It's Five O'Clock

{{for|the Aphrodite's Child's song|It's Five O'Clock (song)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = It's Five O'Clock

| type = studio

| artist = Aphrodite's Child

| cover = Aprodite's_Five_o'clock.jpg

| alt =

| released = 27 November 1969

| recorded = 16 – 21 June 1969

| venue =

| studio = Trident Studios, London

| genre = *Progressive rock

| length = 35:01

| label = Polydor

| producer = Aphrodite's Child

| prev_title = End of the World

| prev_year = 1968

| next_title = 666

| next_year = 1972

| misc = {{Singles

| name = It's Five O'Clock

| type = studio

| single1 = Let Me Love, Let Me Live

| single1date = 1969

| single2 = Marie Jolie

| single2date = 1969

| single3 = It's Five O'Clock

| single3date = 1970

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web

|last=Unterberger

|first=Richie

|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-five-oclock-mw0000470080 |title=It's Five O'Clock – Review

|website=AllMusic |access-date=August 1, 2020}}

}}

It's Five O'Clock is the second studio album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Aphrodites-Child-Its-Five-OClock/release/2014815|title=Aphrodite's Child – It's Five O'Clock (1969, Gatefold, Vinyl)|via=www.discogs.com}}

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Francis and Vangelis Papathanassiou, except where noted.

{{Track listing

| headline = Side one

| title1 = It's Five O'Clock

| length1 = 3:31

| title2 = Wake Up

| length2 = 4:04

| title3 = Take Your Time

| length3 = 2:39

| title4 = Annabella

| writer4 = Richard Adams, Demis Roussos

| length4 = 3:45

| title5 = Let Me Love, Let Me Live

| writer5 = Richard Francis, Lucas Sideras

| length5 = 4:43

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side two

| title1 = Funky Mary

| length1 = 4:11

| title2 = Good Time So Fine

| writer2 = Valerie Johnson, Vangelis Papathanassiou

| length2 = 2:45

| title3 = Marie Jolie

| length3 = 4:41

| title4 = Such a Funny Night

| length4 = 4:34

}}

Personnel

Aphrodite's Child

  • Vangelis – keyboards, organ, piano, clavichord, flutes, production
  • Demis Roussos – lead vocals, bass, guitar, production
  • Lucas Sideras – drums, percussion, production, lead vocals on "Let Me Love, Let Me Live" and "Funky Mary"

Technical

Releases

The album was re-released in the UK on Esoteric Recordings in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/ItS-Five-OClock-AphroditeS-Child/dp/B003JIOHF4|title=It's Five O'Clock|website=Amazon|year=2010}}

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Aphrodite's Child|title=It's Five O'Clock|accessdate=25 October 2023|relyear=1969|certyear=1980}}

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References