The Final Cut Asked for More: David Cassidy’s “Song For Love” on Rock Me Baby
At the close of Rock Me Baby, David Cassidy lets Song For Love turn a...
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David Cassidy Runs Hot on The Partridge Family’s I Can Feel Your Heartbeat from Their 1970 Debut
Before the posters and the frenzy fully took over, I Can Feel Your Heartbeat caught...
The Partridge Family Sounded Restless on Notebook: “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” and David Cassidy’s Rock Pull
On a polished TV-pop album, The Partridge Family reached for a song of escape —...
David Cassidy Sounded Like a Man Rebuilding Himself on Touched By Lightning from Romance
On Touched By Lightning, David Cassidy stepped out of the teen-idol shadow and into the...
David Cassidy Sounded Older Than the Show on The Partridge Family’s Alone Too Long from 1973’s Bulletin Board
On Alone Too Long, the bright Partridge Family frame gives way to a quieter, more...
David Cassidy’s Be Bop A Lula Turned The Higher They Climb Into a Riskier Self-Portrait
On The Higher They Climb, David Cassidy reached back to rockabilly and found a sharper...
Restless Beneath the Teen-Idol Smile: David Cassidy’s “(Oh No) No Way” on Rock Me Baby
Before the glare of fame softened into memory, David Cassidy’s “(Oh No) No Way” let...
David Cassidy Had to Earn the Spotlight Again with “Labor of Love” on His 1990 Enigma Comeback
On “Labor of Love”, David Cassidy does not chase the teenage roar that once surrounded...
After the Spotlight Softened, David Cassidy’s Let Her Go Gave Old Trick New Dog Its Quiet Weight
On Let Her Go, David Cassidy sounds less like a former idol reaching backward than...
Before the Posters Took Over, The Partridge Family’s “You Don’t Have to Tell Me” on 1971’s Sound Magazine Showed David Cassidy Taking Command
On Sound Magazine, a television pop album briefly turns into a spotlight, and David Cassidy...
The Comeback Promise Hidden in David Cassidy’s “I’ll Never Stop Loving You,” the John Wetton Co-Write from 1992’s Didn’t You Used to Be…
In “I’ll Never Stop Loving You”, David Cassidy sounded less like a former idol chasing...
The Cover That Changed the Temperature: David Cassidy Recast Pilot’s “January” on His 1976 RCA Album Home Is Where the Heart Is
On Home Is Where the Heart Is, David Cassidy turned Pilot’s bright pop hit January...
The Sweet Ache David Cassidy Gave The Partridge Family’s Something New Got Old on 1972’s Shopping Bag
A bright television-pop album track becomes something more fragile when David Cassidy sings as if...
The Softer David Cassidy TV Never Fully Showed: “Soft As A Summer Shower” on 1972’s Rock Me Baby
A small album cut from 1972 catches David Cassidy not as a television phenomenon, but...
Jack Cassidy’s Shadow Gives David Cassidy’s ‘Like Father, Like Son’ from Didn’t You Used to Be… Its Quiet Ache
On Like Father, Like Son, David Cassidy turns resemblance into reckoning, hearing his father’s brilliance...
The Teen Idol Took a Harder Turn: David Cassidy’s Rare 1976 Cover of Harry Nilsson’s The Story of Rock and Roll
On a hard-to-find 1976 album, David Cassidy reached past the poster image and found a...
The First Solo Door Opened: David Cassidy’s “Being Together” Made Cherish Feel Like a Turning Point
Before the solo hits and the louder mythology, David Cassidy began Cherish with a song...
The First Step Beyond TV Stardom: David Cassidy’s “Being Together” Opened Cherish With a Quiet Promise
Before the screaming arenas and the impossible glare of teen fame, “Being Together” introduced David...
The Adult David Cassidy Was Hiding in Plain Sight on “Love, Love the Lady” from Gettin’ It in the Street
On “Love, Love the Lady”, David Cassidy stepped away from teen-idol brightness and into a...
The Tougher David Cassidy Song Many Fans Missed: “Fix of Your Love” Recasts His 1975 Breakaway Moment
On “Fix of Your Love,” David Cassidy sounds less like a souvenir from television fame...
The Strange Cut Fans Skipped in 1975: David Cassidy’s Massacre at Park Bench on The Higher They Climb
In the middle of David Cassidy’s 1975 bid to be heard as more than a...
Before the Teen-Idol Rush, The Partridge Family’s “Only A Moment Ago” Revealed David Cassidy’s Quiet Vocal Strength
Before David Cassidy became a face on bedroom walls, “Only A Moment Ago” gave listeners...
A Forgotten Turn Toward Grit: David Cassidy’s “Rosa’s Cantina” on the Rare 1976 RCA Album Gettin’ It in the Street
On “Rosa’s Cantina”, David Cassidy sounds less like a poster on a bedroom wall and...
The Credit That Changes the Song: David Cassidy, Richie Furay, and “Love in Bloom” on 1975’s The Higher They Climb
On Love in Bloom, David Cassidy stepped beyond the familiar glare of teen fame and...
The Album Cut That Asked to Be Heard: David Cassidy’s “Warm My Soul” and the Soulful Turn of Rock Me Baby
On “Warm My Soul”, David Cassidy stepped away from the bright glare of teen-idol fame...
A Teen Idol Met Brill Building Soul: The Partridge Family’s 1973 “Oh, No, Not My Baby” on Bulletin Board
On Bulletin Board, David Cassidy turned a Goffin-King soul-pop classic into something more vulnerable than...
Before the Poster Image Took Over: David Cassidy’s Self-Penned “On Fire” Opened His 1976 RCA Album with a Fight for Respect
With “On Fire,” David Cassidy opened a 1976 RCA album by stepping out from the...
The Tender Oddity Fans Missed: David Cassidy’s “Some Old Woman” Brought Shel Silverstein’s Strange Grace to a 1973 UK No. 1 Album
On a record built for devotion and daydreams, David Cassidy slipped in a Shel Silverstein...
A Rare Japanese Single Kept It Alive: The Partridge Family’s “Sunshine” from Crossword Puzzle Deserved More Attention
Behind its bright title, “Sunshine” catches The Partridge Family at a softer 1973 turning point,...
The Grit Fans Didn’t Expect: David Cassidy’s C.C. Rider Blues / Jenny Jenny on 1974’s Cassidy Live!
In one rough-edged live medley, David Cassidy stepped past the polished teen-idol frame and let...