Come On Get Happy!: The Very Best of The Partridge Family

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Come On, Get Happy! The Very Best of The Partridge Family
Come On Get Happy - The Partridge Family.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 3, 2005 (2005-05-03)
Recorded1970–1973
Genre Pop
Length46:52
Label Arista
Producer
The Partridge Family chronology
The Definitive Collection
(2001)
Come On, Get Happy! The Very Best of The Partridge Family
(2005)

Come On, Get Happy! The Very Best of The Partridge Family is a greatest hits compilation album from The Partridge Family released on May 3, 2005, in conjunction with the first season DVD collection. It contained some previously unreleased songs. During the course of the television series there were a number of recordings that were used on the program but never released on album or tape in stereo. [1] Some were alternate mixes of released songs. These are known to fans as the "Lost Songs", four of which appear on this collection (tracks 4, 9, 10 and 12). They are noted as "new release" in the track listing below. Two of the songs appeared in the pilot episode of the show, tracks 9 and 12, listed below as having Ron Hicklin doing the vocals. Originally, the only cast member who was supposed to sing was Shirley Jones. After the producers heard David Cassidy's demos of the songs, however, they decided to let him sing after the first couple of episodes. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Tim Sendra of AllMusic concludes his review with, "Whether the unreleased four songs belong on a" Very Best Of" collection is up for debate: On one hand it might have been better to add more songs that people remembered. but on the other it is nice to have the rarities unearthed. Either way, this is the best Partridge Family collection available." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."C'mon Get Happy!"
theme song for the TV show1:05
2."I Think I Love You" Tony Romeo The Partridge Family Album (1970)2:51
3."I Woke Up In Love This Morning" Sound Magazine (1971)2:41
4."Baby I Love, Love, Love You"
  • Errol Brown
  • Tony Wilson
New release2:23
5."Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque"Tony RomeoThe Partridge Family Album3:48
6."I Can Feel Your Heartbeat"
The Partridge Family Album2:06
7."Echo Valley 2-6809"
Sound Magazine3:00
8."Sunshine"
  • Bobby Hart
  • Danny Janssen
  • Wes Farrell
Crossword Puzzle (1973)2:44
9."Let the Good Times In" (lead vocal by Ron Hicklin)New release2:53
10."Stephanie"
  • David Price
  • John Henning
  • Richard Klein
New release2:38
11."I'll Meet You Halfway"
Up to Date (1971)3:50
12."Together (Havin' a Ball)" (lead vocal by Ron Hicklin)
  • Kelly Gordon
  • Shorty Rogers
New release2:22
13."Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted"
  • Mike Appel
  • Jim Cretecos
  • Wes Farrell
Up to Date2:47
14."Looking Through the Eyes of Love" The Partridge Family Notebook (1972)3:05
15."It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)"Tony Romeo Shopping Bag (1972)3:36
16."Roller Coaster" Mark James Bulletin Board (1973)2:23
17."Together We're Better"
  • Ken Jacobson
  • Tony Romeo
The Partridge Family Notebook2:40
Total length:46:52

Musicians

Production

Track information and credits adapted the album's liner notes. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Sendra, Tim. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. "David Cassidy". IMDb. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. Come On Get Happy! The Very Best Of The Partridge Family (liner notes). The Partridge Family. Arista Records. 2005. 82876 68199 2.CS1 maint: others (link)