The Magic Garden

Infobox Album |
Name = The Magic Garden
Type = Album
Artist = The Fifth Dimension


Released = December 1967
Recorded = July 15 1967 - November 1967
Genre = Pop/soul
Length = 35:29
Label = Soul City
Producer = Bones Howe
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:z0yvad8kv8wn~T1 link]
Last album = "Up, Up and Away"
(1967)
This album = "The Magic Garden"
(1967)
Next album = "Stoned Soul Picnic"
(1968)

"The Magic Garden" is the second album by American pop group The Fifth Dimension, released in 1967 (see 1967 in music).

Track listing

All songs written by Jimmy Webb, except where noted

#"Prologue" – 1:24
#"The Magic Garden" – 2:48
#"Summer's Daughter" – 3:03
#"Dreams/Pax/Nepenthe" – 3:24
#"Carpet Man" – 3:16
#"Ticket to Ride" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:00
#"Requiem: 820 Latham" – 4:26
#"The Girl's Song" – 4:09
#"The Worst That Could Happen" – 2:37
#"Orange Air" – 2:38
#"Paper Cup" – 2:48
#"Epilogue" – :56

Personnel

*Billy Davis, Jr. - vocals
*Florence Larue - vocals
*Marilyn McCoo - vocals
*Lamonte McLemore - vocals
*Ron Townson - vocals

Additional personnel
*Jimmy Webb - conductor

Production

*Producer: Bones Howe
*Engineers: Bones Howe, Armin Steiner
*Mastering: Elliot Federman
*Production assistant: Tom Tierney, Russ Wapensky, Steve "Syco Steve" Williams
*Project coordination: Arlessa Barnes, Glenn Delgado, Christina DeSimone, Robin Diamond, Karyn Friedland, Felicia Gearhart, Marc Gordon, Laura Gregory, Jeremy Holiday, Robin Manning, Brooke Nochomson, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Steve Strauss
*Digital transfers: Mike Hartry
*Reissue producer: Rob Santos
*Product manager: Mandana Eidgah
*Archives coordinator: Joanne Feltman, Glenn Korman
*Arranger: Jimmy Webb
*Art direction: Woody Woodward
*Reissue art director: Mathieu Bitton
*Design: Mathieu Bitton, Ron Wolin
*Illustrations: Wayne Kimbell
*Photography: Ed Osborne, George Rodriguez
*Liner notes: Mike Ragogna

Trivia

*Requiem: 820 Latham was sampled by Daniel Dumile under the alias of Metal Fingers for the instrumental Benzoin Gum, found on the album Special Herbs, Vol. 3. This instrumental was later used by Dumile under another pseudonym, King Geedorah, where it served as a backing track for the song Krazy World on the album Take Me to Your Leader.

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

ingles

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