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Living Together, Growing Together

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Released
  
December 1972

Length
  
3:50

Genre
  
Soul

Label
  
Bell

B-side
  
"What Do I Need to Be Me"

Writer(s)
  
Burt Bacharach, Hal David

"Living Together, Growing Together" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1973 film, Lost Horizon. Originally performed by James Shigeta and the Shangri-La chorus in the film, the song had commercial success as a single performed by The 5th Dimension. The single, produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bob Alcivar and Artie Butler, reached #5 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #9 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart, and #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973, marking the band's last Top 40 hit. It was featured on their 1973 album, Living Together, Growing Together.

Other versions

  • Tony Bennett featuring The Mike Curb Congregation released a version of the song as a single in 1972 that reached #111 on the Billboard chart.
  • Ferrante & Teicher released a version of the song on their 1973 album, Killing Me Softly.
  • References

    Living Together, Growing Together Wikipedia