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    5th Dimension-The Complete Singles 1966-1975 [repress ] [Real Gone] [2/4/2022]

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    A 50th anniversary celebration calls for some champagne…champagne soul, that is! Back in 1966, Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, and Ron Townson first started making beautiful music together, and the world of pop music has never been the same. Now, in 2016, 50 years later, Real Gone Music is proud to present the most comprehensive 5th Dimension collection ever compiled, a 3-CD set containing their complete singles for the Soul City and Bell labels [plus their first single on the Bronco label as The Versatiles and their lone single release for Arista], 61 tracks of swinging, soulful harmonies, brilliant arrangements, groundbreaking production, and some of the best songwriting to come out of the ‘60s and ‘70s. This 3-CD set—which is housed inside a sumptuous, 8-panel digipak mini-album featuring rare photos—not only includes 30 Pop and 15 R&B hits, all in their hard-to-find, mono mixes [only the last four tracks on the set are in stereo], featuring such legendary recordings as “Up—Up and Away,” “Stoned Soul Picnic,” “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “One Less Bell to Answer,” “[Last Night] I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All,” and “If I Could Reach You,” but also some rare, non-LP single sides and single edits, nearly all making their CD debuts here! With production by the great Bones Howe, vocal arrangements by Bob Alcivar, and the instrumental accompaniment of the famed Wrecking Crew, the confluence of talent on these sides is simply staggering. And, of course, The 5th Dimension brought the songwriting genius of Laura Nyro and Jimmy Webb to the masses; their collaborations with Webb in particular remain among the pinnacles of ‘60s pop. Remastered by Mark Wilder at Battery Studios, and with notes by Paul Grein featuring quotes from Billy Davis, Jr. and Marilyn McCoo that trace the historic arc of the group, The Complete Soul City/Bell Singles 1966-1975 isn’t just the definitive look at The 5th Dimension; it’s a collection that defines the whole sunshine pop genre.

    Note: this is a repress of collection from 2016.


    Tracklist
    [CD1]
    1. You're Good Enough For Me
    2. Bye Bye Baby
    3. I'll Be Lovin' You Forever
    4. Train Keep On Movin'
    5. Go Where You Wanna Go
    6. Too Poor To Die
    7. Another Day, Another Heartache
    8. Rosecrans Blvd.
    9. Up Up & Away
    10. Which Way To Nowhere
    11. Paper Cup
    12. Poor Side Of Town
    13. Carpet Man
    14. The Magic Garden
    15. Stoned Soul Picnic
    16. The Sailboat Song
    17. Sweet Blindness
    18. Bobbie's Blues [Who Do You Think Of?]
    19. California Soul
    20. It'll Never Be The Same Again

    [CD2]
    1. Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In [The Flesh Failures]
    2. Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya
    3. Workin' On A Groovy Thing
    4. Broken Wing Bird
    5. Wedding Bell Blues
    6. Lovin' Stew
    7. Blowing Away
    8. Skinny Man
    9. The Declaration
    10. A Change Is Gonna Come/People Gotta Be Free
    11. The Girls' Song
    12. Puppet Man
    13. A Love Like Ours
    14. Save The Country
    15. Dimension 5ive
    16. On The Beach [In The Summertime]
    17. This Is Your Life
    18. One Less Bell To Answer
    19. Feelin' Alright?
    20. Love's Lines Angles & Rhymes
    21. The Singer

    [CD3]
    1. Light Sings
    2. Viva Tirado
    3. Never My Love
    4. Together Let's Find Love
    5. I Just Wanta Be Your Friend
    6. [Last Night] I Didn't Get To Sleep At All
    7. The River Witch
    8. If I Could Reach You
    9. Tomorrow Belongs To The Children
    10. Living Together Growing Together
    11. What Do I Need To Be Me
    12. Everything's Been Changed
    13. There Never Was A Day
    14. Ashes To Ashes
    15. Flashback
    16. Diggin' For A Livin'
    17. Harlem
    18. My Song
    19. No Love In The Room
    20. I Don't Know How To Look For Love

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M65ADE0/?tag=imwan-20



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    Nice!! Thanks for sharing this great news, Motown Eddie! This one has been on my wishlist for a while, as I had missed out on the first run. The prices on the first out of print edition are 'up, up and away'. So glad that I will be able to get it!

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    Yes, thanks for this good news, ME! Real Gone does such great work.

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    ANY news about ANY CD coming out in 2022 is good news to me! Let's hang in there as long as we can!

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    Quote Originally Posted by daviddesper View Post
    ANY news about ANY CD coming out in 2022 is good news to me! Let's hang in there as long as we can!
    It's good news indeed; especially when the CD is a repress like The 5th Dimension's is! Shows that there's still demand for the music that we love.

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    So when are the two Motown albums being reissued?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimEMack View Post
    So when are the two Motown albums being reissued?
    Don't know if the LPs that The 5th Dimension did for Motown are ever going to be reissued since they were only moderate sellers and didn't produce any major hits [their Earthbound LP on ABC & the In The House set on Columbia didn't do well either].
    Last edited by Motown Eddie; 12-04-2021 at 05:51 AM.

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    complete???

    they lie!!!!!




    oh wait ......maybe not .....this came out in 1976...


    never mind!!!!
    Last edited by Boogiedown; 12-02-2021 at 12:44 PM.

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    Nice that they see fit to repress this. I bought it soon after its initial release and am very happy with it. I have two of their regular albums but this is the one I play the most.

    Too bad they couldn't license the ABC material.

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    I would love to get this set and was so glad to see it mentioned on this thread since I
    missed it's initial pressing but every time I click on the posted link it says "page not found'
    and when I go to Amazon that set is nowhere to be found. WTF???!!!!....

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    Quote Originally Posted by splanky View Post
    I would love to get this set and was so glad to see it mentioned on this thread since I
    missed it's initial pressing but every time I click on the posted link it says "page not found'
    and when I go to Amazon that set is nowhere to be found. WTF???!!!!....
    Don't know why that happened; even the Real Gone Music site doesn't have it listed as yet. Try Amazon [as well as other online vendors] again as the release date for the set gets nearer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by splanky View Post
    I would love to get this set and was so glad to see it mentioned on this thread since I
    missed it's initial pressing but every time I click on the posted link it says "page not found'
    and when I go to Amazon that set is nowhere to be found. WTF???!!!!....
    I just checked the link on Amazon US and it's working now.
    The 5th Dimension - The Complete Soul City/Bell Singles 1966-1975 [3-CD Set] - Amazon.com Music

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