Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes
Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes is the sixth album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1971. The title song had been recorded originally by Diana Ross the previous year. It reached #17 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart.
Following the success of "One Less Bell to Answer" featuring Marilyn McCoo as lead vocalist, she was once again chosen to take the reins for the first single from the album. The record, after which the album was named, became another Top 20 hit for The 5th. The follow-up single, "Light Sings", fared less well, just missing the Top 40. No other singles were issued from this album, as Bell Records decided to prepare for the group's first 'live' album release instead.
Track listing
Side One- "Time and Love"
- "Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes"
- "What Does It Take"
- "Guess Who?"
- "Viva Tirado"
- "Light Sings"
- "The Rainmaker"
- "He's a Runner"
- "The Singer"
- "Every Night"
The track "He's a Runner" was originally slated to appear on The Age of Aquarius, and is listed on the covers of early issues of the album.
Personnel
The 5th Dimension
- Marilyn McCoo - lead vocals, background vocals
- Florence LaRue - lead vocals, background vocals
- Billy Davis, Jr. - lead vocals, background vocals
- Lamonte McLemore - background vocals
- Ron Townson - background vocals
Instrumentalists
- Hal Blaine - drums
- Joe Osborn, Max Bennett - bass
- Larry Knechtel, Gary Illingworth - keyboards
- Dennis Budimir, Fred Tackett, Mike Deasy, Mike Anthony - guitars
- Jimmy Rowles - piano
- Catherine Gothoffer - harp
- Jack Arnold, Larry Bunker, Victor Feldman - percussion
- Jim Horn, Tom Scott, Pete Christlieb, Lanny Morgan - saxophones
- Lew McCreary, Bob Edmondson - trombones
- Bud Brisbois, Chuck Findley, Oliver Mitchell, Ray Triscari - trumpets
- The Sid Sharp String Section - strings
Singles
Year | Song | Position |
1971 | Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes | 19 |
1971 | Light Sings | 44 |