Blowing Away

"Blowing Away"
Single by The 5th Dimension
from the album The Age of Aquarius
B-side "Skinny Man"
Released December 1969
Genre Soul
Length 2:30
Label Soul City Records 780
Writer(s) Laura Nyro
Producer(s) Bones Howe
The 5th Dimension singles chronology
"Wedding Bell Blues"
(1969)		 "Blowing Away"
(1969)		 "A Change Is Gonna Come/People Got to Be Free"
(1970)

"Blowing Away" (sometimes written as "Blowin' Away") is a song written by Laura Nyro and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #7 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, #24 in Canada, and #55 in Australia in 1970.[1] It was featured on their 1969 album, The Age of Aquarius.[2]

The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, and Howe.[3]

Other versions

References

  1. ↑ The 5th Dimension, "Blowing Away" Chart Positions Retrieved January 17, 2015
  2. ↑ The 5th Dimension, The Age of Aquarius Retrieved January 17, 2015
  3. ↑ The 5th Dimension, "Blowing Away" single release Retrieved January 17, 2015