The 5th Dimension

The 5th Dimension
The 5th Dimension in 1969. Back row: Townson and McLemore. Front row: LaRue, Davis, and McCoo.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	R&B, pop, soul, sunshine pop, psychedelic soul
Years active	1966–present (until 1975 in original incarnation)
Labels	Soul City, Imperial, Bell Records, Arista, ABC Records, Motown
Members	Florence LaRue Patrice Morris Leonard Tucker Floyd Smith Willie Williams
Past members	Marilyn McCoo Billy Davis, Jr. Lamonte McLemore Ronald Townson See: Membership section for detailed listing

The 5th Dimension is an American popular music vocal group, whose repertoire includes pop, R&B, soul, jazz, light opera and Broadway—the melange was coined as "Champagne Soul."

Formed as The Versatiles in late 1965, the group changed its name to the hipper "The 5th Dimension". by 1966. They became well-known during the late 1960s and early 1970s for their popular hits: "Up, Up and Away", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)", "Wedding Bell Blues", "One Less Bell to Answer", "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All", and The Magic Garden LP.

The five original members were: Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, and Ronald Townson. They have recorded for several different labels over their long careers. Their first work appeared on the Soul City label, which was started by Imperial Records/United Artists Records recording artist Johnny Rivers. The group would later record for Bell/Arista Records, ABC Records, and Motown Records.