Stoned Soul Picnic (The 5th Dimension album)

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Stoned Soul Picnic
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1968
RecordedMarch 11 June 19, 1968
Studio United Western, Los Angeles
Length33:14
Label Soul City
Producer Bones Howe
The 5th Dimension chronology
The Magic Garden
(1967)
Stoned Soul Picnic
(1968)
The Age of Aquarius
(1969)
Singles from Stoned Soul Picnic
  1. "Stoned Soul Picnic"
    Released: June 1968
  2. "Sweet Blindness"
    Released: 1968
  3. "California Soul"
    Released: 1968
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Stoned Soul Picnic is the third album by the American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1968. Early versions of the album had a lyric sheet inserted in the sleeve.

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Stoned Soul Picnic was the third and final album by the group to be issued in both mono (SCM 91002) and stereo (SCS 92002) as monaural albums were being phased out during its release in 1968. As a result, mono copies were pressed in a limited quantity and are considered rare in the collectors market.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Sweet Blindness" (Laura Nyro) – 3:27
  2. "It'll Never Be the Same Again" (Jeff Comanor) – 3:08
  3. "The Sailboat Song" (Jeff Comanor) – 2:52
  4. "It's a Great Life" (Denny McReynolds, Karen O'Hara) – 3:08
  5. "Stoned Soul Picnic" (Laura Nyro) – 3:30

Side 2

  1. "California Soul" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:16
  2. "Lovin' Stew" (Jules Alexander, Jeff Comanor) – 2:51
  3. "Broken Wing Bird" (Bob Alcivar, Kellie McKinney) – 2:41
  4. "Good News" (Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi) – 2:37
  5. "Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think of?)" (Jeff Comanor) – 3:18
  6. "The Eleventh Song (What a Groovy Day!)" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:26

Previously unreleased bonus track on CD

  1. "East of Java" (Frank Unzueta) – 3:06

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1968Black Albums10
1968Pop Albums21

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1968"Stoned Soul Picnic"Black Singles2
1968"Stoned Soul Picnic"Pop Singles3
1968"Sweet Blindness"Black Singles45
1968"Sweet Blindness"Pop Singles13
1969"California Soul"Black Singles49
1969"California Soul"Pop Singles25

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