Fifth Dimension, The

Profile:
American popular music vocal group founded in the middle of the 60's by Billy Davis Jr.
Their worldwide hit "Up-Up And Away" has been sold more than 5 million times only between 1966 and 1968 and the album it belongs to more than 1 million copies during those years. In 1968 this group broke a sensational record by winning 5 Grammy awards for:
-Best song of the year (for "Up-Up And Away").
-Best vocal group of the year.
-Best contemporary album.
-Album of the year.
-Best contemporary group.
The group changed his line-up many times over the years and was finally inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002.

Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo, Ron Townson, Lou Courtney, Joyce Wright, Phyllis Battle, Greg Walker, Willie Williams, Van Jewel
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Releases:
The Fantastic 5th Dimension (Album) (3 versions)   Liberty ... 1967
The Magic Garden (Album) (4 versions)   Bell Records ... 1967
Up, Up And Away (Album) (3 versions)   Soul City (2) ... 1967
Up-Up And Away (3 versions)   Soul City (2) ... 1967
California Soul / It'll Never Be The Same Again (7", Single)   Soul City (2) 1968
Medley: Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) / Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya (Single) (2 versions)   Soul City (2) ... 1968
Stoned Soul Picnic (2 versions)   Soul City (2) ... 1968
Stoned Soul Picnic / The Sailboat Song (7", Single)   Soul City (2) 1968
Sweet Blindness / Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think Of?) (7")   Soul City (2) 1968
Acuario (7")   Hispavox 1969
Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) (Maxi) (6 versions)   Liberty ... 1969
Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (7", Single)   Flashback Records (4), Arista 1969
Greatest Hits (Comp) (2 versions)   Soul City (2) 1969
Medley: Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) (7")   Liberty 1969
Sunshine Of Your Love (7")   Liberty 1969
The Age Of Aquarius (5 versions)   Soul City (2) ... 1969
Wedding Bell Blues / Let It Be Me (Single) (2 versions)   Liberty ... 1969
Workin' On A Groovy Thing / Broken Wind Bird (7")   Soul City (2) 1969
Blowing Away / Skinny Man (7", Single)   Soul City (2) 1970
Dimension Five (LP)   Bell Records 1970
One Less Bell To Answer / Feelin' Alright? (7", Single)   Bell Records 1970
One Less Bell To Answer / Feelin' Alright? (7", Single)   Bell Records 1970
Portrait (Album) (4 versions)   Bell Records ... 1970
Puppet Man / A Love Like Ours (2 versions)   Bell Records 1970
Save The Country / Dimension 5 (7", Single)   Bell Records 1970
Save The Country / Dimension 5 (7", Single)   Bell Records 1970
The July 5th Album - More Hits By The Fabulous (LP, Comp)   Soul City (2) 1970
This Is Your Life (LP)   Bell Records 1970
Live!! (Album) (2 versions)   Bell Records 1971
Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes (Album) (3 versions)   Bell Records 1971
Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes / The Singer (7", Single)   Bell Records 1971
Never My Love / A Love Like Ours (7", Single)   Bell Records 1971
Reflections (LP)   Bell Records 1971
The Best Of Fifth Dimension (LP, Comp)   Karussell 1971
Together Let's Find Love / I Just Wanta Be Your Friend (7", Single)   Bell Records 1971
(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All / The River Witch (7", Single)   Bell Records 1972
Greatest Hits On Earth (Comp) (6 versions)   Bell Records ... 1972
If I Could Reach You / Tomorrow Belongs To The Children (7")   Bell Records 1972
Individually & Collectively (Album) (2 versions)   Bell Records 1972
Living Together, Growing Together / What Do I Need To Be Me (7")   Bell Records 1972
Everything's Been Changed / There Never Was A Day (7", Single)   Bell Records 1973
I Just Wanna Be Your Friend / (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All (7")   Supraphon 1973
Living Together, Growing Together (2 versions)   Bell Records 1973
Harlem / My Song (2 versions)   Bell Records 1974
Soul & Inspiration (Album) (2 versions)   Bell Records 1974
Earthbound (Album) (2 versions)   ABC Records 1975
Pop Gold (LP)   ABC Records 1975
