Ashes to Ashes (The 5th Dimension song)

"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]

"Ashes to Ashes"
Single by The 5th Dimension
from the album Living Together, Growing Together
B-side"The Singer"
ReleasedJuly 1973
GenreSoul
Length3:30
LabelBell
Songwriter(s)Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
Producer(s)Bones Howe
The 5th Dimension singles chronology
"Everything's Been Changed"
(1973)
"Ashes to Ashes"
(1973)
"Flashback"
(1973)

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

Other versions edit

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

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