Light Sings

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"Light Sings"
Single by The 5th Dimension
from the album Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes
B-side "Viva! (Viva Tirado)"
Released May 1971
Genre Soul
Length3:30
Label Bell 999
Songwriter(s) Will Holt, Gary William Friedman
Producer(s) Bones Howe
The 5th Dimension singles chronology
"Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes"
(1971)
"Light Sings"
(1971)
"Never My Love (Live)"
(1971)

"Light Sings" is a song written by Will Holt and Gary William Friedman and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #12 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #15 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart, [1] #22 on the Canadian pop chart, [2] and #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. [3] It was featured on their 1971 album, Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes . [4]

The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bob Alcivar. [5]

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