The 5th DimensionThe 5th Dimension |
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 The 5th Dimension pada tahun 1969.
Barisan belakang: Townson dan McLemore.
Barisan depan: LaRue, Davis, dan McCoo. |
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| Asal | Los Angeles, California, Amerika Serikat |
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| Genre | R&B, pop, soul, sunshine pop |
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| Tahun aktif | 1966–sekarang
(sampai tahun 1975 di inkarnasi aslinya) |
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| Label | Soul City, Imperial, Bell Records, Arista, ABC Records, Motown |
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| Mantan anggota | Marilyn McCoo
Billy Davis, Jr.
Florence LaRue
Lamonte McLemore
Ron Townson
Lihat: Bagian keanggotaan untuk daftar rinci |
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The 5th Dimension adalah grup musik pop Amerika Serikat yang dibentuk di Los Angeles, California pada tahun 1966. Awalnya dikenal sebagai The Hi-Fi's,[1] grup musik ini berganti nama menjadi The 5th Dimension pada akhir tahun 1966 dan paling terkenal selama tahun 1960-an dan awal tahun 1970-an untuk mempopulerkan lagu "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", dan LP The Magic Garden.
Grup musik ini terdiri dari lima anggota asli: Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, dan Ron Townson. Tapi Ron Townson meninggal pada tanggal 2 Agustus 2001 karena gagal ginjal.
Anggota
- Marilyn McCoo (lahir 30 September 1943, di Jersey City, New Jersey)
- Florence LaRue (lahir 4 Februari 1944, di Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Billy Davis, Jr. (lahir 26 Juni 1938, di St. Louis, Missouri)
- Lamonte McLemore (lahir 17 September 1939, di St. Louis, Missouri [2])
- Ronald L. "Ron" Townson (lahir 20 Januari 1933, di St. Louis, Missouri - meninggal 2 Agustus 2001 dengan gagal ginjal, di Las Vegas, Nevada)
McCoo dan Davis meninggalkan grup pada bulan November 1975. Sejak itu, anggota lain telah disertakan:
- Eloise Laws (penggantian Marilyn) 1975,
- Danny Beard (penggantian Billy) 1975–1978,
- Marjorie Barnes (penggantian Marilyn) 1976–1977,
- Terri Bryant (penggantian Marilyn) 1978–1979,
- Mic Bell (penggantian Ron) 1978–1979,
- Lou Courtney (penggantian Billy) 1978–1979,
- Pat Bass (penggantian Marilyn) 1979,
- Tanya Boyd (penggantian Marilyn) 1979,
- Joyce Wright Pierce (penggantian Marilyn) 1979–1986 dan 1987,
- Michael Procter (penggantian Billy) 1979–1988,
- Ron Townson 1979-1997,
- Estrelita (penggantian Marilyn) 1986,
- Phyllis Battle (penggantian Marilyn) 1988–2001,
- Eugene Barry-Hill (penggantian Billy) 1989–1992,
- Greg Walker (penggantian Billy) 1993–2006,
- Willie Williams (penggantian Ron) 1998–sekarang,
- Van Jewell (penggantian Marilyn) 2002, 2005,
- Julie Delgado (penggantian Marilyn) 2002–2005,
- Jamila Ajibade (penggantian Marilyn) 2005–2006 dan 2007–2008
- Leonard Tucker (penggantian Billy) 2006–sekarang,
- Valerie Davis (penggantian Marilyn) 2006–2007,
- Jennifer Leigh Warren (penggantian Marilyn) 2007,
- Gwyn Foxx (penggantian Marilyn) Desember 2007,
- Michael Mishaw (penggantian Lamonte) 2006–2008,
- Patrice Morris (penggantian Marilyn) 2008–sekarang,
- Floyd Smith (penggantian Lamonte) 2009–sekarang
Diskografi
Singel
| Tahun |
Lagu |
A.S. |
AC A.S. |
R&B A.S. |
CAN |
UK[3] |
Sisi 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" |
7 |
9 |
- |
18 |
- |
"Which Way to Nowhere" |
| "Paper Cup" |
34 |
- |
- |
17 |
- |
"Poor Side of Town" |
