The group's first single release on Soul City Records, "Train Keep On Moving/I'll Be Loving You Forever" was not a success, and is not included in the album. Both songs appear as bonus tracks on a later CD reissue of the album.
The first single released from this album, "Go Where You Wanna Go", was initially recorded by the Mamas & the Papas and appears on their first album. The 5th Dimension's version became a top 20 hit in the US, reaching No. 16. The group's second release, "Another Day, Another Heartache", also charted, peaking at No. 45.
It was their third release, the ubiquitous "Up, Up and Away", that launched both the group and the song's writer, Jimmy Webb, into super-stardom. The group and the song amassed a total of five different Grammy Awards between them in 1968. Many different artists have since recorded versions of the song.
The group appeared on many television shows of the day, including The Hollywood Palace, Shebang, and particularly The Ed Sullivan Show, where they became a favorite of the host. Performances exist of several of the album's songs from these myriad shows, including "Go Where You Wanna Go", "Another Day, Another Heartache", "Pattern People", "California My Way", and the title track of the album.
Billy Davis Jr. - lead vocals (track 12), background vocals
Florence LaRue - background vocals
Marilyn McCoo - lead vocals (track 10), background vocals
Lamonte McLemore - background vocals
Ron Townson - background vocals
Al Casey - guitar, "eastern sounds" performed by
Johnny Rivers, P. F. Sloan, Tommy Tedesco - guitar
Joe Osborn - bass, guitar
Hal Blaine - drums, percussion
Larry Knechtel - piano, keyboards
Jimmy Webb - musical conductor, keyboards
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