22 Of Their Fabulous Hits (2xLP, Comp)   Bell Records 1976
Love Hangover (3 versions)   ABC Records 1976
High On Sunshine (LP)   Motown 1978
Remember The Golden Years (LP)   EMI Electrola 1978
Star Dancing (Album) (3 versions)   Motown 1978
You Are The Reason (I Feel Like Dancing) (7")   EMI Electrola 1978
The Very Best Of 5th Dimension (LP)   Warwick Records 1982
Surrender (12")   Sutra Records 1983
Up-Up And Away: The Definitive Collection (2xCD)   BMG Direct Marketing, Inc., Arista 1997
The Very Best Of The 5th Dimension (CD, Comp)   BMG Entertainment International (UK & Ireland) 1999
Live! Plus Other Rare Studio Recordings (CD, Album)   Classic World Productions 2005
Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) (7", Single)   Bell Gold Records  
Let The Sunshine In (2 versions)   Liberty  
Love Garden (LP, Comp)   Liberty  
The Declaration Medley (10", Promo)   Bell Records  
The Fantastic Fifth Dimension (2xLP)   Liberty  
The Fantastic Fifth Dimension Vol. 2 (LP)   Liberty  
Appears On:
The Complete Moon Bay Sessions (CD, Album) Going Out Of My Head Miclife Recordings, Miclife Recordings 2007
Tracks Appear On:
K-Tel's Pop Greats (LP, Comp) Aquarius/Let The Sunsh... K-Tel International GmbH 1974
Solitary Dreams (2xLP, Comp) One Less Bell To Answe... Capitol Records 1975
40 Golden Oldies (2xLP, Comp) Up Up And Away Polydor 1978
Motown Disco Magic - Too Hot Ta Trot (LP) You Are The Reason (I ... Music For Pleasure 1978
Silver Eagle Records Presents Solid Gold Party Rock (Comp) (2 versions) Aquarius/Let The Sunsh... Warner Special Products ... 1982
Keep On Rockin' (4xLP, Comp) Go Where You Wanna Go Warner 1986
Summer Love (4xLP, Comp) Wedding Bell Blues Warner Special Products 1987
Summer Of Love (2xLP) Up-Up And Away Rhino Entertainment Company 1987
Tender Moments (4xLP, Comp) Wedding Bell Blues Warner Special Products 1987
20 Years Of No.1 Hits: 1956 - 1975 (4xCD, Comp, Rem) Medley: Aquarius/Let T... Reader's Digest, BMG Music Canada Inc. 1989
20 Years Of Solid Gold Groups: 1960 - 1979 (4xCD, Comp, RM) Wedding Bell Blues Reader's Digest 1989
Billboard Top Rock 'N' Roll Hits - 1969 (CD, Album, Comp) Aquarius/Let The Sunsh... Rhino Records (2) 1989
Classic Rock - 1968: Shakin' All Over (CD) Stoned Soul Picnic Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1989
Flower Power (Comp) (2 versions) Aquarius/Let The Sunsh... CBS 1989
Our Generation (Comp) (2 versions) Aquarius (Let The Sun ... Teledisc 1989
Solid Gold Party Rock (4xLP, Comp) Aquarius/Let The Sunsh... Warner Special Products, Silver Eagle Records, Inc. 1989
AM Gold 1967 (CD) Up, Up And Away Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1990
AM Gold 1968 (CD) Stoned Soul Picnic Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1990
Classic Rock - 1969: Shakin' All Over (CD, Comp) Aquarius / Let The Sun... Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1990
De Pre Historie 1969 (CD, Comp) Aquarius BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA 1990
Soul Years 1971 (2xCD, Comp) Never My Love Knight Records Ltd 1990
My Girl - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Comp) (2 versions) Wedding Bell Blues Epic Soundtrax ... 1991
Good Morning Vietnam Vol. 1 (CD) Aquarius / Let The Sun... Disky 1992
Soul Classics (CD, Comp) Aquarius (Let The Suns... Stardust 1992
Soul Classics - The Best Of Bell Records (CD, Comp) Aquarius / Let The Sun... Kaz Records 1992
Soul Power (CD, Comp) Wedding Bell Blues Stardust 1992
Star-Funk Vol. 13 (CD, Comp) Fantasy Unidisc 1993
Forrest Gump - The Soundtrack (Comp) (4 versions) Medley: Aquarius / Let... Epic Soundtrax ... 1994
Here Comes Summer 20 Hot Summer Songs (CD, Comp) Aquarius/Let The Sunsh... BMG 1995
The Best Of Venture Records (CD, Album, Comp) Fantasy Hot Productions 1995
Gay Classics Vol. XII - Over And Out (CD) Love Hangover SoBe Music 1996
Good Morning Vietnam (2 versions) Aquarius / Let The Sun... Disky 1996
History 1967 (CD, Album, Smplr) Up, Up And Away BMG 1996
Rock On 1971 (CD, Comp) One Less Bell To Answer MCA Special Markets & Products, Madacy Entertainment 1996
Mega Hits '70s (CD, Album, Promo, Comp, Smplr) One Less Bell To Answer BMG (Japan) 1997
