Difference between revisions of "Fifth Dimension"

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The Byrds' third album, Fifth Dimension, is one of the earliest psychedelic LPs ever released. It was released over one month prior to Revolver, for example.

Like many early "psychedelic" LPs, though, it only has one foot in psychedelia, and one foot very much in the folk rock The Byrds has been making for the first phase of their career.

Side one

   "5D (Fifth Dimension)" (Jim McGuinn) – 2:33
   "Wild Mountain Thyme" (traditional, arranged Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, David Crosby) – 2:30
   "Mr. Spaceman" (Jim McGuinn) – 2:09
   "I See You" (Jim McGuinn, David Crosby) – 2:38
   "What's Happening?!?!" (David Crosby) – 2:35
   "I Come and Stand at Every Door" (Nâzım Hikmet) – 3:03

Side two

   "Eight Miles High" (Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn, David Crosby) – 3:34
   "Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)" (Billy Roberts) – 2:17
   "Captain Soul" (Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, David Crosby) – 2:53
   "John Riley" (traditional, arranged Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, David Crosby) – 2:57
   "2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song)" (Jim McGuinn) – 2:12

The Byrds

   Jim McGuinn – lead guitar, vocals
   David Crosby – rhythm guitar, vocals
   Chris Hillman – electric bass, vocals
   Michael Clarke – drums

Additional personnel

   Gene Clark – vocals (tracks: 7); harmonica (track 9)
   Van Dyke Parks – organ on track 1
   Allen Stanton – string section arrangement (tracks: 2, 10)