Fifth Dimension [Original recording remastered]

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Having already pioneered folk-rock via their electrified versions of Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger songs such as "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn Turn Turn," the Byrds helped midwife yet another new musical form in 1966 on this, their third album. Influenced by Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar and jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, Jim McGuinn's atonal 12-string guitar on the suitably titled "Eight Miles High" was a psychedelic omen of things to come. Pointing in other new directions, too, are the prescient country-rock tune, "Mr. Spaceman," string-aided updates of folk evergreens "Wild Mountain Thyme" and "John Riley," and David Crosby's fusion-y "I See You" and "What's Happening?!?!" On this album, plenty. --Billy Altman

Tracks:

5D (Fifth Dimension)
Wild Mountain Thyme
Mr. Spaceman
I See You
What's Happening?!?!
I Come And Stand At Every Door
Eight Miles High
Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)
Captain Soul
John Riley
2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song)
Why (Single Version)
I Know My Rider (I Know You Rider)
Psychodrama City
Eight Miles High (Alternate/RCA Studios Version)
Why (Alternate/RCA Studios Version)
John Riley (Instumental Version 1)

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Having already pioneered folk-rock via their electrified versions of Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger songs such as "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn Turn Turn," the Byrds helped midwife yet another new musical form in 1966 on this, their third album. Influenced by Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar and jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, Jim McGuinn's atonal 12-string guitar on the suitably titled "Eight Miles High" was a psychedelic omen of things to come. Pointing in other new directions, too, are the prescient country-rock tune, "Mr. Spaceman," string-aided updates of folk evergreens "Wild Mountain Thyme" and "John Riley," and David Crosby's fusion-y "I See You" and "What's Happening?!?!" On this album, plenty. --Billy Altman

Customer Reviews:

3 1/2 stars........2007-04-06

of the byrds albums released in their great 1965-1968 period, this one i consider the least essential. "wild mountain thyme," and "john riley" are excellent pieces of orchestrated folk/pop, "mr spaceman" is wonderful, a great melody played with that byrds jangling guitar sound, and, of course, there is "eight miles high." all fine. but, "i come and stand at every door" sounds badly dated, aged poorly like cheap wine. "2-4-2 fox trot" is an unsuccessful piece of psychedelia. and the rest is on the mediocre side. this is a must for byrds fanatics (who will simply want the entire discography of the band), but not the place to start for the novice. this was a great group, and they did better work elsewhere. check out "mr tambourine man," "younger than yesterday," or "the notorious byrd brothers" first. after hearing those three great albums you may very well end up at "fifth dimension" sooner or later. a confirmed byrd nut.

Raga Rock, McGuinn's Fascinations, Crosby's Voice.......2006-04-01

Other reviewers have covered the ground here, but I wanted to add a few points. First, the opening track, "5D" is one of their best, a Dylan-inspired but utterly original composition that holds up remarkably well and sounds fresh every time I hear it. Of course any Byrds album with "Mr. Spaceman" and "Eight Miles High" is a winner, despite the internal strife afflicting the band at that time. Crosby's paranoia is starting to emerge, sweetly wrapped as it is in his lilting, beautiful tenor. While the Byrds never really recovered from Gene's departure, they both still managed to make a ton of great music afterward.

"Lear Jet" is a trip, highlighting McGuinn's fascination with gadgets, the future, technology and such. Interestingly, the Byrds' versions of "Hey Joe" and "I Know You Rider" sound ok but a bit pale and limp compared to the workouts Hendrix and the Dead turn in on these classics later. In all, satisfying and top-of-their-game Byrds, creativity and personality flowering in every direction.

buy it, or be forever square.......2005-12-24

I would have rated the Byrds original 'Fifth Dimension' disc as a four star effort, but the six bonus tracks offered on this remastered package easily promote the collection to five star status. In fact, the bonus tracks, which essentially form a third album side to the original vinyl release, are collectively superior to either of the two album sides put together by the band in 1966.

