Lonesome Feeling is the third album by Herb Pedersen, released in 1984 on Sugar Hill. Herbert Joseph Pedersen (born April 27, 1944 in Berkeley, California) is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past forty years including country, bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk, folk rock, […]
Together is the tenth studio album by Anne Murray, released in November 1975. The album reached number 15 on the U.S. country album charts and #142 on the pop albums charts. It was one of Murray’s few albums during this time period that did not chart in Canada. Two singles were released from the album: […]
“Blowing Away” (sometimes written as “Blowin’ Away”) is a song written by Laura Nyro and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #7 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, #24 in Canada, and #55 in Australia in 1970. It was featured on their 1969 album, The Age of Aquarius. […]
“Workin’ On a Groovy Thing” is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Roger Atkins and originally recorded by Patti Drew on her 1968 album Workin’ on a Groovy Thing. Also in 1969 it was recorded by The 5th Dimension. This version reached# 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 on the U.S. adult contemporary […]
The Age of Aquarius is the fourth album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1969 Tracks 1 Aquarius – Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) (Galt MacDermot; Gerome Ragni; James Rado) 04:51 2 Blowing Away (Laura Nyro) 02:32 3 Skinny Man (Ginger Kollander; Michael Kollander) 02:51 4 Wedding Bell Blues (Laura […]
“Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)” (commonly called “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In”, “The Age of Aquarius” or “Let the Sunshine In”) is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado and Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by American R&B group The […]
“Wedding Bell Blues” is a song written and recorded by Laura Nyro in 1966. The best known version was a number one hit for The 5th Dimension in 1969. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a woman whose boyfriend has not yet proposed to her, and who wonders, “am I ever gonna see […]
Try A Little Kindness is an album by Glen Campbell, released in 1970 on Capitol Records. Tracks 1 Try A Little Kindness (Bobby Austin; Curt Sapaugh) 02:26 2 Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) 03:42 3 For My Woman’s Love (Ben Peters) 03:08 4 Country Girl (Craig Smith) 02:51 5 All The Way (Jimmy Van Heusen; […]
“MacArthur Park” is a song written and composed by Jimmy Webb. Richard Harris was the first to record it in 1968; his version peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the UK Singles Chart. “MacArthur Park” was subsequently covered by numerous artists, including a 1969 Grammy-winning version by […]
A Tramp Shining is the debut album of Richard Harris, released in 1968 by Dunhill Records. The album was written, arranged, and produced by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb. Although Harris sang several numbers on the soundtrack album to the film musical Camelot the previous year, A Tramp Shining was Harris’ first solo album. “MacArthur Park” was […]