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Ultimate Collection
- Artist: The 5th Dimension
- Rating:
- Release Date: 1967 05
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
This is the first album release from the often maligned though talented and singular group the 5th Dimension. Released in 1967, this set was the first with Jimmy Webb, who contributed to one track and arranged and conducted the whole effort. The most well-known song remains one of the finer songs of the decade. "Up-Up and Away" matched the group's gorgeous harmonies with a great and ethereal yet full-bodied production. Their cover of the Mamas & the Papas' "Go Where You Want to Go" is such a carbon copy, Billy Davis, Jr. probably wore one of John Phillips' big hats for the session. Despite that groundbreaking song, Up, Up and Away is mostly the group finding their sound with mixed results. The cover of "Poor Side of Town" is pointless and the Motown-inspired "I'll Be Loving You Forever" comes off forced and as phony as a sack of three dollar bills. Up, Up and Away is certainly commendable for the style forged here but even better work was ahead for the group. [The 2001 reissue came with bonus tracks.] ~ Jason Elias, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Up, Up and Away | Jimmy Webb | The 5th Dimension | (2:45) |
| Another Day, Another Heartache | P.F. Sloan, Steve Barri | The 5th Dimension | (2:37) |
| Which Way to Nowhere | Jimmy Webb | The 5th Dimension | (3:08) |
| California My Way | Willie Hutch | The 5th Dimension | (2:56) |
| Misty Roses | Tim Hardin | The 5th Dimension | (2:46) |
| Go Where You Wanna Go (Lyrics) | John Phillips | The 5th Dimension | (2:22) |
| Never Gonna Be the Same | Jimmy Webb | The 5th Dimension | (2:26) |
| Pattern People | Jimmy Webb | The 5th Dimension | (3:02) |
| Rosecrans Blvd. | Jimmy Webb | The 5th Dimension | (2:54) |
| Learn How to Fly | Willie Hutch, |
The 5th Dimension | (3:01) |
| Poor Side of Town | Lou Adler, Johnny Rivers | The 5th Dimension | (3:21) |
| I'll Be Loving You Forever | Willie Hutch, |
The 5th Dimension | (3:11) |
| Train Keep on Movin' | Willie Hutch | The 5th Dimension | (2:47) |
| Too Poor to Die | The 5th Dimension | (2:47) |
