The Partridge Family Sound Magazine

by The Partridge Family

Overview

The Partridge Family Sound Magazine, the third long-player from the pre-fab and made-for-TV combo, was also the last to make it into the Top Ten. Taking a page right out of the overwhelming phenomenon that was Monkee mania, The Partridge Family ran on ABC-TV from September 25, 1970, through August 31, 1974. Although the tunes were more or less a byproduct of the show's success, producer Wes Farrell actually incorporated the same methodology that Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson had used on The Monkees. This involved primary cast members Shirley Jones and David Cassidy on lead vocals for all Partridge Family projects in addition to their chores as actors. The campaign yielded not only consistently favorable ratings on TV, but no less than nine Top 40 LPs and 11 Top 40 singles. Providing instrumental support for Cassidy and Jones were some of the most prolific pop and rock studio musicians of the era -- many of whom had likewise worked on Monkees platters. Heavyweights such as Hal Blaine (drums), Larry Carlton (guitar), Joe Osborne (bass), and Larry Knechtel (keyboards) gave the vocalists a nonconfrontational and genteel sound to match their squeaky-clean persona. Also joining the proceedings were the cavity-invoking backing harmonies of the Love Generation, who had participated to some degree on every Partridge Family release. The single "I Woke Up in Love This Morning" reached the Top 20 survey, making it the highest-profile side on the album. Other notable fan favorites included are "Echo Valley 2-6809," "Summer Days," and "Love Is All That I Ever Needed," the Cassidy co-composition concluding this effort. ~ Lindsay Planer

Product Details

Release Date:	06/26/2007
Label:	Sbme Special Mkts.
UPC:	0886971032529
Rank:	60022

Tracks

1. One Night Stand
2. Brown Eyes
3. Echo Valley 2-6809
4. You Don't Have to Tell Me
5. Rainmaker
6. I'm on My Way Back Home
7. Summer Days
8. I Would Have Loved You Anyway
9. Twenty-Four Hours a Day
10. I Woke up in Love This Morning
11. Love Is All That I Ever Needed

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Partridge Family   Primary Artist
Hal Blaine   Guest Artist,Drums
Larry Knechtel   Piano
John Bahler   Vocals (Background)
Max Bennett   Bass
Ron Hicklin   Vocals (Background)
Mike Melvoin   Piano
Shirley Jones   Vocals
David Cassidy   Vocals
Tom Bahler   Vocals (Background)
Louis Shelton   Guitar
Dennis Budimir   Guitar
Jackie Ward   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Tony Romeo   Composer
Jim Cretecos   Composer
Phill Brown   Remastering
Rupert Holmes   Composer
John Bahler   Arranger,Vocal Arrangement
Mike Appel   Composer
Phil Everly   Composer
Mike Melvoin   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Russell Brown   Composer
Beverly Weinstein   Art Direction
Kathy Cooper   Composer
Danny Janssen   Composer
Kenneth Liey   Photography
Kenneth Lieu   Photography
Ken Fredette   Reissue Design
Lisa Sutton   Art Direction,Project Coordinator
Don Williams   Photography
Bill Inglot   Remastering
Bobby Hart   Composer
Ken Sharp   Liner Notes,Project Coordinator
David Cassidy   Composer
Paul Anka   Composer
Bob Kovach   Engineer
Jack Keller   Composer
Don Everly   Composer
John Durrill   Composer
Wes Farrell   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
Irwin Levine   Composer