The Age of Aquarius (album)

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The Age of Aquarius
The 5th Dimension - The Age of Aquarius.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1969
Recorded1968-1969
StudioWally Heider Recording, Los Angeles and United Recording, Las Vegas
GenreR&B, sunshine pop, soul
Length40:47
LabelSoul City
ProducerBones Howe
The 5th Dimension chronology
Stoned Soul Picnic
(1968)
The Age of Aquarius
(1969)
Greatest Hits
(1970)
Singles from The Age of Aquarius
  1. "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
    Released: March 1969
  2. "Workin' On a Groovy Thing"
    Released: 1969
  3. "Wedding Bell Blues"
    Released: September 1969
  4. "Blowing Away"
    Released: 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars [1]

The Age of Aquarius is the fourth album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music).

Track listing[]

Side One

  1. "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 4:51
  2. "Blowing Away" (Laura Nyro) – 2:32
  3. "Skinny Man" (Michael Kollander, Ginger Kollander) – 2:51
  4. "Wedding Bell Blues" (Laura Nyro) – 2:44
  5. "Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya" (Rudy Stevenson) – 3:56
  6. "The Hideaway" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:45

Side Two

  1. "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" (Roger Atkins, Neil Sedaka) – 3:10
  2. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë) – 3:54
  3. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton) – 3:18
  4. "The Winds of Heaven" (Bob Dorough, Fran Landesman) – 3:14
  5. "Those Were the Days" (Gene Raskin) – 3:03
  6. "Let the Sunshine In (Reprise)" (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni) – 1:29

Bonus tracks

  1. "Chissà Se Tornerà (Who Knows If He Will Return)" (Mario De Sanctis, Antonio Salis, Lucio Salis) – 3:00 [Bonus track; 2000 CD reissue only]

Personnel[]

Additional personnel

Production[]

  • 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
  • Musical arrangements: 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

Charts and awards[]

Album[]

Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1969 Black Albums 2
1969 Pop Albums 2

Singles[]

Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1969 "Medley: Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" Black Singles 6
1969 "Medley: Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" Pop Singles 1
1969 "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" 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

Grammys[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1970 The Age of Aquarius Album of the Year Nominated
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Nominated
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" Record of the Year Won
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Won
Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals Nominated

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r37492/review
  2. ^ "The 5th Dimension". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
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