Shopping Bag

Shopping Bag is the fifth album by The Partridge Family released in March 1972. It reached #18 on the Billboard album charts in the US and spent a total 17 weeks on the chart and was certified Gold. The vinyl release of the album contained a novelty plastic shopping bag. It is available on CD and iTunes.

Shopping Bag
Studio album by
The Partridge Family
ReleasedMarch 1972
StudioWestern Recorders (Studio 2) Los Angeles
GenrePsychedelic pop, bubblegum pop
Length33:36
LabelBell
ProducerWes Farrell
The Partridge Family chronology
A Partridge Family Christmas Card
(1971)		 Shopping Bag
(1972)		 At Home with Their Greatest Hits
(1972)
Singles from Shopping Bag
  1. "It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)"
    Released: December 1971
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

As with most Partridge Family albums, several well-known songwriters contributed songs to the album. Perhaps the most famous were Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, who gave the album the track "Girl, You Make My Day." Tony Romeo, another prolific songwriter, contributed several tracks to the album.

"It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)" was released as a US single, peaking at #20 on Billboard's Hot 100. It spent 8 weeks on the charts. "Am I Losing You" was a second US single release, peaking at #59 on Billboard's Hot 100 and staying on the charts for 7 weeks.

Partridge Family lead vocalist David Cassidy wrote "There'll Come a Time" for the album, which would be his third songwriting effort to appear on a Partridge Family album. It would also be his last, as Cassidy's later songwriting efforts would all be released on his solo albums.

Track listing

All tracks from the album were featured on the TV show, mainly in Seasons 2 and 3

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Girl, You Make My Day"
  • Tommy Boyce
  • Bobby Hart
3:11
2."Every Little Bit o' You"
3:02
3."Something New Got Old"
2:54
4."Am I Losing You"
  • Irwin Levine
  • L. Russell Brown
2:22
5."Last Night"
2:43
6."It's All in Your Mind"
2:21
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hello, Hello"
  • Wes Farrell
  • Tony Romeo
3:57
2."There'll Come a Time"David Cassidy2:49
3."If You Ever Go"
  • Wes Farrell
  • Tony Romeo
3:21
4."Every Song Is You"
3:32
5."It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)"Tony Romeo3:24
Total length:33:36

Recording dates

1 May 1972

  • "Take Good Care of Her"
  • "Together We're Better"
  • "Looking Through the Eyes of Love"
  • "We Gotta Get Outta This Place"
  • "Love Must Be the Answer"
  • "Something's Wrong"

4 September 1972

  • "Storybook Love"
  • "As Long as You're There"

22 September 1972

  • "Friend and a Lover"
  • "Walking in the Rain"
  • "Maybe Someday"

See recording dates for this and other Partridge Family albums at The Partridge Family Recording Sessions[2]

Charts

Album
Chart (1972) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 28
US Billboard 200[4] 18

Singles
Title Chart Peak
position
It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love) US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 20

References
  1. Planer, Lindsay. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "The Partridge Family Recording Sessions". cmongethappy. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. "Partridge Family | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  4. "The Partridge Family Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. "The Partridge Family Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. "The Partridge Family Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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