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The 5th Dimension

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ARTIST BACKGROUND

About The 5th Dimension

The 5th Dimension combined carefully arranged vocal harmony with elements of pop, soul and jazz. The classic lineup included Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, LaMonte McLemore and Ron Townson. Work with Johnny Rivers's Soul City label introduced a repertoire drawing on distinctive contemporary songwriters. Jimmy Webb's Up, Up and Away and Laura Nyro's Stoned Soul Picnic and Sweet Blindness became central recordings. Later material, including One Less Bell to Answer, continued the emphasis on expressive ensemble singing.

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The 5th Dimension - Vocal Group Hall of Fame biography
Read classic members, Soul City/Rivers, arranged pop-soul-jazz style and Webb/Nyro/later repertoire. Omit ranks, sales, speculative inspiration anecdotes and member-family assertions. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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