The 5th Dimension / Live!!
Seventh album from The 5th Dimension
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The 5th Dimension / Live!! is the seventh album by the American pop group the 5th Dimension, and their first live recorded album. It was released in October 1971. The 5th Dimension / Live!! reached No. 32 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Originally released as a double album on vinyl, the album was recorded by the mobile unit of Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, California. Release formats: 2xLP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel.
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| Released | October 1971 | |||
| Recorded | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Venue | Caesars Palace main theater | |||
| Label | Bell | |||
| Producer | Bones Howe | |||
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Two singles were released from the album in the United States:
- "Never My Love" b/w "A Love Like Ours" (from the previous Portrait album), which peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
- "Together Let's Find Love" b/w "I Just Wanta Be Your Friend" peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and No. 8 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
Track listing
- Side A
- Love Medley (4:20)
- "What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "All You Need Is Love" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Have You Tried Love?" (Jimmy Webb)
- "I Just Wanta Be Your Friend" (Willie Hutchison) – 3:18
- Florence's Greeting – 0:11
- Laura Nyro Medley (7:40)
- "Stoney End"
- "Stoned Soul Picnic"
- "Sweet Blindness"
- "Wedding Bell Blues"
- "Save the Country"
- Side B
- "Never My Love" – 3:55
- "Eli's Comin'" – 5:21
- "Together Let's Find Love" – 3:31
- "Shake Your Tambourine" – 3:40
- Side C
- Jimmy Webb Medley (6:43)
- "Up, Up and Away"
- "Paper Cup"
- "This Is Your Life"
- "The Girls' Song"
- "The Worst That Could Happen"
- "MacArthur Park"
- Side D
- "Ode to Billy Joe" – 7:45
- "Lamonte's Group Introductions" – 2:15
- "Lamonte's Intro" – 0:21
- "I Want to Take You Higher" – 6:31
- "Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" – 7:57
- "Use Your Head" (Young) – 3:45 [CD bonus track]
- "Monday, Monday" (John Phillips) – 2:40 [CD bonus track]
- "Goin' Out of My Head" (Robert Weinstein, Theodore Alexander Randazzo) – 3:47 [CD bonus track]
Personnel
The 5th Dimension
- Marilyn McCoo – lead vocals (A4d, B1, C1d, C2), background vocals
- Florence LaRue – lead vocals (tracks A4a, C1c), background vocals
- Billy Davis Jr. – lead vocals (tracks A2, C1e, D2), background vocals
- Ron Townson – lead vocals (track C1f), background vocals
- Lamonte McLemore – background vocals
(Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo sing duet on track B3)
Instrumentalists
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Joe Osborn, Andrew "Muff" White – bass guitar
- Larry Knechtel – organ, electric piano, electric guitar (track C2)
- Isaiah Jones – piano
- Rudy Stevenson – guitar, harmonica (track C2)
- Montego Joe – congas
- Bob Alcivar – conductor
- The Nat Brandwynne Orchestra – strings
Production
- Producer – Bones Howe
- Producer [Coordination] – Pam Vale
- Engineer – Bones Howe
- Assistant engineers – Ed Barton, John Golden, Ray Thompson
Instrumentalist and production credits originally appeared as part of the album gatefold liner notes.
Charts
Album
| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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| CAN RPM Top 100 Albums[3] | 26 |
| US Billboard Top LP's[4] | 32 |
| US Billboard Best-Selling Soul LP's[5] | 13 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[6] | 33 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1971 | "Never My Love" | Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| "Together Let's Find Love" | 37 | ||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||