Up, Up and Away

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Up, Up and Away
Up, Up and Away cover
Studio album by The Fifth Dimension
Released May 1967
Recorded April 1966-March 11, 1967
Genre Pop/Soul
Length 40:03
Label Soul City
Producer(s) Marc Gordon,
Willie Hutch,
Johnny Rivers,
Rob Santos
Professional reviews
The Fifth Dimension chronology
Up, Up and Away
(1967)
The Magic Garden
(1967)


Up, Up and Away is the debut album by American pop group The Fifth Dimension, released in 1967 (see 1967 in music).

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Up, Up and Away" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:45
  2. "Another Day, Another Heartache" (Steve Barri, P.F. Sloan) – 2:37
  3. "Which Way to Nowhere" (Webb) – 3:08
  4. "California My Way" (Willie Hutch) – 2:56
  5. "Misty Roses" (Tim Hardin) – 2:46
  6. "Go Where You Wanna Go" (John Phillips) – 2:22
  7. "Never Gonna Be the Same" (Webb) – 2:26
  8. "Pattern People" (Webb) – 3:02
  9. "Rosecrans Blvd." (Webb) – 2:54
  10. "Learn How to Fly" (Hutch) – 3:01
  11. "Poor Side of Town" (Lou Adler, Johnny Rivers) – 3:21
  12. "I'll Be Loving You Forever" (W.M. Hutchinson) – 3:11
  13. "Train Keep on Movin'" (Hutch) – 2:47
  14. "Too Poor to Die" (Marc Gordon, Hutchinson) – 2:47

[edit] Personnel

  • Billy Davis, Jr. - vocals
  • Florence Larue - vocals
  • Marilyn McCoo - vocals
  • Lamonte McLemore - vocals
  • Ron Townson - vocals

Additional personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Marc Gordon, Willie Hutch, Johnny Rivers, Rob Santos
  • Mastering: Elliot Federman
  • Project coordination: Arlessa Barnes, Glenn Delgado, Christina DeSimone, Robin Diamond, Mandana Eidgah, Karyn Friedland, Felicia Gearhart, Laura Gregory, Jeremy Holiday, Robin Manning, Brooke Nochomson, Ed Osborne, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford, Steve Strauss
  • Production assistants: Bones Howe, Tom Tierney, Russ Wapensky
  • Archivist: Joanne Feltman
  • Transfers: Mike Hartry
  • Arranger: Al Casey
  • String arrangements: Marty Paich
  • Art direction: Mathieu Bitton, Woody Woodward
  • Design: Mathieu Bitton, Wayne Kimbell
  • Cover photo: Bernard Yeszin
  • Photography: Rob Santos
  • Liner notes: Mike Ragogna

[edit] Charts and awards

[edit] Album

Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1967 Black Albums 10
1967 Pop Albums 8

[edit] Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1967 "Another Day, Another Heartache" Pop Singles 45
1967 "Go Where You Wanna Go" Pop Singles 16

[edit] Grammy awards

Year Winner Category
1967 "Up, Up and Away" Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
1967 "Up, Up and Away" Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental
1967 "Up, Up and Away" Record Of The Year
1967 "Up, Up and Away" Song Of The Year

[edit] Song clip

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