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| The Age of Aquarius |
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| | Album by The Fifth Dimension |
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| Released | May 1969 | | Recorded | ??? | | Genre | Pop | | Length | 40:47 | | Label | Soul City | | Producer(s) | Bones Howe | | Professional reviews |
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| | The Fifth Dimension chronology |
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Stoned Soul Picnic (1968) | The Age of Aquarius (1969) | Portrait (1970) |
The Age of Aquarius is the fourth album by American pop group The Fifth Dimension, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music). Track listing- "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In " (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) - 4:51
- "Blowing Away" (Laura Nyro) - 2:32
- "Skinny Man" (Kollander, Kollander) - 2:51
- "Wedding Bell Blues" (Nyro) - 2:44
- "Don't Cha Hear Me
Callin' to Ya" (Rudy Stevenson) - 3:56 - "The Hideaway" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:45
- "Workin' on a Groovy Thing" (Roger Atkins, Neil Sedaka) - 3:10
- "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoé) - 3:54
- "Sunshine of Your Love" (Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton) - 3:18
- "The Winds of Heaven" (Bob Dorough, Landesoman) - 3:14
- "Those Were the Days" (Gene Raskin) - 3:03
- "The Sunshine in (Reprise)" (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni) - 1:29
- "Chissa Se Tornera Who Knows If He Will Return" (DeSanctis, Salis, Salis) - 3:00
Personnel- Billy Davis, Jr. - vocals
- Florence Larue - vocals
- Marilyn McCoo - vocals
- Lamonte McLemore - vocals
- Ron Townson - vocals
Additional personnel - Hal Blaine - percussion, drums
- Dennis Budimir - guitar
- Mike Deasy Sr. - guitar
- Bill Fulton - guitar
- Milt Holland - percussion
- Bones Howe - sounds
- Pete Jolly - keyboard
- Larry Knechtel - keyboard
- Joe Osborne - bass
- Jimmy Rowles - keyboard
- Tommy Tedesco - guita
Production- Producer: Bones Howe
- Engineer: Bones Howe
- Mastering: Elliot Federman
- Digital transfers: Mike Hartry
- Reissue producer: Rob Santos
- Production coordination: Jeremy Holiday
- Production assistant:
Ann McClelland, Tom Tierney, Russ Wapensky - Project coordinator: Arlessa Barnes, Glenn Delgado, Christina DeSimone, Robin Diamond, Karyn Friedland, Felicia Gearhart, Laura Gregory, Robin Manning, Brooke Nochomson, Ed Osborne, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford, Steve Strauss
- Archives coordinator: Joanne Feltman, Glenn Korman
- Arrangers: Bob Alcivar, Bill Holman, Bones Howe
- Vocal arrangement: Bob Alcivar
- Art direction: Ron Wolin
- Reissue art director: Mathieu Bitton
- Design: Mathieu Bitton, Ron Wolin
- Photography: Ed Caraeff
- Liner notes: Mike Ragogna
Charts and awardsAlbumBillboard (North America) | Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1969 | Black Albums | 2 | | 1969 | Pop Albums | 2 |
SinglesBillboard (North America) | Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1969 | "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" | Black Singles | 6 | | 1969 | "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" | Pop Singles | 1 | | 1969 | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | Adult Contemporary | 1 | | 1969 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Adult Contemporary | 1 | | 1969 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Black Singles | 23 | | 1969 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Pop Singles | 1 | | 1969 | "Workin' On A Groovy Thing" | Black Singles | 15 | | 1969 | "Workin' On A Groovy Thing" | Pop Singles | 20 | | 1970 | "Blowing Away" | Adult Contemporary | 7 | | 1970 | "Blowing Away" | Pop Singles | 21 |
Grammy Awards| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1969 | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental | | 1969 | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | Record Of The Year |
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