Ashes to Ashes (The 5th Dimension song) explained

Ashes to Ashes
Type:	single
Artist:	The 5th Dimension
Album:	Living Together, Growing Together
B-Side:	The Singer
Released:	July 1973
Genre:	Soul
Label:	Bell
Producer:	Bones Howe
Prev Title:	Everything's Been Changed
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Flashback
Next Year:	1973

"Ashes to Ashes" is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #7 on both the Canadian adult contemporary^[1] and the U.S. adult contemporary charts, #50 on the Canadian pop chart,^[2] #52 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #54 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1973.^[3] It was featured on their 1973 album, Living Together, Growing Together.^[4]

The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Rene DeKnight.^[5]

Other versions

• Lambert released the original version of the song as the B-side to his 1972 single, "Dream On".^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4922&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 The 5th Dimension, "Ashes to Ashes" Canadian AC Chart Position
2. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4907&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 The 5th Dimension, "Ashes to Ashes" Canadian AC Chart Position
3. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Ashes+to+Ashes+by+The+5th+Dimension&id=437 The 5th Dimension, "Ashes to Ashes" U.S. Chart Positions
4. http://www.discogs.com/5th-Dimension-The-Living-Together-Growing-Together/release/4300919 The 5th Dimension, Living Together, Growing Together
5. http://www.45cat.com/record/45380 The 5th Dimension, "Ashes to Ashes" single release
6. http://www.45cat.com/record/d4314us Dennis Lambert, "Dream On" single release