The Age of Aquarius (album)

The Age of Aquarius
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Album by The 5th Dimension
Released May 1969
Recorded ???
Genre Pop
Length 40 min 47 sec
Label Soul City
Producer Bones Howe
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The 5th Dimension Chronology
Stoned Soul Picnic
(1968)
The Age of Aquarius
(1969)
Portrait
(1970)

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

Contents

Track listing

  1. "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" (Kollander, Kollander) - 2:51
  4. "Wedding Bell Blues" (Nyro) - 2:44
  5. "Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' to Ya" (Rudy Stevenson) - 3:56
  6. "The Hideaway" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:45
  7. "Workin' on a Groovy Thing" (Roger Atkins, Neil Sedaka) - 3:10
  8. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoé) - 3:54
  9. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton) - 3:18
  10. "The Winds of Heaven" (Bob Dorough, Landesoman) - 3:14
  11. "Those Were the Days" (Gene Raskin) - 3:03
  12. "The Sunshine in (Reprise)" (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni) - 1:29
  13. "Chissa Se Tornera Who Knows If He Will Return" (DeSanctis, Salis, Salis) - 3:00

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Hal Blaine - percussion, drums
  • Dennis Budimir - guitar
  • Mike Deasy Sr. - guitar
  • Bill Fulton - guitar
  • Milt Holland - percussion
  • Bones Howe - sounds
  • Pete Jolly - keyboard
  • Larry Knechtel - keyboard
  • Joe Osborne - bass
  • Jimmy Rowles - keyboard
  • Tommy Tedesco - guitar

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
  • Arrangers: 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

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1969 Black Albums 2
1969 Pop Albums 2

Singles - Billboard (North America)

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

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1969 "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental
1969 "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" Record Of The Year
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