This album, along with 'The Notorious Byrd Brothers' established The Byrds as the true 'American Beatles', a title usually reserved for the Beach Boys. The Byrds, however, were a much more dynamic force than the Beach Boys in the 1960's. With this album, the band broke the ice of the Psychedelic Era, and with 'Notorious...' helped usher in the Country-Rock genre, with a nod to Buffalo Springfield. It's quite remarkable to realize that the RCA version of 'Eight Miles High' was recorded at the end of 1965, signifying the bands stature as the founders of psychedelic rock. It wasn't a fluke as other psychedelic contributions from the disc attest, including 'I See You', 'What's Happening', and 'The Lear Jet Song'. Even though the lyrics to most of the songs were not truly acid-based or even acid-laced, they were acid-friendly, and Roger (still at the time aka "Jim") McGuinn's adaptation of his jangling guitar to mimic John Coltrane's jazz saxophone and as a sitar is a stroke of psychedelic genius. Had the band been bold enough to release a full-fledged psychedelic montage by replacing the rather placid folk tracks ('Wild Mountain Thyme', 'I Come and Stand at Every Door', and 'John Riley') with the likes of 'Why', 'I Know My Rider', and 'Psychodrama City', this album would be the only competition 'Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band' would have to being the greatest album ever. Each of these songs possess great hooks, harmonies, and lyrics. In fact, listen to 'Psychodrama City' and see if you can't perceive the makings of Steely Dan's 'Show Biz Kids'. When you add to these bonus tracks the likes of the title track, with it's thoroughly spaced-out lyrics set to a melody that's like a cool summer breeze in your brain, the delightful aural message-in-a-bottle to extraterrestrials everywhere that is 'Mr. Spaceman', the dramatic emergence of David Crosby as a songwriter on 'I See You' (with a little help from McGuinn), and 'What's Happening?!?!, which relies more on exclamation points than question marks, and the funky instrumental 'Captain Soul', and you have a record beyond one, two, three or four dimensions. It truly begins to possess the essence of the Psychedelic Era... a mind altering experience.

Of course I have hardly even mentioned the shining gem of the album, Roger McGuinn's 'Mona Lisa' (with credits to David Crosby and even the departed Gene Clark, who ironically left the band rather than travel on jumbo jets... no lie), 'Eight Miles High'. There is no lead vocal on the track as the lyrics are delivered entirely in harmonies, which serves to contrast McGuinn's mind-blowing, still today avante-gard guitar work. For years it was rumored that the first recorded version of the song, done for RCA in 1965, was superior to the officially released version. The inclusion of that recording here proves that isn't the case, but the track is not to be overlooked. Whereas the version we are familiar with seems to be soaring at least Six Miles High (as the song was originally titled as that is the altitude jumbo jets normally cruise at), the RCA version is so heavy it sounds like it might never get off the runway. The flight, as it turns out, is less intricate, but more turbulent. It has its own appeal, and its existance demands that every serious fan of psychedelic rock possess a copy. Fortunately there is much, much more to be enjoyed here. While the lyrics would be nice to have, they aren't included, but the liner notes, photographs, and track information is extensive. And be sure when you listen to the disc that you don't turn it off too soon. Included after the final bonus track is an radio interview with Jim McGuinn and David Crosby, sans the interviewer, whatever local DJ wanted to offer his audience a "live" interview with the pair, hawking this new release in 1966. This is just a marvelous artifact for any fan of 1960's rock music to own. Buy it, or be forever square.

Patchwork album of highlights and filler.......2005-09-07

With one of the band's main songwriters (Gene Clark) having left the shortly before recording commenced, the Byrds were left to pull together an album's worth of new material. The result is a bit of a stretch, mixing coffee house standards ("Wild Mountain Time" "John Riley") and garage rock classics ("Hey Joe"), with new material that ranges from novelty ("Mr. Spaceman") to instrumental ("Captain Soul") to revolutionary ("Eight Miles High") to abject filler ("2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song)").

