14/12/2021
The 5th Dimension "Living Together, Growing Together" (1973) -Pop Soul-
Label : Bell Records
01 - Open Your Window (Harry Nilsson)
02 - Ashes To Ashes (Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter)
03 - Changed (Paul Anka)
04 - The Riverwitch (Jeffrey Comanor)
05 - Living Together, Growing Together (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)
06 - Day By Day (Stephen Schwartz)
Side 2
01 - There's Nothin' Like Music (Jeffrey Comanor)
02 - What Do I Need To Be Me (Bobby Arvon)
03 - There Never Was A Day (Randy McNeill)
04 - Let Me Be Lonely (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)
05 - Woyaya (Mac Tontoh, Teddy Osei, Wendell Richardson, Loughty Amao, Roy Bedeau, Sol Amarfio & Robert Bailey)
Vocal Direction : Bob Alcivar
Production Co-ordination : Pam Vale
Engineered by Bones Howe ; at the 16-track facilities of Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, Calif.
Engineering Assistants : Ed Barton & Ken Caillat
Disc Mastering by John Golden ; Artisan Audio, Hollywood, California
Accompanied by The 5th Dimension Studio Orchestra :
Strings : Sid Sharp - Concertmaster ; Jesse Ehrlich, Samuel Boghossian, William Kurasch, Jim Getzoff, Ralph Schaeffer, Lou Klass, Tibor Zelig, Nathan Ross, Joseph DeFiore, Harry Bluestone, Henry Ferber, Jerry Kessler, Anthony Zungolo, Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Ray Kelley, David Schwartz, Louis Kievman, Allan Harshman, Myer Bello, Jay Rosen, Assa Drori, Shari Zipport, Paul Shure, Bernard Kundell, Armand Kaproff, Justin Ditullio, Raphael Kramer, Leonard Malarsky, Joseph Reilich
Woodwinds : Tom Scott, Bill Perkins, Gene Cipriano, Jim Horn, Jay Migliori
Trumpets : Ollie Mitchell, John Audino, Tony Terran, Chuck Findley, Ray Triscari, Bud Brisbois, Bill Peterson
Trombones : Lew McCreary, Dick Nash, Benny Powell, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Mike Barone, Bob Edmondson, Kei Winding
French Horns : Bob Henderson, Dave Duke
Vibes & Bells : Larry Bunker, Gary Coleman
Side 1
01 - Open Your Window
Vocal Solo : Marilyn McCoo
Rhythm Arranger : Bob Alcivar & Bones Howe
Vocal Arranger : Bob Alcivar
Horns Arranged by Artie Butler
Hal Blaine : Drums & Tamborine
Joe Osborn : Bass
Larry Knechtel : Piano
Dennis Budimir : Electric Guitar & Rhythm Guitar
02 - Ashes To Ashes
Arranged & Conducted by Bob Alcivar
Vocal Arrangement by René DeKnight & Bob Alcivar
Artie Butler : Piano
Hal Blaine : Drums & Tamborine
Joe Osborn : Bass
Dennis Budimir : Rhythm Guitar
Louie Shelton : Electric Guitar
Mike Melvoin : Electric Piano
Larry Bunker : Congas
03 - Changed
Vocal Solo : Marilyn McCoo
Arranged by Bob Alcivar, Bill Holman & Bones Howe
Hal Blaine : Drums
Dennis Budimir : Electric Guitar & Rhythm Guitar
Larry Knechtel : Electric Piano
Jimmy Rowles : Piano
Joe Osborn : Bass
Zavier : 12 String Guitar
04 - The Riverwitch
Vocal Solo : Billy Davis Jr.
Arranged by Bob Alcivar & Bones Howe
Jeffrey Comanor : Rhythm Guitar
Hal Blaine : Drums
Joe Osborn : Bass
Larry Knechtel : Piano
Gary Illingworth : Electric Piano
Dennis Budimir : Electric Guitar
Tommy Tedesco : Rhythm Guitar
05 - Living Together, Growing Together
From Ross Hunter's Productions of 'Lost Horizon' for Columbia Pictures
Arranged & Conducted by Artie Butler
Vocal Arranger : Bob Alcivar
Artie Butler : Piano
Hal Blaine : Drums
Joe Osborn : Bass
Dennis Budimir : Rhythm Guitar
Louie Shelton : Electric Guitar
Mike Melvoin : Electric Piano
Larry Bunker : Congas
06 - Day By Day
Arranged by Bob Alcivar, John Myles & Bones Howe
Hal Blaine : Drums & Tamborine
Larry Knechtel : Electric Piano
Joe Osborn : Bass
Larry Carlton : Electric Guitar
Louie Shelton : Rhythm Guitar
John Myles : Piano
Larry Bunker : Congas
Side 2
01 - There's Nothin' Like Music
Vocal Solo : Billy Davis Jr.
Arranged & Conducted by Artie Butler
Vocal Arrangement : René DeKnight
Artie Butler : Piano
Earl Palmer : Drums
Dennis Budimir : Rhythm Guitar
Ben Benay : Electric Guitar
Reinie Press : Bass
Larry Bunker : Congas
Hal Blaine : Tamborine
02 - What Do I Need To Be Me
Vocal Solo : Ron Townson
Arranged & Conducted by Bob Alcivar
Hal Blaine : Drums
Joe Osborn : Bass
Larry Knechtel : Piano
Dennis Budimir : Electric Guitar
Tommy Tedesco : Rhythm Guitar
03 - There Never Was A Day
Vocal Solo : Billy Davis Jr.
Arranged by Bob Alcivar, Bill Holman & Bones Howe
Hal Blaine : Drums
Joe Osborn : Bass
Larry Knechtel : Piano
Dennis Budimir : Electric Guitar
Tommy Tedesco : Rhythm Guitar
Fred Tackett : Acoustic Guitar
04 - Let Me Be Lonely
Vocal Solo : Florence LaRue Gordon
Arranged by Bob Alcivar, Bill Holman & Bones Howe
Hal Blaine : Drums
Joe Osborn : Bass
Larry Knechtel : Organ
Zavier : 12 String Guitar
Jimmy Rowles : Piano
Gary Illingworth : Electric Piano
Dennis Budimir : Electric Guitar
Ollie Mitchell : Trumpet Solo
05 - Woyaya
Arranged by Bob Alcivar & Bones Howe
Horns Arranged by Tom Scott
Milt Holland : African Cowbells
King Errisson : Congas
Max Bennett : Bass
Dennis Budimir : Electric Guitar
Paul Humphrey : Drums
Larry Bunker : Afro Percussion
Clarence McDonald : Organ
Tom Scott : Tenor Sax
Bud Brisbois : Trumpet