''Earthbound'' is the twelfth album by American pop group

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, released in 1975 by ABC Records. It is the last album for the group's original line-up of

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Florence LaRue Florence LaRue (born February 4, 1942) is an American singer and actress, best known as an original member of the 5th Dimension. Early life LaRue was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, but moved to Glenside, Pennsylvania, when she was young. She ...

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. After touring with the 5th Dimension in support of this album, Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo (being married since 1969) left the group to work as a duo and as solo artists. In contrast to most of their previous albums, ''Earthbound'' features synthesizers prominently in many of its tracks—particularly "Magic In My Life" and " Moonlight Mile". "Magic in My Life", the second and final single released from the album (after "Walk Your Feet in the Sunshine"), was also unusual in that it was the first 5th Dimension single to feature Florence LaRue on the lead. She would frequently be the lead on successive 5th Dimension singles with various line-ups. Perhaps owing to its singular status as an ABC Records release, for decades the album remained the only one recorded by the original 5th Dimension line-up to not be issued on CD. It finally was released on CD in June 2014, through Real Gone Music.

Track listing

All songs were written by Jimmy Webb, except where indicated. #"Prologue" (Jimmy Webb) / " Be Here Now" ( George Harrison) – 4:05 #"Don't Stop For Nothing" ( James C. Johnson) – 2:43 #"

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) – 4:23 #"Magic in My Life" (James C. Johnson) – 3:17 #"Walk Your Feet in the Sunshine" – 4:13 #"When Did I Lose Your Love" – 2:47 #"Lean On Me Always" – 4:28 #"Speaking With My Heart" – 3:40 #" Moonlight Mile" (

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) – 5:15 #"Epilogue" – 2:37

Personnel

;Music *

– baritone vocals *

– alto vocals *

– soprano vocals *

– bass vocals *

– tenor vocals * Harvey Mason – drums *

Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working o ...

– drums ("Moonlight Mile") * Harvey Mason – percussion * Fred Tackett – guitar *

Jesse Ed Davis Jesse Edwin Davis III (September 21, 1944 – June 22, 1988) was a Native American guitarist. He was well regarded as a session artist and solo performer, was a member of Taj Mahal's backing band and played with musicians such as Eric Clapton, J ...

– guitar * Dennis Budimir – guitar * Dan Ferguson – guitar * Paul Stallworth – bass * Bill Como – ARP synthesizer * John Myles – keyboards * David Paich – keyboards ("Magic In My Life") * Michael Lawrence – brass * David Duke – French horn *

Vincent DeRosa Vincent Ned DeRosa (October 5, 1920 – July 18, 2022) was an American hornist who served as a studio musician for Hollywood soundtracks and other recordings from 1935 until his retirement in 2008. Because his career spanned over 70 years, duri ...

– French horn * Sid Sharp – strings * John Myles – vocal arrangements and special vocal backgrounds * Larry Coryell – acoustic guitar solos ;Production * Jimmy Webb – producer and arranger *

John Haeny John Haeny is an American-born music producer, recording and mixing engineer, sound designer and academic. From the late 1960s through the late 1980s he recorded, mixed and produced hundreds of albums. He worked with a variety of artists across m ...

– engineer (basic tracks) * Alan O'Duffy – engineer (vocals, strings, and mixing) * Carole Rubinstein – cover painting *

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– recording * Wally Heider – mixing * ABC Recording Studios Inc. - mastering

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Singles

Billboard (North America)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Earthbound The 5th Dimension albums 1975 albums Albums arranged by Jimmy Webb Albums produced by Jimmy Webb ABC Records albums