On September 1, 2012, Harold Lane David died aged 91. He was lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach. Together they wrote and composed for Marty Robbins, Dionne Warwick, The Carpenters, Dusty Springfield, B. J. Thomas, Gene Pitney, Tom Jones and Jackie DeShannon. Some of their best known compositions are “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”, “We Have All the Time in the World”, “This Guy’s in Love with You”, “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again”, “Do You Know the Way to San Jose”, “Walk On By”, “What the World Needs Now Is Love”, “I Say a Little Prayer”, “(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me”, “One Less Bell to Answer”, “Alfie” and “Anyone Who Had a Heart”. David and Bacharach worked on soundtracks for movies “What’s New Pussycat?”, “Alfie”, “Casino Royale” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”. Their compositions “Don’t Make Me Over”, “(They Long to Be) Close to You” and “Walk On By” have been inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”. David contributed lyrics for three James Bond movies, and wrote lyrics for other composers including Morty Nevins, Albert Hammond, Sherman Edwards and Paul Hampton.
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5th Dimension: Portrait
In April 1970, “Bell Records” label released “Portrait”, the fifth 5th Dimension album. It was recorded August 1969-March 1970, at Wally Heider Studios in Hollywood, and was produced by Bones Howe. The album cover features an impressionistic portrait by the artist LeRoy Neiman.
Personnel:
- Billy Davis, Jr.- lead and backing vocals
- Florence LaRue- lead and backing vocals
- Marilyn McCoo- lead and backing vocals
- Ron Townson- lead and backing vocals
- Michael Anthony- electric guitar
- Mike Deasy- electric guitar
- Dennis Budimir – rhythm guitar
- Tommy Tedesco- rhythm guitar
- Fred Tackett- finger pickin’ guitar
- Larry Knechtel- piano, organ, tack piano
- Jimmy Rowles– piano
- Gary Illingworth – electric piano
- Joe Osborn- bass
- Hal Blaine- drums, percussion
- Larry Bunker- congas, mallets, percussion, drums
- Gary Coleman – mallets, percussion
- Bob Alcivar, Bill Hollman – arrangements
- Bones Howe – arrangements, engineer
- Elliot Federman – mastering
- Joanne Feltman, Glenn Korman – archivist
- Joel Whitburn – research
- Larry Cox, Johnny Golden, Rik Pekkonen – assistants
- Beverly Weinstein – art direction
- Mathieu Bitton – design
- Mike Ragogna – liner notes
- Jeremy Holiday – production coordinator
- Bones Howe, Ann McClelland, Tom Tierney, Russ Wapensky – production assistant
- Mandana Eidgah – production manager
- Arlessa Barnes, Glenn Delgado, Christina DeSimone, Karyn Friedland, Felicia Gearhart, Laura Gregory, Robin Manning, Brooke Nochomson, Ed Osborne, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford, Steve Strauss – project coordinator
Track listing:
- Puppet Man – Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka
- One Less Bell to Answer – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Feelin’ Alright – Dave Mason
- This Is Your Life – Jimmy Webb
- A Love Like Ours – Bob Alcivar, Lamonte McLemore
- Save the Country – Laura Nyro
- Medley
- The Declaration – Julianne Johnson, René DeKnight
- A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
- People Gotta Be Free – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
- Dimension 5ive – Bob Alcivar
On the Beach (In the Summertime) – McNeil
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