"Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes" | ||||
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Single by The 5th Dimension | ||||
from the album Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes | ||||
B-side | "The Singer" | |||
Released | February 1971 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 4:11 | |||
Label | Bell 965 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dorothea Joyce | |||
Producer(s) | Bones Howe | |||
The 5th Dimension singles chronology | ||||
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"Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes" is a song written by Dorothea Joyce and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #6 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #19 in Canada, [1] #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #28 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1971. [2] It was featured on their 1971 album, Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes . [3]
The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bob Alcivar. [4]
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