The Magic Garden |
| 1968 |
"Carpet Man" |
29 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
"The Magic Garden" |
| "Stoned Soul Picnic" |
3 |
- |
2 |
5 |
- |
"The Sailboat Song" |
Stoned Soul Picnic |
| "Sweet Blindness" |
13 |
- |
45 |
15 |
- |
"Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think Of?)" |
| "California Soul" |
25 |
- |
49 |
- |
- |
"It'll Never Be the Same Again" |
| 1969 |
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
11 |
"Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya?" |
The Age of Aquarius |
| "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" |
20 |
9 |
15 |
17 |
- |
"Broken Wing Bird" |
| "Wedding Bell Blues" |
1 |
1 |
23 |
3 |
16 |
"Lovin' Stew" |
| "Blowing Away" |
21 |
7 |
- |
24 |
- |
"Skinny Man" |
| 1970 |
"A Change Is Gonna Come/People Got to Be Free" |
60 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
"The Declaration" |
Portrait |
| "The Declaration" |
64 |
35 |
- |
- |
- |
B-side of above |
| "The Girls' Song" |
43 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
"It'll Never Be the Same Again" |
The Magic Garden |
| "Puppet Man" |
24 |
31 |
- |
- |
- |
"A Love Like Ours" |
Portrait |
| "Save the Country" |
27 |
10 |
- |
24 |
- |
"Dimension 5" |
| "On the Beach (In the Summertime)" |
54 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
"This Is Your Life" |
| "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 |
| "Light Sings" |
44 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
"Viva! (Viva Tirado)" |
| "Never My Love" (live) |
12 |
1 |
45 |
21 |
- |
"A Love Like Ours" |
Live!! |
| "Together Let's Find Love" (live) |
37 |
8 |
22 |
- |
- |
"I Just Wanta Be Your Friend" |
| 1972 |
"(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All" |
8 |
2 |
28 |
5 |
- |
"The River Witch" |
Individually & Collectively |
| "If I Could Reach You" |
10 |
1 |
- |
13 |
- |
"Tomorrow Belongs to the Children" |
| 1973 |
"Living Together, Growing Together" |
32 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
"What Do I Need to Be Me" |
Living Together, Growing Together |
| "Everything's Been Changed" |
70 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
"There Never Was a Day" |
| "Ashes to Ashes" |
52 |
7 |
54 |
- |
- |
"The Singer" |
| "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" |
Album
- Up, Up and Away (1967) - A.S. #8
- The Magic Garden (1967) - A.S. #105
- Stoned Soul Picnic (1968) - A.S. #21
- The Age of Aquarius (1969) - A.S. #2
- Portrait (1970) - A.S. #20
- The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits (1970) - A.S. #5
- Love Garden (1970) [4]
- The July 5th Album (1970) - A.S. #63
- Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes (1971) - A.S. #17
- Reflections (1971) - A.S. #112
- The 5th Dimension/Live!! (1971) - A.S. #32
- Individually & Collectively (1972) - A.S. #58
- Greatest Hits On Earth (1972) - A.S. #14
- Living Together, Growing Together (1973) - A.S. #108
- Soul & Inspiration (1974) - A.S. #202
- Earthbound (1975) - A.S. #136
- Star Dancing (1978)
- High On Sunshine (1978)
- The Very Best Of 5th Dimension (1982)
- In the House (1995)
- The Very Best Of The 5th Dimension (1999)
- Live! Plus Rare Studio Recordings (2001) - Judul asli adalah Home Cookin (1976)
- Fantasy (2004) - Judul asli adalah The 5th Dimension Now (1984)
Bibliografi
- The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock & Soul (Revised edition) - Irwin Stambler ©1989 St. Martin's Press, New York
- All Music Guide to Soul (article by Steve Huey) ©2003 Backbeat Books San Francisco