Remix Culture 177 (12") Aquarius/Let The Sunsh... DMC 1997
Psychedelia And The Underground (CD, Comp) Aquarius Camden 1998
The Look Of Love - The Burt Bacharach Collection (3xCD, Comp) One Less Bell To Answe... Rhino Records (2), EMI Music Special Markets 1998
This Is Easy (2xCD) Up, Up And Away Virgin, Virgin 1998
Flair Millennium Hits 3 (CD, Comp) Aquarius BMG Belgium NV/SA 1999
Unconditionally Guaranteed Volume 7 (CD, Album, Comp) Stoned Soul Picnic Uncut Magazine 1999
Flower Power & Woodstock Generation (4xCD, Comp) Up Up And Away Universe (2) 2000
The Woodstock Generation - Let The Sunshine In (CD) Aquarius / Let The Sun... Disky 2000
Club Tricatel (CD, Mixed) Puppet Man Tricatel 2001
Simply The Best Of The 60's (4xCD) Aquarius / Let The Sun... BMG UK & Ireland 2001
The Look Of Love - The Burt Bacharach Collection (2xCD, Album, Comp) Living Together, Growi... Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2001
The Look Of Love - The Burt Bacharach Collection (2xCD, Comp) One Less Bell To Answer WEA, Warner Strategic Marketing 2001
The Very Best Of Burt Bacharach (CD, Comp) One Less Bell To Answer Rhino Entertainment Company 2001
FlowerPower Generation (CD, Comp) Aquarius (Let The Suns... BMG (Netherlands) 2002
High Energy ...At Its Best (2xCD) Love Hangover Planet Media 2002
Live With Jonathan Peters (CD, Mixed, Comp) Let The Sun Shine (JP ... Groovilicious 2002
Legends Of Rare Soul - Volume One (DVD-V) California Soul Crossbow Films 2003
Legends Of Rare Soul - Volume Two (DVD-V) Working On A Groovy Thing Crossbow Films 2003
Real 60's The Psychedelic Hits (3xCD + Box, Comp) Sweet Blindness BMG Special Products 2003
Something Swingin' (2xCD, Comp) Up, Up And Away Warner Strategic Marketing 2003
Uncovered (3xLP) Californian Soul Family Recordings (UK) 2003
2 Mixes From Wroclaw (CDr, Promo, Mixed) Ticked To Ride, Califo... Ninja Tune 2004
Big Chill Classics (Comp) (2 versions) Up, Up And Away Universal Music (UK) 2004
Recovered Vol. 1 (2 versions) Feeling Alright? Sony Music Entertainment (Austria) 2004
Summer In The Sixties (2xCD) Aquarius / Let The Sun... EMI Music (New Zealand) 2004
All The Breaks (CD, Comp) Good News All The Breaks 2005
The Kanye Collection (2xLP, Comp) Aquarius Strictly Breaks Records 2005
We Can Work It Out (Comp) (2 versions) Ticket To Ride, Ticket... Harmless 2005
Campari Lounge (2xCD) One Less Bell To Answer Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2006
Gold (2xCD, Comp) One Less Bell To Answe... Hip-O Records, Mercury 2006
Soul Of Soul (2xCD, Comp) Aquarius / Let The Sun... Cristal Collection 2007
100 Hits Pop (5xCD, Comp) Up Up And Away Demon Music Group 2008
R2M-Lastrada Sampler - Hits From A-Z 60s 70s 80s 90s (4xCD, Comp, Promo) Up, Up And Away Lastrada Entertainment Co., R2M Music 2008
The Sound Of Woodstock (CD, Comp) Aquarius / Let The Sun... Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2008
100% Loungin' Vol 1 - Urban Sounds For Modern Living (CD) Up, Up & Away Telstar  
30 Superhits - 70's And 80's (2xCD, Comp) Aquarius / Let The Sun... Eurotrend, Eurotrend, Eurotrend  
A Splash Of Sunshine Vol 2 (CD, Comp, Promo) Aquarius/Let The Sunsh... 679 Recordings  
Allnighter Vol. 4 - Northern Soul In A New Millenium (LP) Too Pour To Die V.O.R.  
Another Double Sack Of Soul (2xLP) Rainmaker From The Basement Records  
Dance Sounds Of The Seventies (CD) Love Hangover Tring International PLC  
East (LP, Comp) Sunshine Of Your Love Ghetto Love Records  
K-Tel's 40 Super Greats (2xLP) Up, Up And Away K-Tel International (Holland) B.V.  
Schmusenacht Vol.3 (CD, Comp) Up Up And Away Global Arts  
The Golden Hits Of The Pops (2xLP, Album, Comp) Aquarius/Let The Sunsh... Polydor  
The Love Box Vol II (4xLP, Comp, Box) One Less Bell To Answer Innovative Music Productions  
Unofficial Releases:
Portrait (LP, Unofficial)   Not On Label 1970
Be There, Be Free (12", W/Lbl, Unofficial) People Gotta Be Free (... Not On Label (Fifth Dimension, The), Not On Label (Pointer Sisters) 2005
DJazz Volume 6 (12") Viva Tirado, Californi... Djazz 2009
Medley: Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (12", Unofficial)   Not On Label (Fifth Dimension, The)  
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