Some of the songwriters who worked with the 5th Dimension went on to careers of their own, especially Ashford & Simpson, who wrote the song "California Soul". The group is also notable for having more success with the songs of Laura Nyro than Nyro did herself, particularly with "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Sweet Blindness", "Wedding Bell Blues", "Blowin' Away" and "Save the Country". The group also recorded songs by well-known songwriters including Burt Bacharach and Hal David ("One Less Bell to Answer") and Jimmy Webb, who wrote "Up, Up and Away". The group's 1967 LP The Magic Garden features all but one song composed by Webb.
Some of the songwriters who worked with the 5th Dimension went on to careers of their own especially Ashford & Simpson who wrote the song "California Soul" The group is also notable for having more success with the songs of Laura Nyro than Nyro did herself particularly with "Stoned Soul Picnic" "Sweet Blindness" "Wedding Bell Blues" "Blowin' Away" and "Save the Country" The group also recorded songs by well-known songwriters including Burt Bacharach and Hal David ("One Less Bell to Answer") and Jimmy Webb who wrote "Up Up and Away" The group's 1967 LP The Magic Garden features all but one song composed by Webb