The Age of Aquarius (album)
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| The Age of Aquarius | |||||
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| Studio album by The Fifth Dimension | |||||
| Released | May 1969 | ||||
| Recorded | ??? | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 40:47 | ||||
| Label | Soul City | ||||
| Producer | Bones Howe | ||||
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| The Fifth Dimension chronology | |||||
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The Age of Aquarius is the fourth album by American pop group The Fifth Dimension, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music).
Contents |
- "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In [The Flesh Failures]" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 4:51
- "Blowing Away" (Laura Nyro) – 2:32
- "Skinny Man" (Kollander, Kollander) – 2:51
- "Wedding Bell Blues" (Nyro) – 2:44
- "Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' to Ya" (Rudy Stevenson) – 3:56
- "The Hideaway" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:45
- "Workin' on a Groovy Thing" (Roger Atkins, Neil Sedaka) – 3:10
- "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoé) – 3:54
- "Sunshine of Your Love" (Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton) – 3:18
- "The Winds of Heaven" (Bob Dorough, Landesoman) – 3:14
- "Those Were the Days" (Gene Raskin) – 3:03
- "The Sunshine in (Reprise)" (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni) – 1:29
- "Chissa Se Tornera Who Knows If He Will Return" (DeSanctis, Salis, Salis) – 3:00
- Billy Davis, Jr. - vocals
- Florence Larue - vocals
- Marilyn McCoo - vocals
- Lamonte McLemore - vocals
- Ron Townson - vocals
Additional personnel
- Dennis Budimir - guitar
- Mike Deasy, Sr. - guitar
- Bill Fulton - guitar
- Tommy Tedesco - guitar
- Joe Osborn - bass
- Hal Blaine - drums, percussion
- Milt Holland - percussion
- Pete Jolly - keyboards
- Larry Knechtel - keyboards
- Jimmy Rowles - keyboards
- Bones Howe - sounds
- Producer: Bones Howe
- Engineer: Bones Howe
- Mastering: Elliot Federman
- Digital transfers: Mike Hartry
- Reissue producer: Rob Santos
- Production coordination: Jeremy Holiday
- Production assistant: Ann McClelland, Tom Tierney, Russ Wapensky
- Project coordinator: Arlessa Barnes, Glenn Delgado, Christina DeSimone, Robin Diamond, Karyn Friedland, Felicia Gearhart, Laura Gregory, Robin Manning, Brooke Nochomson, Ed Osborne, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford, Steve Strauss
- Archives coordinator: Joanne Feltman, Glenn Korman
- Arrangers: Bob Alcivar, Bill Holman, Bones Howe
- Vocal arrangement: Bob Alcivar
- Art direction: Ron Wolin
- Reissue art director: Mathieu Bitton
- Design: Mathieu Bitton, Ron Wolin
- Photography: Ed Caraeff
- Liner notes: Mike Ragogna
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Black Albums | 2 |
| 1969 | Pop Albums | 2 |
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" | Black Singles | 6 |
| 1969 | "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1969 | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1969 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1969 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Black Singles | 23 |
| 1969 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1969 | "Workin' On A Groovy Thing" | Black Singles | 15 |
| 1969 | "Workin' On A Groovy Thing" | Pop Singles | 20 |
| 1970 | "Blowing Away" | Adult Contemporary | 7 |
| 1970 | "Blowing Away" | Pop Singles | 21 |
| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental |
| 1969 | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | Record Of The Year |