The Definitive Collection (Partridge Family album)

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The Definitive Collection
The Definitive Collection - The Partridge Family.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2000
Genre Rock
Length61:25
Label Arista
Producer Wes Farrell, David Cassidy, et al.
David Cassidy & The Partridge Family chronology
Greatest Hits
(1989)
The Definitive Collection
(2000)
Come On Get Happy!: The Very Best of The Partridge Family
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Definitive Collection is a 2000 greatest hits compilation album of 11 Partridge Family and 9 David Cassidy songs. A longer version included four additional David Cassidy tracks.

Contents

Critical reception

Lindsay Planer of AllMusic concludes, "While earnest enthusiasts will probably choose to locate the individual reissues, for all non-completists and otherwise average fans, this Definitive Collection lives up to its name." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."I Think I Love You" Tony Romeo The Partridge Family Album (1970)2:51
2."I Woke Up In Love This Morning" Sound Magazine (1971)2:41
3."I'll Meet You Halfway" Up to Date (1971)3:47
4."Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted"
Up to Date2:47
5."Cherish" (David Cassidy solo) Terry Kirkman Cherish (1972)3:47
6."It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)"Tony Romeo Shopping Bag (1972)3:35
7."Am I Losing You"
  • Irwin Levine
  • L. Russell Brown
Shopping Bag2:23
8."I am a Clown" (David Cassidy solo)Tony RomeoCherish4:00
9."Could It Be Forever" (David Cassidy solo)
  • Wes Farrell
  • Danny Janssen
Cherish2:19
10."How Can I Be Sure" (David Cassidy solo)
  • Felix Cavaliere
  • Eddie Brigati
Rock Me Baby (1972)3:08
11."Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" At Home with Their Greatest Hits (1972)2:34
12."Rock Me Baby" (David Cassidy solo)
Rock Me Baby3:23
13."Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque"Tony RomeoThe Partridge Family Album3:48
14."Looking Through the Eyes of Love" The Partridge Family Notebook (1972)3:04
15."Friend and a Lover"
  • Wes Farrell
  • Danny Janssen
  • Bobby Hart
The Partridge Family Notebook2:31
16."Daydreamer" (David Cassidy solo)Terry Dempsey Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes (1973)2:48
17."If I Didn't Care" (David Cassidy solo) Jack Lawrence Greatest Hits (1974)3:06
18."Walking in the Rain"
The Partridge Family Notebook2:59
19."Some Kind of a Summer" (David Cassidy solo)Dave EllingsonRock Me Baby3:39
20."Please Please Me" (David Cassidy solo, longer version)Greatest Hits2:15
Total length:61:25
Reissue bonus songs
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
21."The Puppy Song" (David Cassidy solo) Harry Nilsson Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes2:46
22."Darlin'" (David Cassidy solo) The Higher They Climb (1975)3:16
23."Get It Up for Love" (David Cassidy solo) Ned Doheny The Higher They Climb3:20
24."I Write the Songs" (David Cassidy solo) Bruce Johnston The Higher They Climb3:42
Total length:74:29

Track information and credits adapted AllMusic, [2] and verified from the album's liner notes. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Planer, Lindsay. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. "David Cassidy & The Partridge Family – The Definitive Collection". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. The Definitive Collection (liner notes). David Cassidy & The Partridge Family. Arista Records. 2000. 74321785602.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)