The 5th Dimension
The 5th Dimension adalah grup musik pop Amerika Serikat yang dibentuk di Los Angeles, California pada tahun 1966. Awalnya dikenal sebagai The Hi-Fi's,[1] grup musik ini berganti nama menjadi The 5th Dimension pada akhir tahun 1966 dan paling terkenal selama tahun 1960-an dan awal tahun 1970-an untuk mempopulerkan lagu "Up, Up and Away", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "Wedding Bell Blues", "One Less Bell to Answer", "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All", dan LP The Magic Garden.
The 5th Dimension | |
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 The 5th Dimension pada tahun 1969. Barisan belakang: Townson dan McLemore. Barisan depan: LaRue, Davis, dan McCoo. | |
| Informasi latar belakang | |
| Asal | Los Angeles, California, Amerika Serikat |
| Genre | R&B, pop, soul, sunshine pop |
| Tahun aktif | 1966–sekarang (sampai tahun 1975 di inkarnasi aslinya) |
| Label | Soul City, Imperial, Bell Records, Arista, ABC Records, Motown |
| Mantan anggota | Marilyn McCoo Billy Davis, Jr. Florence LaRue Lamonte McLemore Ron Townson Lihat: Bagian keanggotaan untuk daftar rinci |
Grup musik ini terdiri dari lima anggota asli: Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, dan Ron Townson. Tapi Ron Townson meninggal pada tanggal 2 Agustus 2001 karena gagal ginjal.
Anggota sunting
- Marilyn McCoo (lahir 30 September 1943, di Jersey City, New Jersey)
- Florence LaRue (lahir 4 Februari 1944, di Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Billy Davis, Jr. (lahir 26 Juni 1938, di St. Louis, Missouri)
- Lamonte McLemore (lahir 17 September 1939, di St. Louis, Missouri [2])
- Ronald L. "Ron" Townson (lahir 20 Januari 1933, di St. Louis, Missouri - meninggal 2 Agustus 2001 dengan gagal ginjal, di Las Vegas, Nevada)
McCoo dan Davis meninggalkan grup pada bulan November 1975. Sejak itu, anggota lain telah disertakan:
- Eloise Laws (penggantian Marilyn) 1975,
- Danny Beard (penggantian Billy) 1975–1978,
- Marjorie Barnes (penggantian Marilyn) 1976–1977,
- Terri Bryant (penggantian Marilyn) 1978–1979,
- Mic Bell (penggantian Ron) 1978–1979,
- Lou Courtney (penggantian Billy) 1978–1979,
- Pat Bass (penggantian Marilyn) 1979,
- Tanya Boyd (penggantian Marilyn) 1979,
- Joyce Wright Pierce (penggantian Marilyn) 1979–1986 dan 1987,
- Michael Procter (penggantian Billy) 1979–1988,
- Ron Townson 1979-1997,
- Estrelita (penggantian Marilyn) 1986,
- Phyllis Battle (penggantian Marilyn) 1988–2001,
- Eugene Barry-Hill (penggantian Billy) 1989–1992,
- Greg Walker (penggantian Billy) 1993–2006,
- Willie Williams (penggantian Ron) 1998–sekarang,
- Van Jewell (penggantian Marilyn) 2002, 2005,
- Julie Delgado (penggantian Marilyn) 2002–2005,
- Jamila Ajibade (penggantian Marilyn) 2005–2006 dan 2007–2008
- Leonard Tucker (penggantian Billy) 2006–sekarang,
- Valerie Davis (penggantian Marilyn) 2006–2007,
- Jennifer Leigh Warren (penggantian Marilyn) 2007,
- Gwyn Foxx (penggantian Marilyn) Desember 2007,
- Michael Mishaw (penggantian Lamonte) 2006–2008,
- Patrice Morris (penggantian Marilyn) 2008–sekarang,
- Floyd Smith (penggantian Lamonte) 2009–sekarang
Diskografi sunting
Singel sunting
| Tahun | Lagu | A.S. | AC A.S. | R&B A.S. | CAN | UK[3] | Sisi B | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | "Go Where You Wanna Go" | 16 | - | - | 9 | - | "Too Poor to Die" | Up, Up and Away |
| 1967 | "Another Day, Another Heartache" | 45 | - | - | - | - | "Rosecrans Blvd." | |
| "Up, Up and Away" | 7 | 9 | - | 18 | - | "Which Way to Nowhere" | ||
| "Paper Cup" | 34 | - | - | 17 | - | "Poor Side of Town" | The Magic Garden | |
| 1968 | "Carpet Man" | 29 | - | - | 3 | - | "The Magic Garden" | |
| "Stoned Soul Picnic" | 3 | - | 2 | 5 | - | "The Sailboat Song" | Stoned Soul Picnic | |
| "Sweet Blindness" | 13 | - | 45 | 15 | - | "Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think Of?)" | ||
| "California Soul" | 25 | - | 49 | - | - | "It'll Never Be the Same Again" | ||
| 1969 | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | "Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya?" | The Age of Aquarius |