The band's folk-rock roots get an extrapolation into more psychedelic territory, with McGuinn's 12-string exploring more jagged jazz-influenced territory. The album's centerpiece, "Eight Miles High," anticipates the grapple with fame that's essayed more explicitly on the follow-up LP, "Younger Than Yesterday." With Clark just about to exit, the band authored a commentary that's as much about their pop-culture trip as their 1965 flight to England. The album's most dramatic moment, or at least it's most macabre, is the poetic translation, "I Come and Stand at Every Door," in which a child's spirit wanders the post-atomic streets of Hiroshima. Overall this album is a patchwork of soul-searching originals and filler. Crosby's rendition of "Hey Joe" was recorded in spite of the superior take by The Leaves, and the folk standards feel regressive in the presence of the leap forward charted by "Eight Miles High."

This reissue's bonus tracks fill out the Byrds' studio work surrounding the album, including the single (flip-side of "Eight Miles High") "Why" and an alternate studio version, each of which differs from the album track that would turn up on "Younger Than Yesterday." The alternate take of "Eight Miles High" trades the hint of mania in the released single for a slight Revolver-like drag. The closing track finishes out with a lengthy piece (over 13 minutes) by McGuinn and Crosby that appears to be a fill-in-the-DJ interview. Now where's the script? [©2005 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]

The day the Byrds discovered psychedelia..........2005-05-05

Fifth Dimension (1966.) Byrds' third album.

By 1966, the Byrds had released two studio albums - Mr. Tambourine Man, and Turn! Turn! Turn!. Both of these studio albums demonstrated the group's ability to create excellent folk-rock that was easily among the finest of the day. And then, in 1966, the group had something totally unexpected happen - Gene Clark left the band. With Clark gone, Roger McGuinn, the guitar genius who had done so much for the band already, became more free to do the things he wanted to in the band. This caused the band to be lead in a new musical direction. Was it a good thing? Read on for my review of Fifth Dimension.

The Byrds have a ton of excellent album, and it's really hard for me to pick a favorite, but if you forced me to choose a favorite, there's a very good chance this would be the one I'd pick. After two albums of folk rock, the group began experimenting with psychedelic rock, which was becoming more and more popular in this day and age. What resulted from their experiments with this new style of music was what was, in my opinion, an album that surpassed their first two (both excellent albums in their own right! I admit, I'm a little prejudiced because I like psychedelic rock more than folk rock, but still, I stand by my opinion.) Many a Byrds classic emerged from this album, including the title track, Mr. Spaceman, and the controversial-but-still-cool Eight Miles High. This album beautifully demonstrates that the Byrds truly had no limits musically, and that they could quite literally do anything they would put their minds to, in a musical sense. What's truly incredible is that, on this album, EVERY SONG IS GREAT. While the first two albums had mostly excellent songs, no one can deny that they had a few fillers. Listen to songs like Wild Mountain Thyme, I See You, Captain Soul, John Riley and What's Happening?!?! and you'll see that the lesser-known songs on this album are certainly no fillers. The group even covers the blues classic Hey Joe (and this is a 1966 release, meaning they actually COVERED it a full year before Jimi Hendrix unleashed his version on the masses.) As hard as it maybe be to believe, I actually like the Byrds' take on the song more than Hendrix's (and I'm a Hendrix die-hard!) There isn't really anything else I can say. If you want to hear the Byrds at their best, get Fifth Dimension. No sixties rock collection is complete without it.

The Byrds catalogue got remastered and reissued. The reissued feature expanded liner notes and bonus tracks, making them superior to the original CD releases. THIS, my friends, is the way remastered albums should be done. It's just too bad that other record labels (Mercury, for example) aren't likely to follow the example set here.

It's hard to believe the psychedelic rock geniuses on this album are the same band that recorded the folksy Turn! Turn! Turn! LP just a year earlier - this sounds like it could be a different band entirely, in many aspect. If I keep talking, I'm going to start to ramble, so I'm just going to end it now. This is, more likely than not, the ultimate Byrds album, and it's also one of the defining albums of sixties rock and roll. I give this one my highest recommendation.

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One New Song for a King's Randsom!
really good collection
OK set, but get Up Up and Away Definitive Collection instead
Great selection of songs - all ruined by poor sound quality
The title says it all. Ultimate Fifth Dimension!

