"Blowing Away" (sometimes written as "Blowin' Away") is a song written by

Laura Nyro Laura Nyro ( ; born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums ''Eli and the Thirteenth Confession'' (1968) and ''Ne ...

and included on her 1967 album '' More Than a New Discovery''. In 1969,

the 5th Dimension The 5th Dimension is an American vocal group. Their music encompasses sunshine pop, pop soul, and psychedelic soul. They were an important crossover music act of the 1960s and 1970s, although both praised and derided for their particular music ...

recorded it for their album '' The Age of Aquarius''. Also released as a single, the 5th Dimension's version reached number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was produced by

Bones Howe Dayton Burr "Bones" Howe (born March 18, 1933) is an American record producer and recording engineer who scored a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, often of the sunshine pop genre, starting in 1965 with The Turtles (band), the Turtles cover o ...

and arranged by Bill Holman,

Bob Alcivar Bob Alcivar (born July 8, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American music producer, arranger, composer, conductor and keyboard player. He is the father of rock keyboard player Jim Alcivar ( Montrose, Gamma). Discography Film *''Butterflies ...

, and Howe.

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1967 songs 1969 singles Songs written by Laura Nyro Laura Nyro songs The 5th Dimension songs Song recordings produced by Bones Howe Song recordings produced by Milt Okun {{1960s-single-stub