| "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" | 20 | 9 | 15 | 17 | - | "Broken Wing Bird" | ||
| "Wedding Bell Blues" | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 16 | "Lovin' Stew" | ||
| "Blowing Away" | 21 | 7 | - | 24 | - | "Skinny Man" | ||
| 1970 | "A Change Is Gonna Come/People Got to Be Free" | 60 | - | - | - | - | "The Declaration" | Portrait |
| "The Declaration" | 64 | 35 | - | - | - | B-side of above | ||
| "The Girls' Song" | 43 | 6 | - | - | - | "It'll Never Be the Same Again" | The Magic Garden | |
| "Puppet Man" | 24 | 31 | - | - | - | "A Love Like Ours" | Portrait | |
| "Save the Country" | 27 | 10 | - | 24 | - | "Dimension 5" | ||
| "On the Beach (In the Summertime)" | 54 | 12 | - | - | - | "This Is Your Life" | ||
| "One Less Bell to Answer" | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | "Feelin' Alright?" | Portrait | |
| 1971 | "Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes" | 19 | 6 | - | 28 | - | "The Singer" | Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes |
| "Light Sings" | 44 | 12 | - | - | - | "Viva! (Viva Tirado)" | ||
| "Never My Love" (live) | 12 | 1 | 45 | 21 | - | "A Love Like Ours" | Live!! | |
| "Together Let's Find Love" (live) | 37 | 8 | 22 | - | - | "I Just Wanta Be Your Friend" | ||
| 1972 | "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All" | 8 | 2 | 28 | 5 | - | "The River Witch" | Individually & Collectively |
| "If I Could Reach You" | 10 | 1 | - | 13 | - | "Tomorrow Belongs to the Children" | ||
| 1973 | "Living Together, Growing Together" | 32 | 5 | - | - | - | "What Do I Need to Be Me" | Living Together, Growing Together |
| "Everything's Been Changed" | 70 | 18 | - | - | - | "There Never Was a Day" | ||
| "Ashes to Ashes" | 52 | 7 | 54 | - | - | "The Singer" | ||
| "Flashback" | 82 | 30 | 75 | - | - | "Diggin' for a Livin'" | ||
| 1975 | "No Love In the Room" | 105 | 11 | - | - | - | "I Don't Know How to Look for Love" | Soul & Inspiration |
| 1976 | "Love Hangover" | 80 | - | 39 | - | - | "Will You Be There" |
Album sunting
- Up, Up and Away (1967) - A.S. #8
- The Magic Garden (1967) - A.S. #105
- Stoned Soul Picnic (1968) - A.S. #21
- The Age of Aquarius (1969) - A.S. #2
- Portrait (1970) - A.S. #20
- The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits (1970) - A.S. #5
- Love Garden (1970) [4]
- The July 5th Album (1970) - A.S. #63
- Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes (1971) - A.S. #17
- Reflections (1971) - A.S. #112
- The 5th Dimension/Live!! (1971) - A.S. #32
- Individually & Collectively (1972) - A.S. #58
- Greatest Hits On Earth (1972) - A.S. #14
- Living Together, Growing Together (1973) - A.S. #108
- Soul & Inspiration (1974) - A.S. #202
- Earthbound (1975) - A.S. #136
- Star Dancing (1978)
- High On Sunshine (1978)
- The Very Best Of 5th Dimension (1982)
- In the House (1995)
- The Very Best Of The 5th Dimension (1999)
- Live! Plus Rare Studio Recordings (2001) - Judul asli adalah Home Cookin (1976)
- Fantasy (2004) - Judul asli adalah The 5th Dimension Now (1984)
DVD sunting
- 2003: The 5th Dimension Travelling Sunshine Show with Dionne Warwick, Merle Haggard, and The Carpenters[5]
Referensi sunting
- ^ Roxon, Lillian (1972). Lillian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia (edisi ke-2). New York: Grosset and Dunlop, Universal Library Edition. hlm. 181–182. ISBN 0-448-00255-8.
- ^ "LaMonte McLemore". IMDb.com. Diakses tanggal 2012-11-10.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (edisi ke-19). London: Guinness World Records Limited. hlm. 199. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ 5th Dimension, The* - Love Garden (Vinyl, LP) di Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2012-11-10.
- ^ VIEW DVD Listing
Bibliografi sunting
- The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock & Soul (Revised edition) - Irwin Stambler ©1989 St. Martin's Press, New York
- All Music Guide to Soul (article by Steve Huey) ©2003 Backbeat Books San Francisco
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