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Say what you want, but the Partridge Family, being a contrivance of a TV studio (like
another favorite, The Monkees), needed to find some songs to sell and some musicians
to record them.
The result was an amazing collection of songwriters creating some amazing pop songs,
then turning them over to real studio pros who crafted some amazing records. Not all
of these were hits, of course, but they all stand as some of the best pure pop ever.
Forget the TV show (lightweight, automatic writing at best), and forget about your
crush on David Cassidy or Susan Dey (which, admittedly, may be extremely difficult). Listen to the records.
Partridge Family Album
| 1 |
Brand New Me |
Wes Farrell/Eddie Singleton |
| 2 |
Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque |
Tony Romeo |
| 3 |
Banadala |
Wes Farrell |
| 4 |
I Really Want To Know You |
Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil |
| 5 |
Only A Moment Ago |
Terry Cashman/Tommy West |
| 6 |
I Can Feel Your Heartbeat |
Wes Farrell/Jim Cretecos/Mike Appel |
| 7 |
I'm On The Road |
Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil |
| 8 |
To Be Lovers |
Mark Charron |
| 9 |
Somebody Wants To Love You |
Wes Farrell/Jim Cretecos/Mike Appel |
| 10 |
I Think I Love You |
Tony Romeo |
| 11 |
Singing My Song |
Wes Farrell/Diane Hilderbrand |
Up to Date
| 1 |
I'll Meet You Halfway |
Wes Farrell/Gerry Goffin |
| 2 |
You Are Always On My Mind |
Tony Romeo |
| 3 |
Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted |
Wes Farrell/Jim Cretecos/Mike Appel |
| 4 |
I'm Here, You're Here |
Wes Farrell/Gerry Goffin |
| 5 |
Umbrella Man |
Wes Farrell/Jim Cretecos/Mike Appel |
| 6 |
Lay It On The Line |
Wes Farrell/David Cassidy |
| 7 |
Morning Rider On The Road |
Tony Romeo |
| 8 |
That'll Be The Day |
Tony Romeo |
| 9 |
There's No Doubt In My Mind |
Wes Farrell/Gerry Goffin |
| 10 |
She'd Rather Have The Rain |
Terry Cashman/Tommy West |
| 11 |
I Leave Myself A Little Time |
Steve Dossick |
Sound Magazine
| 1 |
One Night Stand |
Wes Farrell/Paul Anka |
| 2 |
Brown Eyes |
Wes Farrell/Danny Janssen |
| 3 |
Echo Valley 2-6809 |
Kathy Cooper/Rupert Holmes |
| 4 |
You Don't Have To Tell Me |
Tony Romeo |
| 5 |
Rainmaker |
Wes Farrell/Jim Cretecos/Mike Appel |
| 6 |
I'm On My Way Back Home |
Bobby Hart/Jack Keller |
| 7 |
Summer Days |
Tony Romeo |
| 8 |
I Would Have Loved You Anyway |
Tony Romeo |
| 9 |
Twenty-Four Hours A Day |
Wes Farrell/Danny Janssen |
| 10 |
I Woke Up In Love This Morning |
Irwin Levine/L. Russell Brown |
| 11 |
Love Is All That I Ever Needed |
Wes Farrell/David Cassidy |
Shopping Bag
| 1 |
Girl, You Make My Day |
Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart |
| 2 |
Every Little Bit O' You |
Irwin Levine/L. Russell Brown |
| 3 |
Something New Got Old |
Wes Farrell/Bobby Hart |
| 4 |
Am I Losing You |
Irwin Levine/L. Russell Brown |
| 5 |
Last Night |
Wes Farrell/Tony Romeo |
| 6 |
It's All in Your Mind |
Johnny Cymbal/Peggy Clinger |
| 7 |
Hello, Hello |
Wes Farrell/Tony Romeo |
| 8 |
There'll Come a Time |
David Cassidy |
| 9 |
If You Ever Go |
Wes Farrell/Tony Romeo |
| 10 |
Every Song Is You |
Terry Cashman/Tommy West |
| 11 |
It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love) |
