1969 The 5th Dimension – Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (US:#1 UK:#13)
“Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)” (commonly called “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In”, “The Age of Aquarius” or “Let the Sunshine In”) is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado and Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by American R&B group The 5th Dimension. The song spent six weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the spring of 1969 and was eventually certified platinum in the US by the RIAA. Instrumental backing was written by Bill Holman and provided by session musicians commonly known as the Wrecking Crew. The actual recording is something of a “rarity”; the song was recorded in two cities, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, then mixed together in the studio.
Album
The Age of Aquarius is the fourth album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1969 Tracks 1 Aquarius – Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) (Galt MacDermot; Gerome Ragni; James Rado) 04:51 2 Blowing Away (Laura Nyro) 02:32 3 Skinny Man (Ginger Kollander; Michael Kollander) 02:51 4 Wedding Bell Blues (Laura […]
Musicians
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Hal Blaine |
Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
Guitar | Mike Deasy |
Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
Keyboards | Jimmy Rowles |
Keyboards | Larry Knechtel |
Keyboards | Pete Jolly |
Percussion | Hal Blaine |
Percussion | Larry Bunker |
Vocals | Billy Davis Jr |
Vocals | Florence LaRue |
Vocals | Lamonte McLemore |
Vocals | Marilyn McCoo |
Vocals | Ron Townson |
Produced By
Bones Howe
Songwriters
Galt MacDermot
Gerome Ragni
James Rado
Charts
US:#1
UK:#13