the group ever recorded.
| Label: | Speakers Corner Records – Bell 6045, Bell Records – Bell 6045 |
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| Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: | 2009 |
| Genre: | Funk / Soul |
| Style: | Soul |
Tracklist:
| A1 |
Puppet Man |
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2:58
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| A2 | One Less Bell To Answer |
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3:29
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| A3 | Feelin' Alright? |
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4:27
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| A4 | This Is Your Life |
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4:12
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| A5 | A Love Like Ours |
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2:39
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| B1 | Save The Country |
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2:39
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| Medley | (10:10) | ||
| B2a | The Declaration |
| B2b | A Change Is Gonna Come |
| B2c | People Gotta Be Free |
| B3 | Dimension 5ive |
| 4:15 |
- Arranged By – Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, Bones Howe
- Arranged By [Vocals] – Bob Alcivar
- Art Direction – Beverly Weinstein
- Bass – Joe Osborne
- Congas, Percussion – Larry Bunker
- Design [Graphics] – Suren Ermoyan
- Drums, Percussion – Hal Blaine
- Electric Guitar – Mike Anthony (4), Mike Deasy
- Electric Piano [Rmi] – Gary Illingworth
- Engineer – Bones Howe
- Engineer [Assistant] – Johnny Golden, Larry Cox, Rik Pekkonen
- Guitar – Fred Tackett
- Organ, Piano – Larry Knechtel
- Painting [Cover Painting & Sketches] – LeRoy Neiman
- Percussion – Gary Coleman
- Piano – Jimmy Rowles
- Producer – Bones Howe
- Rhythm Guitar – Dennis Budimir, Tommy Tedesco
- Vocals – Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo Davis, Ron Townson
Engineered at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood.
Originally Mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood.
Glossy gatefold cover
*from the play "Bread, Beans & Things"
Columbia Pitman pressing, with 'BW' matrix suffix copied verbatim from Bestway Products Inc. pressing; other layout differences include:
- Production and Sound credit divided into two lines on Side 1
- Catalogue number listed on cover as Bell 6045, and on label as BELL-6045
