1969 The 5th Dimension – Blowing Away (US:#7)
“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. It was featured on their 1969 album, The Age of Aquarius.
The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, and Howe
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
Laura Nyro
Charts
US:#7
UK:# –