Aquarius-Let The Sunshine In(Medley)/Blowing Away/Skinny Man/Wedding Bell Blues/Don’tcha Hear Me Callin’ To Ya/The Hideaway/Workin’ On A Groovy Thing/Let It Be Me/Sunshine Of Your Love/The Winds Of Heaven/ Those Were The Days/Let The Sunshine In(Reprise)
Soul harmony group The 5th Dimension were at the height of their popularity with the release of The Age Of Aquarius. Includes the US chart topping singles Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In and Wedding Bell Blues, plus the US No. 20 Workin' On A Groovy Thing. (US:2)
"While there are so many truly wonderful 5th Dimension recordings, this one is by far the best. There is not one bad song on this album. Of special merit are the songs Hideaway, a Jimmy Webb tune given a jazzy, infectious treatment and Sunshine Of Your Love, a masterful remake of the Cream classic. I seem to love it more now than I did years ago when it was first released; and it still seems so fresh today. They just don't make songs or albums like this anymore. And there are certainly no groups like The 5th Dimension anymore."
"A tour de force of excellent singing and vibrant musicianship, The Age Of Aquarius finds The 5th Dimension soaring vocally through some standout material, including songs by Laura Nyro, Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka. The entire album reminds us that while much great musicianship surfaced in the late 1960s, great singing was also emerging."
"As safe and square as an album could be in 1969, but pulled off so skilfully and with so many tunes from my youth that I can't help but dig this a bit."
"Not nearly as square as others would have you believe, there's a nice soul-psych vibe and many great songs. The singing is top notch. No, it's not as funky as Sly Stone, but it's catchy light (i.e., commercial) hippy-trippy stuff."
"This is a solid pop-soul album, well produced and pretty, that takes a risk here and there (the cover of Sunshine Of Your Love) but is otherwise formulaic - not that it's a bad formula. This is definitely aimed at an AM-pop crowd."
"The 5th Dimension were one of the better, if not the best, vocal groups of their day and their sound is as fresh and uplifting today as it was back in '69."
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