The Ultimate Fifth Dimension
The 5th Dimension
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Customer Reviews:

One New Song for a King's Randsom!.......2004-11-08

No..they couldn't give us the remaing 5th dimension Studio cds with Bonus tracks.....off course not..lets instead release another collection of songs and add ONE unrealsed gem to get the fans money.....As much as I have NEVER burned a cd, when they go for $20 for ONE new song, I sure understand how ONE might want to burn cds instead of buying them.

really good collection.......2004-03-08

I have always enjoyed the Fifth Dimension. the re-mastering sounds really good&there Voices sound strong.I Heard alot of there cuts when i was a Kid&always remembered them.

OK set, but get Up Up and Away Definitive Collection instead.......2004-02-04

It took awhile to get some decent 5th Dimension collections on cd. Now it can numb the mind trying to sort them out. The two-disc Up Up And Away: The Definitive Collection has every hit but Harlem, yet also includes quite a few filler album tracks of varying quality.

This ULTIMATE disc is a lot leaner (21 tracks instead of 36), but also has most of their singles. The initial hit Go Where You Wanna Go presented the 5th as folk-rock clones of the Mamas and the Papas. With the follow-up singles, the 5th created their own niche by frequently utilizing the exceptional songwriting talents of Jimmy Webb and Laura Nyro. Webb upped the emphasis on pure pop by providing the 5th with Up-Up And Away and Carpet Man. When the 5th moved on to the Nyro material like Stoned Soul Picnic and Sweet Blindness, a good deal of soul entered into the mix. By 1969, the 5th Dimension sound hit its apex as the Hair medley Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In and cover of Nyro's Wedding Bell Blues dominated the airwaves. Aside from the McCoo-led Wedding Bell Blues, these '60s singles were very much a group effort and a lesson in harmonic bliss.

The 5th's biggest hit of the '70s, the moving One Less Bell To Answer, was practically a solo Marilyn McCoo recording and signaled a strong change in direction for the group. Thereafter, all of their most successful singles would be easylistening McCoo-dominated numbers like Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes, (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All, and the stirring If I Could Reach You. Great performances all, but they sadly wasted the group's greatest strengths: their peerless harmonies and their adeptness at various musical styles (they weren't originally called the Versatiles for nothing!) The singles which featured the entire group during the '70s may not have been as prosperous at radio, but they have their moments, particularly Save The Country and Puppet Man.

Besides the always left off Harlem, there are other hits missing from this set: the glorious Light Sings and their live album's Together Lets Find Love (both are on the Definitive Collection). Instead, the final track is a non-hit take on the standard "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" that is not available on any other 5th Dimension retrospectives.

If you want a strong sampling of the 5th's best work and you can live without some of the hits, this single disc set is okay. But do yourself a favor and go with the far more complete UP UP and Away: The Definitive Collection instead.

Great selection of songs - all ruined by poor sound quality.......2004-01-30

The good news is that the song selection on this CD truly represents the very best of the 5th Dimension. The bad news is that the beauty of the 5th Dimension's arrangements and harmonies is sadly lost by the inexcusably and horrendously poor sound quality of this CD.

The lows are muddy and the highs lack sparkle on this so-called "Ultimate Collection". The intricate arrangements of these songs, which include trumpets, flutes and the rich voice of Marilyn McCoo, cannot truly be appreciated given the poor mastering of these recordings .

This CD is released under the Arista and BMG labels. Considering the size and reputation of these companies -- along with the costly price of this CD -- music buyers deserve better.

I downloaded a sample track from the 5th Dimension's "Definitive Collection", off Kazaa. This two-disc CD collection, which was released by Arista back in 1997, has superior sound quality.

I'm so disatisfied with this CD that I'm going to order the 5th Dimension's "Definitive Collection". Do yourself a favour and do the same!

The title says it all. Ultimate Fifth Dimension!.......2004-01-28

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Tracks:

Up-Up And Away
Go Where You Wanna Go
Stoned Soul Picnic
Sweet Blindness
California Soul
Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
Wedding Bell Blues
One Less Bell To Answer
Puppet Man
Save The Country
(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All

Customer Reviews:

A Perfect Collection!!.......2007-02-14

First let me address the obvious ignorance of the reviewer from Rome, Italy: Not the original recordings by The 5th Dimension? What?! Umm, excuse me, but, how should I put this delicately: YOU'RE WRONG!!!! Go back and listen to your old 45's, buddy. This here collection is the real McCoo!

