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"Up, Up and Away" is a 1967 song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by the 5th Dimension, that became a major pop hit, reaching No. 7 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart, and No. 9 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. In other countries, it reached No. 18 in Canada, and No. 1 in Australia. The song placed No. 43 on BMI's "Top 100 Songs of the Century". A canonical example of sunshine pop, themed around images of hot air ballooning, it cleaned up at the 10th Grammy Awards in 1968, winning for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental, and the big prizes of Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The instrumental backing was performed by members of the Wrecking Crew, including guitarist Al Casey and drummer Hal Blaine. ==Cover Versions== *In the United Kingdom, it was the Johnny Mann Singers' cover version that became the Top 10 hit, reaching No. 6 in August 1967. This version picked up a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus in 1968 and hit the 1967 US Hot 100 survey, peaking at #91, as well on the Easy Listening chart. *Diana Ross & the Supremes recorded a version of the song in 1967 for their album ''Reflections''. *Dionne Warwick recorded a version of the tune on her 1967 ''Valley Of The Dolls''. *The Sunshine Company included the song on their 1967 debut album ''Happy Is the Sunshine Company''. *The Impressions released their version on their 1968 album'' We're a Winner''. *Mrs. Miller sang a cover version in 1968 on her LP record ''Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing''. *Andy Williams released a version in 1968 on his album, ''Honey''. *The Kidsongs Kids sang a cover version in 1986 on their Kidsongs video "Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes" *Used by The Prodigy in the album ''Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned'', in the song "Hotride" *Several bars of this song were reprised in the Love Generation version of "Montage" (written by Webb for the movie ''How Sweet It Is''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Up, Up and Away (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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