The Partridge Family Album

The Partridge Family Album is the first studio album by The Partridge Family. It was released in October 1970 and included their first recording, "I Think I Love You". It has a picture of the whole family on the back and a small picture of David Cassidy and Shirley Jones. The album cover is made to look like an old-fashioned photo album. The original release of the album included a framed color photograph of the group. The exterior label promoting the inclusion of the hit song was affixed to the jacket itself, not the shrink wrap.

The Partridge Family Album
Studio album by
The Partridge Family
ReleasedOctober 1970
Recorded1970
GenrePop
Length30:02
LabelBell
ProducerWes Farrell
The Partridge Family chronology
The Partridge Family Album
(1970)		 Up to Date
(1971)
Singles from The Partridge Family Album
  1. "I Think I Love You"
    Released: August 22, 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The album reached #4 in the U.S. on the Billboard album chart and #6 in neighbouring Canada on the RPM 100 national album chart.[2] It was produced by Wes Farrell and engineered by Bob Kovach. It was arranged by Mike Melvoin, Billy Strange, Wes Farrell, and Don Peake. A few of the songs on the album feature a choral pop sound by The Love Generation, who were the original voices of The Partridge Family before it was discovered that David Cassidy could sing. They were John and Tom Bahler, Ron Hicklin and Jackie Ward. Shortly after production on the first album and TV show began David Cassidy was promoted by Wes Farrell to lead singer. From that point on they provided the backup vocals for all of the Partridge Family albums, along with Shirley Jones and assorted other singers. The songs on the album were written by such people as Tony Romeo, Terry Cashman, Tommy West, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil.

Track listing

All tracks from the album were featured in first-season episodes of the TV show

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brand New Me"
2:38
2."Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque"Tony Romeo3:51
3."Bandala"
  • Wes Farrell
  • Eddie Singleton
2:27
4."I Really Want to Know You"
2:57
5."Only a Moment Ago"
2:37
6."I Can Feel Your Heartbeat"
2:06
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm on the Road"
  • Barry Mann
  • Cynthia Weil
2:53
2."To Be Lovers"Mark Charron2:48
3."Somebody Wants To Love You"
  • Wes Farrell
  • Jim Cretecos
  • Mike Appel
2:37
4."I Think I Love You"Tony Romeo2:55
5."Singing My Song"
2:13
Total length:30:02

Personnel

Recording dates

May 11, 1970

  • "Somebody Wants To Love You"
  • "I Think I Love You"

May 16, 1970

  • "I Really Want to Know You"
  • "Only a Moment Ago"
  • "I'm on the Road" (See June 11, 1970)
  • "Singing My Song" (See June 11, 1970)

June 11, 1970

  • "I'm on the Road" (Re-Record, see May 16, 1970)
  • "Singing My Song" (Re-Record, see May 16, 1970)

August 4, 1970

  • "Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque"
  • "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat"
  • "To Be Lovers"

August 5, 1970

  • "Brand New Me"
  • "Bandala"

See recording dates for this and other Partridge Family albums at The Partridge Family Recording Sessions[3]

Charts

Album
Chart (1970) Peak
position		 Certification
US Top LPs[4] 4 Gold[5]

Singles
I Think I Love You Peak
position		 Certification
US Singles Chart [4] 1 Gold

References
  1. Planer, Lindsay. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3728&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=8flu94hkg8nkt74latvtu6ttc6
  3. "The Partridge Family Recording Sessions". cmongethappy. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "The Partridge Family Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. January 1, 1971. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  5. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
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