Folks, if you're seeking to find just the "right" collection of the "best of the best" of The 5th Dimension, seriously, look no further! Now, let me qualify what I'm saying: Sure, there are compliations that cull more from the group's catalog; however, there really isn't a better simple "greatest hits" album than this one.

Boo on those other reviewers who "pooh-pooh" this CD. Come on, give me a break! All that whining about not having enough "new stuff". I love The 5th's sound, but I find it difficult to comprehend why people can't understand the reason more of the group's material (i.e., other original studio albums) aren't available on CD. Well, duh, unless record labels believe that they're going to get a MAJOR return on the effort, they're NOT going to take a chance by painstakingly remastering, repackaging, and reproducing the group's wonderful artistic work. ABC's "Earthbound" is a great recording; why hasn't it ever been released on CD? Well, maybe record labels are a bit hesitant because it was not commercially successful the first time around, back in 1975.
Until then, please just let those of us who are seeking a succinct collection of the quintet's best performances be very satisfied with this one. Bravo to you, Arista for making this collection--beautifully remastered--available to us: the buying public!

It is too, the one and only 5th Dimension!.......2003-02-13

The unfortunately first reviewer is out of his tree--this is indeed the original 5th Dimension, and if you like their hits, you may buy with confidence! Their Up Up and Away collection is more comprehensive and their first five albums are available on CD as well--check them out!

This is not the 5th Dimension.......2003-01-17

Although the blurb says "original recording remastered," the group on this CD is NOT the 5th Dimension. They are a try-to-sound-like-them group, and not doing a very good job of that. I was looking forward to listening to the great 5th Dimension again-- what a disappointment when I put this CD on.

Excellent!.......2002-05-02

This is an excellent collection of hits from the 5th Dimension. They're all here including "Up-up and Away", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "Wedding Bell Blues", "One Less Bell to Answer" and "Last Night I Didn't Get to Sleep at All". The album has been digitally re-mastered so the sound is clearer. This is a great album that will satisfy casual listeners and those who are just discovering the 5th Dimension! Die-hard fans might want to seek out a more comprehensive collection instead, but for the price this is a neat collection that is very enjoyable and easy on the ears as the harmonies are so heavenly and the melodies are well crafted and very memorable. Highly recommended!

Only The Best.......2001-08-03

This budget priced CD is a wonderful introduction to the music of The Fifth Dimension!

No matter how hard I try, I just can't put a label on this group. They're not exactly rock and roll, not exactly easy listening, not exactly rhythm and blues and not exactly- well, not exactly anything!

To try and find their music in a regular music store is an adventure- their CD's can be placed in any one of those sections and not be out of place.

This CD is the best, though. It contains ten of their biggest hits and is priced ridicously low. It's been in my car CD player for weeks now- I just keep listening to it over and over again- it's that good!

Some of the titles may not strike you as songs you know- but one listen and I'll bet you'll remember them. This CD is pure gold!

Very Best of the Fifth Dimension
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The promise of plastic........

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Between 1967 and 1973, the 5th Dimension enjoyed 29 U.S. hit singles on the Soul City and Bell labels. This compilation selects all of their Top 40 hits (bar two live tracks) and tops up the running order with five lesser hits. Top-notch material by Jimmy Webb, Laura Nyro, Neil Sedaka and Bacharach & David is rendered as exquisite harmony pop by the vocal group and their producer Bones Howe. Although "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" (from the musical "Hair") and Nyro's "Wedding Bell Blues" were the chart-toppers, Webb's "Up, Up And Away" is the archetypal 5th Dimension sound. That the songs still sound remarkably fresh is due to the avoidance of formulaic writing, with no one writer or team being allowed to dominate. From the first hit, tellingly a cover of the Mamas & The Papas' "Go Where You Wanna Go," via material by Tony Macaulay, Sloan & Barri, and Ashford & Simpson, the quality never diminishes. Camden. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

