"Save the Country" | ||||
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Single by The 5th Dimension | ||||
from the album Portrait | ||||
B-side | "Dimension 5ive" | |||
Released | June 1970 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | Bell Records 895 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Laura Nyro | |||
Producer(s) | Bones Howe | |||
The 5th Dimension singles chronology | ||||
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"Save the Country" is a song written by Laura Nyro, first released by her as a single in 1968.[1] Nyro released another version of the song on her 1969 album New York Tendaberry.
Nyro was inspired to write the song after the June 5, 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy.[2]
The most successful version was performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #10 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #24 in Canada, #27 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #79 in Australia in 1970.[3] It was featured on their 1970 album Portrait.[4] The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, and Howe.[5]