Blowing Away | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | The 5th Dimension |
Album: | The Age of Aquarius |
B-Side: | Skinny Man |
Genre: | Soul |
Length: | 2:30 |
Label: | Soul City |
Producer: | Bones Howe |
Prev Title: | Wedding Bell Blues |
Prev Year: | 1969 |
Next Title: | A Change Is Gonna Come/People Got to Be Free |
Next Year: | 1970 |
"Blowing Away" (sometimes written as "Blowin' Away") is a song written by Laura Nyro and included on her 1967 album More Than a New Discovery.[1] In 1969, the 5th Dimension recorded it for their album The Age of Aquarius. Also released as a single, the 5th Dimension's version reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, and Howe.