5 by 5 (Dave Clark Five album)

5 by 5 is the tenth American album by the British band The Dave Clark Five. It was released on 20 February 1967 and contained the Top 50 hit "Nineteen Days". The LP reached the Billboard Top 200 and the Cashbox Top 100. The album was only released in the US; the similarly named British album (subtitled "14 Titles by Dave Clark Five") did not contain any of the same songs.

Overview

The album continued the tendency of previous albums to offer a greater variety of musical styles. Genre-wise, it stood between rock and roll ("Nineteen Days"), rhythm and blues ("Something I've Always Wanted", "You Don't Want My Loving", "Small Talk"), country ("Picture Of You") and good-time music in the vein of The Lovin' Spoonful ("Sitting Here Baby"). All songs were composed by the band members and produced by Dave Clark, and the album was released in both mono (LN 24236) and stereo (BN 26236). The artwork featured the band members in a black and white photograph remotely reminiscent of the With the Beatles album. 5 by 5 was unavailable for many years before it was remastered and re-released by Dave Clark in 2019 on Spotify.

The band also recorded an instrumental song of the same title ("Five by Five"), which was used as the finale of the TV special "Hold On! It's The Dave Clark Five" in 1968. But the recording was not released until the If Somebody Loves You album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The album reached position 119 in the Billboard magazine chart, but did better in the competing Cashbox chart, reaching number 66. Cashbox magazine wrote, "The Dave Clark Five serves up a batch of rock efforts. Among the outstanding tracks are Something I've Always Wanted, You Don’t Want My Loving, and Pick Up Your Phone. The always popular quintet should find themselves with yet another hit on their hands with this album, as they perform with distinction once again."

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Richie Unterberger wrote, "LP found the quintet playing pretty much in the same style they had been using since their first hit, even though trends were passing them by left and right by this point..." and praised the track "You Don't Want My Loving" as the best song of the album.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nineteen Days"	Dave Clark, Denis Payton	1:55
2.	"Something I've Always Wanted"	Dave Clark, Denis Payton	2:00
3.	"Little Bit Strong"	Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson	1:21
4.	"Bernedette"	Dave Clark, Mike Smith	2:11
5.	"Sitting Here Baby"	Dave Clark, Mike Smith	2:40

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Don't Want My Loving"	Dave Clark, Denis Payton	2:42
2.	"How Can I Tell You"	Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson	2:05
3.	"Picture Of You"	Dave Clark, Denis Payton	1:50
4.	"Small Talk"	Dave Clark, Mike Smith	2:15
5.	"Pick Up Your Phone"	Dave Clark, Mike Smith	2:01

Personnel

The Dave Clark Five

Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals
Mike Smith – keyboards, lead vocals
Lenny Davidson – electric guitars, backing vocals
Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
Denis Payton – tenor saxophone, backing vocals

References

^ The History of The Dave Clark Five (liner notes pg. 31). Barnes, Ken. The Dave Clark Five. Hollywood Records. 1993. HR-61482-2.
George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Joe (2001). Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Touchstone. p. 181. ISBN 978-0743201209.
"The Dave Clark Five – 5 by 5". Discogs.
Unterberger, Richie. The Dave Clark Five – 5 by 5: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
"Album Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. 1967-02-25. p. 36.
Unterberger, Richie. The Dave Clark Five – 5 by 5 Review at AllMusic

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Dave Clark Mike Smith Lenny Davidson Rick Huxley Denis Payton
Songs	"I Knew It All the Time" "Do You Love Me" "Glad All Over" "Bits and Pieces" "Stay" "Can't You See That She's Mine" "Any Way You Want It" "Because" "I Like It Like That" "Catch Us If You Can" "Over and Over" "You Got What It Takes" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "Everybody Knows" "The Red Balloon" "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" "Good Old Rock 'n' Roll" "Loving You" "Here Comes Summer"
UK albums	A Session with The Dave Clark Five Everybody Knows (UK) 5 By 5 (1964–69) If Somebody Loves You The Dave Clark Five Play Good Old Rock & Roll Dave Clark & Friends
US albums	Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five Return! American Tour Coast to Coast Weekend in London Having a Wild Weekend I Like It Like That Try Too Hard Satisfied with You 5 by 5 You Got What It Takes Everybody Knows (US)
UK compilations	Glad All Over Again
US compilations	The Dave Clark Five The History of The Dave Clark Five
Related articles	Discography Catch Us If You Can

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