Fifth Dimension - Light Sings (1971)

From the Bobby Sherman Show, 4 June 1971.
Note: Read lyrics below.

The 5th Dimension are an American popular music vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop, R&B, soul, and jazz.

The 5th Dimension were best-known during the late 1960s and early 1970s for popularizing the hits "Up, Up and Away", "Wedding Bell Blues", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "One Less Bell to Answer", "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All", and "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", as well as the eponymous 5th Dimension and The Magic Garden LP recordings.

The five original members were Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, and Ron Townson. They have recorded for several different labels over their long careers. Their first work appeared on the Soul City label, which was started by Imperial Records/United Artists Records recording artist Johnny Rivers. The group would later record for Bell/Arista Records, ABC Records, and Motown Records.

Some of the songwriters popularized by The 5th Dimension went on to careers of their own, especially Ashford & Simpson, who wrote "California Soul". The group is also notable for having more success with the songs of Laura Nyro than Nyro did herself, particularly with "Wedding Bell Blues", "Stoned Soul Picnic", and "Save the Country". The group also covered music by well known songwriters such as the song "One Less Bell to Answer", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. And perhaps best of all, they became great interpreters of the songs and music of Jimmy Webb, who penned their original mega-hit "Up, Up, and Away", including an entire recording of memorable Webb songs called The Magic Garden.

This song charted at #44 on the U.S. charts, remains one of my favorites by this great group.

Light Sings (Friedman/Holt-Gary/Alley Music)

The sun comes up
The moon goes down
A new day's on it's way

The stars in the sky
Are waving goodbye
And morning's here
Bringing in the day

Then the kids start to shout
Mother and Father, get up
And here's the sun

Light sings
All over the world
Light sings
All over the world

Light sings
All over the world
Light sings
All over the world
Light sings

The night is gone
The light has come
A new day has begun

The weather is clear
And people are here
And morning's here
Calling everyone

Then the kids start to shout
Brothers and sisters, come out
Into the sun

Light sings
All over the world
Light sings
All over the world

(Let me tell you that)
Light sings (yes, it do now)
All over the world
(Oh, yeah) light sings
All over the world

(Would you believe that)
Light sings (yeah)
(I know) light sings
(Come on)

Light sings
All over the world
(Brothers and sisters)
Light sings (come on now)
All over the world

(It's a new day)
Light sings
All over the world
(Let me tell you that)
Light sings (yes, it do now)
All over the world

(Here's the sun)
Light sings
(Yeah, come on and say it)
Light sings (come on)

Light sings
All over the world
(Mothers and fathers)
Light sings
All over the world

(Come on, come on)
Light sings
All over the world
(Come on, all over the world)
Light sings (oh, yeah)
All over the world.....

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[IntelProperty]

@nathanj06 It's from the Obie-winning Broadway musical "The Me Nobody Knows". It was also performed, both on record and on their own television series, by The Golddiggers. If somebody can get ahold of a clip of THAT performance and put it on YouTube, it would be a miracle!

[konedog55]

Wow, never have seen this one before. Great song. I miss the Fifth Dimension!

kone

[nathanj06]

Always loved this song. It was from some show which I don't remember now. Not a big hit for them but a great version. It was 1971, Marilyn had Freda Payne hair but still one of the best voices ever.

[Branner]

Dreadful hair on Marilyn--even her natural beauty can't overcome it. Always thought this song led the group nowhere.