Fifth Dimension is the third
album by the American
folk rock band The Byrds and was released in July 1966 on
Columbia Records (
see 1966 in music). Most of the album was recorded following the February 1966 departure of the band's principal
songwriter Gene Clark. In an attempt to compensate for Clark's absence,
guitarists Jim McGuinn and
David Crosby stepped into the breach and increased their songwriting output. In spite of this, the loss of Clark resulted in an uneven album that included a total of four
cover versions and an
instrumental. However, the album is notable for being the first by The Byrds not to include any songs written by
Bob Dylan, whose material had previously been a mainstay of the band's repertoire.