Tony Romeo |
Notebook
| 1 |
Friend and a Lover |
Wes Farrell/Danny Janssen/Bobby Hart |
| 2 |
Walking in the Rain |
Barry Mann/Phil Spector/Cynthia Weil |
| 3 |
Take Good Care of Her |
Danny Jannsen/Bobby Hart |
| 4 |
Together We're Better |
Tony Romeo |
| 5 |
Looking Through the Eyes of Love |
Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil |
| 6 |
Maybe Someday |
Austin Roberts/John Michael Hill |
| 7 |
We Gotta Get Out of This Place |
Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil |
| 8 |
Storybook Love |
Wes Farrell/Adam Miller |
| 9 |
Love Must Be the Answer |
Wes Farrell/Peggy Clinger/Johnny Cymbal |
| 10 |
Something's Wrong |
Wes Farrell/Danny Janssen/Bobby Hart |
| 11 |
As Long as You're There |
Adam Miller |
Crossword Puzzle
| 1 |
One Day at a Time |
Terry Cashman/Tommy West |
| 2 |
Sunshine |
Wes Farrell/Danny Janssen/Bobby Hart |
| 3 |
As Long as There's You |
Tony Romeo |
| 4 |
It's a Long Way to Heaven |
Mark James |
| 5 |
Now That You Got Me Where You Want Me |
Wes Farrell/Danny Janssen/Bobby Hart |
| 6 |
It Means I'm in Love With You |
Tony Romeo |
| 7 |
Come on Love |
Terry Cashman/Tommy West |
| 8 |
I've Got Your Love All over Me |
Johnny Cymbal/Peggy Clinger |
| 9 |
Let Your Love Go |
Wes Farrell/Danny Janssen |
| 10 |
It Sounds Like You're Saying Hello |
Terry Cashman/Tommy West |
| 11 |
It's You |
Johnny Cymbal/Peggy Clinger |
Bulletin Board
| 1 |
Money Money |
Wes Farrell/Danny Janssen/Bobby Hart |
| 2 |
Roller Coaster |
Mark James |
| 3 |
Lookin' For A Good Time |
Wes Farrell/Danny Janssen/Bobby Hart |
| 4 |
Oh, No, Not My Baby |
Gerry Goffin/Carole King |
| 5 |
I Wouldn't Put Nothing Over On You |
Wes Farrell/Danny Janssen/Bobby Hart |
| 6 |
Where Do We Go From Here |
Mark James |
| 7 |
How Long Is Too Long |
Tom Bahler/Tony Asher |
| 8 |
I'll Never Get Over You |
Tony Romeo |
| 9 |
Alone Too Long |
Mark James/Cynthia Weil |
| 10 |
I Heard You Singing Your Song |
Barry Mann |
| 11 |
That's The Way It Is With You |
Harriet Schoch |
Christmas Card
| 1 |
My Christmas Card to You |
Tony Romeo |
| 2 |
White Christmas |
Irving Berlin |
| 3 |
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town |
Haven Gillespie/J. Fred Coots |
| 4 |
Blue Christmas |
B.Hayes/J.Johnson |
| 5 |
Jingle Bells |
James S. Pierpont |
| 6 |
Christmas Song |
R. Wells/Mel Torme |
| 7 |
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree |
Brenda Lee |
| 8 |
Winter Wonderland |
Dick Smith/Felix Bernard |
| 9 |
Frosty the Snowman |
Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins |
| 10 |
Sleigh Ride |
Mitchell Parish/Leroy Anderson |
| 11 |
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane |
It should be noted that some of the greatest hits collections (there are six I think)
contain tracks not found on any of these albums, though they also contain some tracks
which were actually from David Cassidy solo projects. This can get confusing.
In addition, many songs which appeared in episodes never made it onto vinyl. And there's
a site (below) which claims to have the complete listing of every Partridge Family
recording ever made -- as detailed by one of the producers. I'll sort through these things
over time and add them here.
www.CmonGetHappy.com
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