The Age of Aquarius (album)

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The Age of Aquarius
Studio album by The Fifth Dimension
Released	May 1969
Recorded	???
Genre	Pop
Length	40:47
Label	Soul City
Producer	Bones Howe
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Fifth 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 Fifth Dimension, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts and awards 4.1 Album 4.2 Singles 4.3 Grammy awards

[edit] 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

[edit] Personnel

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

Additional personnel

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Charts and awards

[edit] Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1969	Black Albums	2
1969	Pop Albums	2

[edit] 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

[edit] 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