"Ashes to Ashes" is a song written by

Dennis Lambert Dennis Earle Lambert (born 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Career Lambert began his music career in 1960 when he signed to Capitol Records as a recording artist. By the mid-1960s, he was w ...

and Brian Potter and performed by

The 5th Dimension The 5th Dimension is an American popular music vocal group, whose repertoire includes pop, R&B, soul, jazz, light opera, and Broadway. Formed as the Versatiles in late 1965, the group changed its name to "the 5th Dimension" by 1966. Betwe ...

. It reached #7 on both the Canadian adult contemporary and the U.S. adult contemporary charts, #50 on the Canadian pop chart, #52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and #54 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1973. It was featured on their 1973 album, ''Living Together, Growing Together.'' The song was produced by

Bones Howe Dayton Burr "Bones" Howe (born March 18, 1933) is an American record producer and recording engineer who scored a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, often of the sunshine pop genre, starting in 1965 with The Turtles cover of Bob Dylan's "It ...

and arranged by Rene DeKnight.

Other versions

*Lambert released the original version of the song as the B-side to his 1972 single, "Dream On".Dennis Lambert, "Dream On" single release
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References

1973 songs 1973 singles Songs written by Dennis Lambert Songs written by Brian Potter (musician) The 5th Dimension songs Song recordings produced by Bones Howe Bell Records singles {{1970s-single-stub