The promise of plastic...............2006-03-23

This is definately the 5D compilation to acquire-40 songs for 7 bucks-instead of the rip-off Japanese Import, "The Best of the Fifth Dimension" which has 18 songs for 40 bucks! This Arista release is a baby-boomer's aural eden; the elasticity of the vocals mirrors the unfettered emotions and expansive hopes of the era that defined this music. Blissed-out soul, psychedelica and joyful pop collide in classics like "Up, Up And Away," "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In," and the lesser known, "Save The Country." And if long for this kind of music with today's sparkling production values, you should also pick up current groovesters Swing Out Sister (who out-Fifth Dimension Fifth Dimension on their cover of "Stoned Soul Picnic" on their "Shapes and Patterns" CD. Another British band who seem to have worshipped at the 5D shrine, Noonday Underground, will wow you on their "Self Assembly" CD, bursting with easy-listening, chorus-filled tunes: this is the promise of the Fifth Dimension coming true 25 years later!

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The new 5th Dimension starring Florence LaRue--rareties!

The Fifth Dimension Live!
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The new 5th Dimension starring Florence LaRue--rareties!.......2003-08-06

Forget the "live" tracks--except for an interesting take on "How Insensitive" by Florence--the 5 stars are awarded for the 5th Dimension's mid-seventies unreleased tracks featuring Florence LaRue, Marjorie Barnes and the late, wonderful Danny Beard. The "new" 5th never got the recording industry recognition they deserved but these great tracks, all 70's timepieces--showcase a group worth listening to even now. True, this is a "budget" release and I would be surprised if any of the group members got royalties off it. That being said, for fans who love them no matter what, you will be thrilled as you skip over the truly awful live recordings--terrible unproduced recordings I would say circa 1967!--and listen to Florence starring in a great ballad, "The Way I Feel About You", Neil Sedaka's iteresting discofied "Here We Are Falling in Love Again" and a fine Randy Edelman foot-tapper, "Everybody Wants to Call You Sweetheart, Sweetheart!" The 5th was obviously in good hands with Florence at the helm! Excellent work and if you listen to Danny's tracks you will agree that he was a fine replacement for Billy Davis Jr. Again--forget the awful live tracks which sound as if someone put a tape recorder under their chair. What makes this CD worth it are the unreleased tracks--a blast. Forever 5th!

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Great for the Fifth fans
Sounds like a Bootleg CD

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Great for the Fifth fans.......2007-05-14

Just a great classic album. On time dilivery and as was expected.

Sounds like a Bootleg CD.......2006-06-13

Don't waste your money on this piece of poor sound-quality junk even if you are a 5th Dimension collector like myself! This CD does a disservice to the 5th Dimension group. With the exception of the title track, the other "live" songs sound like they were recorded with a dictaphone in the bottom of a barrel! Some of the songs aren't even sung by the original 5th members. If you want a real gem get the DEFINITIVE COLLECTION or THE MAGIC GARDEN.

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Album Details

Digitally Remastered Re-issue of the 1966 Release. Includes Six Bonus Tracks: "Why (Single Version)", "i Know My Rider", "Psychodrama City (Alternate Mix)", "Eight Miles High (Alternate Version)", "Why (Alternate Version)", and "John Riley (Single Version)".

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SONG LIST :1- Ain't No Mountain High Enough- Diana Ross 2- Green-Eyed Lady- Sugarloaf 3 3 Make It with You- Bread 4 - Your Song- Elton John 5 - Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)- Melanie 6 - I Think I Love You- The Patridge Family 7 - O-O-H Child- The 5 Stairsteps 8- Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)- Edison Lighthouse 9- Gypsy Woman- Brian Hyland 10- Hey There Lonely Girl- Eddie Holman 11- Rainy Night in Georgia -Brook Benton 12 - In the Summertime- Mungo Jerry 13 - Share the Land -The Guess Who 14- Candida Dawn 15 - Indiana Wants Me- R. Dean Taylor 16- Ma Belle Amie -The Tee Set 17- One Less Bell to Answer- The 5th Dimension 18- Everything Is Beautiful -Ray Stevens 19- Snowbird -Anne Murray 20- Patches- Clarence Carter 21- I'll Never Fall in Love Again- Dionne Warwick 22 - I'll Be There The- Jackson 5

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