The Fifth Dimension
# The Fifth Dimension

I The 5th Dimension, anche riportato con la grafia The Fifth Dimension, sono un gruppo musicale statunitense di musica pop, R&B, soul e jazz.

## Storia

The 5th Dimension hanno avuto una certa notorietà tra la fine degli anni sessanta e l'inizio degli anni settanta, grazie soprattutto alle canzoni Up, Up and Away e Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In che arriva in prima posizione nella Billboard Hot 100 per sei settimane e Wedding Bell Blues - uno dei tre grandi hit del gruppo scritti da Laura Nyro (gli altri furono Stoned Soul Picnic e Sweet Blindness) - per tre settimane, contenute nell'album The Age of Aquarius.

La formazione originale includeva Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore e Ron Townson.

## Discografia

### Album

* Up, Up and Away (1967) - US #8
* The Magic Garden (1967) - US #105
* Stoned Soul Picnic (1968) - US #21
* The Age of Aquarius (1969) - US #2
* Portrait (1970) - US #20
* The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits (1970) - US #5
* The July 5th Album (1970) - US #63
* Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes (1971) - US #17
* Reflections (1971) - US #112
* The 5th Dimension/Live!! (1971) - US #32
* Individually & Collectively (1972) - US #58
* Greatest Hits On Earth (1972) - US #14
* Living Together, Growing Together (1973) - US #108
* Soul & Inspiration (1974) - US #202
* Earthbound (1975) - US #136
* Star Dancing (1978)
* High On Sunshine (1978)
* The Very Best Of 5th Dimension (1982)
* In the House (1995)
* Live! Plus Rare Studio Recordings (2001) - Il titolo originale era Home Cookin (1976)
* Fantasy (2004) - Il titolo originale era The 5th Dimension Now (1984)

### Singoli

Le classifiche statunitensi sono prese da Billboard. Le classifiche canadesi sono prese dal settimanale di inchieste CHUM di Toronto.

| Anno | Canzone | US | US AC | US R&B | CAN | UK | Lato B | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | "Go Where You Wanna Go" | 16 | - | - | 9 | - | "Too Poor to Die" | Up, Up and Away |
| 1967 | "Another Day, Another Heartache" | 45 | - | - | - | - | "Rosecrans Blvd." | Up, Up and Away |
| 1967 | "Up, Up and Away" | 7 | 9 | - | 18 | - | "Which Way to Nowhere" | Up, Up and Away |
| 1967 | "Paper Cup" | 34 | - | - | 17 | - | "Poor Side of Town" | The Magic Garden |
| 1968 | "Carpet Man" | 29 | - | - | 3 | - | "The Magic Garden" | The Magic Garden |
| 1968 | "Stoned Soul Picnic" | 3 | - | 2 | 5 | - | "The Sailboat Song" | Stoned Soul Picnic |
| 1968 | "Sweet Blindness" | 13 | - | 45 | 15 | - | "Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think Of?)" | Stoned Soul Picnic |
| 1968 | "California Soul" | 25 | - | 49 | - | - | "It'll Never Be the Same Again" | Stoned Soul Picnic |
| 1969 | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | "Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya?" | The Age of Aquarius |
| 1969 | "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" | 20 | 9 | 15 | 17 | - | "Broken Wing Bird" | The Age of Aquarius |
| 1969 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 16 | "Lovin' Stew" | The Age of Aquarius |
| 1969 | "Blowing Away" | 21 | 7 | - | 24 | - | "Skinny Man" | The Age of Aquarius |
| 1970 | "A Change is Gonna Come/People Got to Be Free" | 60 | - | - | - | - | "The Declaration" | Portrait |
| 1970 | "The Declaration" | 64 | 35 | - | - | - | B-side of above | Portrait |
| 1970 | "The Girls' Song" | 43 | 6 | - | - | - | "It'll Never Be the Same Again" | The Magic Garden |
| 1970 | "Puppet Man" | 24 | 31 | - | - | - | "A Love Like Ours" | Portrait |
| 1970 | "Save the Country" | 27 | 10 | - | 24 | - | "Dimension 5" | Portrait |
| 1970 | "On the Beach (In the Summertime)" | 54 | 12 | - | - | - | "This Is Your Life" |
| 1970 | "One Less Bell to Answer" | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | "Feelin' Alright?" | Portrait |
| 1971 | "Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes" | 19 | 6 | - | 28 | - | "The Singer" | Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes |
| 1971 | "Light Sings" | 44 | 12 | - | - | - | "Viva! (Viva Tirado)" | Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes |
| 1971 | "Never My Love" (live) | 12 | 1 | 45 | 21 | - | "A Love Like Ours" | Live!! |
| 1971 | "Together Let's Find Love" (live) | 37 | 8 | 22 | - | - | "I Just Wanta Be Your Friend" | Live!! |
| 1972 | "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All" | 8 | 2 | 28 | 5 | - | "The River Witch" | Individually & Collectively |
| 1972 | "If I Could Reach You" | 10 | 1 | - | 13 | - | "Tomorrow Belongs to the Children" | Individually & Collectively |
| 1973 | "Living Together, Growing Together" | 32 | 5 | - | - | - | "What Do I Need to Be Me" | Living Together, Growing Together |
| 1973 | "Everything's Been Changed" | 70 | 18 | - | - | - | "There Never Was a Day" | Living Together, Growing Together |
| 1973 | "Ashes to Ashes" | 52 | 7 | 54 | - | - | "The Singer" | Living Together, Growing Together |
| 1973 | "Flashback" | 82 | 30 | 75 | - | - | "Diggin' for a Livin'" |
| 1975 | "No Love In the Room" | 105 | 11 | - | - | - | "I Don't Know How to Look for Love" | Soul & Inspiration |
| 1976 | "Love Hangover" | 80 | - | 39 | - | - | "Will You Be There" |

## Videografia

* 2003: The 5th Dimension Travelling Sunshine Show con Dionne Warwick, Merle Haggard, e The Carpenters
