• Source: Earthbound (The 5th Dimension album)

Earthbound is the twelfth album by American pop group the 5th Dimension, released in 1975 by ABC Records. It is the last album for the group's original line-up of Billy Davis Jr., Marilyn McCoo, Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore and Ron Townson. After touring with the 5th Dimension in support of this album, Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo (being married since 1969) left the group to work as a duo and as solo artists.
In contrast to most of their previous albums, Earthbound features synthesizers prominently in many of its tracks—particularly "Magic In My Life" and "Moonlight Mile". "Magic in My Life", the second and final single released from the album (after "Walk Your Feet in the Sunshine"), was also unusual in that it was the first 5th Dimension single to feature Florence LaRue on the lead. She would frequently be the lead on successive 5th Dimension singles with various line-ups.
Perhaps owing to its singular status as an ABC Records release, for decades the album remained the only one recorded by the original 5th Dimension line-up to not be issued on CD. It finally was released on CD in June 2014, through Real Gone Music.




Track listing


All songs were written by Jimmy Webb, except where indicated.

"Prologue" (Jimmy Webb) / "Be Here Now" (George Harrison) – 4:05
"Don't Stop For Nothing" (James C. Johnson) – 2:43
"I've Got a Feeling" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:23
"Magic in My Life" (James C. Johnson) – 3:17
"Walk Your Feet in the Sunshine" – 4:13
"When Did I Lose Your Love" – 2:47
"Lean On Me Always" – 4:28
"Speaking With My Heart" – 3:40
"Moonlight Mile" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 5:15
"Epilogue" – 2:37




Personnel


Music
Billy Davis Jr. – baritone vocals
Florence LaRue – alto vocals
Marilyn McCoo – soprano vocals
Lamonte McLemore – bass vocals
Ron Townson – tenor vocals
Harvey Mason – drums, percussion
Jeff Porcaro – drums ("Moonlight Mile")
Fred Tackett – guitar
Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
Dennis Budimir – guitar
Dan Ferguson – guitar
Paul Stallworth – bass
Bill Cuomo – ARP synthesizer
John Myles – keyboards
David Paich – keyboards ("Magic In My Life")
Michael Lawrence – brass
David Duke – French horn
Vincent DeRosa – French horn
Sid Sharp – strings
John Myles – vocal arrangements and special vocal backgrounds
Larry Coryell – acoustic guitar solos
Production
Jimmy Webb – producer and arranger
John Haeny – engineer (basic tracks)
Alan O'Duffy – engineer (vocals, strings, and mixing)
Carole Rubinstein – cover painting
Sunset Sound and Village Recorders – recording
Wally Heider – mixing
ABC Recording Studios Inc. - mastering




Charts






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Billboard (North America)




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Billboard (North America)




References

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• The 5th Dimension
• Earthbound (The 5th Dimension album)
• Portrait (The 5th Dimension album)
• Earthbound
• The 5th Dimension
• The 5th Dimension discography
• Up, Up and Away (The 5th Dimension album)
• The Magic Garden
• Thomas MacLean
• Richard Henshall
• Jimmy Webb