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“Wedding Bell Blues”
“Wedding Bell Blues” cover
Marilyn McCoo (center) leads Fifth Dimension in 1969 performance of "Wedding Bell Blues"
Single by The Fifth Dimension
from the album The Age of Aquarius
Released Early October 1969
Genre Pop music
Length 2:42
Label Soul City Records
Writer(s) Laura Nyro
Producer Bones Howe
The Fifth Dimension singles chronology
"Workin' On a Groovy Thing"
(1969)		 "Wedding Bell Blues"
(1969)		 "Blowing Away"
(1969 or 1970)

"Wedding Bell Blues" is a song written and recorded by Laura Nyro in 1966 that became a number one hit for The Fifth Dimension in 1969 and subsequently a popular phrase in American culture. Marilyn McCoo (born September 30 1943, Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress, who The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop The Age of Aquarius is the fourth Album by American pop group The Fifth Dimension, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Soul City was a British soul label run by David Nathan and Robert Blackmore from a record shop of the same name in London A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Laura Nyro (born Laura Nigro) ( October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American Composer, Lyricist In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Dayton Burr "Bones" Howe (born 1933 is a Grammy-award-winning Record producer and Recording engineer associated with 1960s and 1970s hits mostly of The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop Laura Nyro (born Laura Nigro) ( October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American Composer, Lyricist The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop The song is written from the perspective of a woman whose boyfriend has not yet proposed to her, who wonders, "am I ever gonna see my wedding day?" The song carries dual themes of adoring love and frustrated lament. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS***************

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Laura Nyro original

Promotional poster for Nyro's 1966 single release.
Promotional poster for Nyro's 1966 single release.

Nyro wrote "Wedding Bell Blues" at the age of 18 as in effect a "mini-suite," featuring several dramatic rhythmic changes - a trait Nyro expanded on future albums. It was to be recorded in 1966 for Verve Folkways label as part of what would become her More Than a New Discovery album. Verve Records is an American Jazz Record label now owned by the Universal Music Group. More Than A New Discovery is the debut album by Bronx -born singer songwriter and pianist Laura Nyro. However, producer Herb Bernstein did not allow Nyro to record this version, which led to Nyro more or less disowning the entire album. Herb Bernstein is an American Record producer. Bernstein arranged and produced The Happenings and Laura Nyro.

What was recorded was fairly similar in content and arrangement to the later, much more familiar Fifth Dimension version, albeit with a somewhat more soulful vocal line. It was released a s a single in September 1966 and remained on the Billboard Pop Singles "Bubbling Under" charts segment for several weeks, peaking at #103. The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.

Fifth Dimension hit

The Fifth Dimension had already found hits with Nyro's "Stoned Soul Picnic" and "Sweet Blindness" during 1968. The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop When recording tracks for their upcoming album The Age of Aquarius, producer Bones Howe suggested it would be amusing to record another Nyro song, this one about a woman trying to get someone named Bill to commit to marriage. The Age of Aquarius is the fourth Album by American pop group The Fifth Dimension, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music) Dayton Burr "Bones" Howe (born 1933 is a Grammy-award-winning Record producer and Recording engineer associated with 1960s and 1970s hits mostly of As it happened, Fifth Dimension singer Marilyn McCoo was engaged to another member, Billy Davis, Jr., though they had no set wedding date. Marilyn McCoo (born September 30 1943, Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress, who Billy Davis Jr (born June 26 1940, St Louis, Missouri) is best known as a member of The Fifth Dimension. So the group recorded it, and in May 1969 the album was released. The first single ahead of the album, "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", was a tremendous hit, while success of the second single, "Workin' On a Groovy Thing", was much more moderate. " Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In " sometimes incorrectly known as " The Age of Aquarius " or " Let the Sunshine In " is a medley Then a disc jockey in San Diego began playing "Wedding Bell Blues" off the album, Soul City Records saw its potential, and in October 1969 it was put out as a single. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Soul City was a British soul label run by David Nathan and Robert Blackmore from a record shop of the same name in London

"Wedding Bell Blues" quickly soared to number one on the U.S. pop singles chart, spending three weeks there in late autumn 1969. It also reached the top spot on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, made one of the group's somewhat rare appearances on the U.S. R&B singles chart, was a Top Five hit in Canada, and placed in the Top 20 on the UK Singles Chart (and their only hit there save for the earlier "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"). The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles, Easy Listening, and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry

In 1969 television appearances, McCoo would explicitly sing parts of the song to Davis; Davis would respond with quizzical looks. (As it happens, they would indeed marry in 1969, and the two remain married as of 2007. ) The rest of The Fifth Dimension's early hits featured more unison singing than this, and McCoo's prominent vocal and stage role on "Wedding Bell Blues" may have led to her being more featured in the group's early 1970s productions.

Lesley Gore recorded her own version of the song for Mercury Records; this version was released in September 1969, and failed to chart, overwhelmed by the attention given to The Fifth Dimension's recording. Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American Singer-songwriter of the " Girl group era" Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of

Cultural resonance

The phrase "wedding bell blues" soon became cultural shorthand for anyone in doubt about the subject event or the state of being unmarried in general. As such many written or dramatic works have been named after the song title. These include:

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References

  1. ^ Wedding-Bell Blues | The American Prospect
  2. ^ http://aysps.gsu.edu/publications/2000/000101_weddingbellblues.pdf

See also

Preceded by
"Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
November 8, 1969 - November 22, 1969		 Succeeded by
"Something"/"Come Together" by The Beatles
These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1969. " Suspicious Minds " is a song originating in the United States in 1956 that thematizes emotional entrapment within a dysfunctional relationship Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. " Come Together " is a song by The Beatles written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960
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