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Audio Autopsy, 1971: Dorothea Joyce and Her "Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes," a #19 Hit for 5th Dimension + Covers

Diana Ross and the Brotherhood of Man covered "Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes." The 5th Dimension, though, had a Top 20 hit with it in 1971. Meet the enigmatic composer of that powerful song.

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Brad Kyle
Oct 10, 2021
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Before Meeting Dorothea, 5D’s 1970 POV…

Most of us know the multitude of hits by the 5th Dimension in the late '60s and early '70s: “Up, Up & Away” (#7 on the US Charts), “Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In” (#1), “Stoned Soul Picnic” (#3), and “Wedding Bell Blues” (#1).

There were certainly more sprinkled in, but their “One Less Bell to Answer” got all the w…

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