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The 5th Dimension: The Magic Garden

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In December 1967, “Soul City Records” label released “The Magic Garden”, the second  5th Dimension (The) album. It was recorded July – November 1967, and was produced by Jimmy Webb and Bones Howe.

Personnel:

  • Billy Davis, Jr.– lead and backing vocals
  • Florence LaRue– lead and backing vocals
  • Marilyn McCoo– lead and backing vocals
  • Lamonte McLemore– backing vocals
  • Ron Townson– backing vocals
  • Jimmy Webb– orchestra conductor, music arranger
  • Bones Howe– engineer
  • Armin Steiner – engineer
  • Elliot Federman – mastering
  • Woody Woodward – art director
  • Ron Wolin – design
  • Wayne Kimbell – illustrations
  • Ed Osborne – photography
  • George Rodriguez – photography
  • Mike Ragogna – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Webb, except where noted.

  1. Prologue
  2. The Magic Garden
  3. Summer’s Daughter
  4. Dreams/Pax/Nepenthe
  5. Carpet Man
  6. Ticket to Ride – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  7. Requiem: 820 Latham
  8. The Girls’ Song
  9. The Worst That Could Happen
  10. Orange Air
  11. Paper Cup
  12. Epilogue

Richard Ashcroft: Human Conditions

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On October 21, 2002, “Hut Records” label released “Human Conditions”, the second Richard Ashcroft solo studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Chris Potter and Richard Ashcroft.

Personnel:

  • Richard Ashcroft– vocals, guitar, percussion, bass, piano, Wurlitzer, keyboards
  • Chuck Leavell– piano, Hammond organ
  • Kate Radley– keyboards
  • Matt Clifford– Wurlitzer
  • Martyn Campbell– bass
  • Peter Salisbury– drums
  • Craig Wagstaff– percussion
  • Talvin Singh– tablas, beats, drones, shruti box, Duggi Tarang, M adal
  • Jim Hunt– flute, saxophone
  • The London Session Orchestra– strings
  • London Community Gospel Choir– choir
  • Richrd Robson – programming
  • Steve Sidelnyk– drum programming, programming
  • Brian Wilson– backing vocals, backing vocal arrangement
  • Wil Malone– orchestral arrangements, conducting

Track listing:

  1. Check the Meaning
  2. Buy It in Bottles
  3. Bright Lights
  4. Paradise
  5. God in the Numbers
  6. Science of Silence
  7. Man on a Mission
  8. Running Away
  9. Lord I’ve Been Trying
  10. Nature Is the Law