Before Neil Sedaka Slowed It Down, The Partridge Family’s 1972 “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” Made TV Pop Ache for Real
A TV-pop remake that softened a bright old hit into something bruised, intimate, and unmistakably...
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It Felt Like Innocence in 1971 — Why The Partridge Family’s My Christmas Card to You Grew More Moving Through David Cassidy Retrospectives
My Christmas Card to You began as a warm seasonal gesture from The Partridge Family,...
Beneath The Partridge Family Smile, “Maybe Someday” Let David Cassidy Outgrow the Show in 1971
“Maybe Someday” is one of those hidden Partridge Family recordings where the bright television fantasy...
It Was Supposed to Be TV Pop, but The Partridge Family’s Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Felt Painfully Real
The Partridge Family took a bright early-60s pop standard and turned it into a tender...
When the Sunshine Faded: Why The Partridge Family’s ‘She’d Rather Have the Rain’ Felt So Grown-Up in 1971
In 1971, The Partridge Family slipped a rain-soaked, emotionally shaded song into a pop world...
Buried Beneath the Screams, David Cassidy’s “You Are Always on My Mind” Holds One of 1972’s Softest Partridge-Era Vocals
In the middle of David Cassidy’s 1972 frenzy, “You Are Always on My Mind” revealed...
When the Fantasy Started Fading: The Partridge Family’s “One Night Stand” and David Cassidy’s Older, Sadder 1973 Voice
In “One Night Stand”, The Partridge Family still sounded like television pop on the surface,...
When the Smile Started to Fade: The Partridge Family’s Ain’t Love Easy Caught a Sadder Late-1972 Truth
Ain’t Love Easy caught The Partridge Family at the moment their television-bright pop began to...
The Quiet Turning Point: Why The Partridge Family’s “It’s One of Those Nights (Yes Love)” Felt So Wistful in Late 1971
Late 1971 gave The Partridge Family one of its most revealing singles: “It’s One of...
55 Years Later, The Partridge Family’s “Walking in the Rain” on Sound Magazine Still Feels Like David Cassidy’s Quietest Grown-Up Moment
Fifty-five years after Sound Magazine, The Partridge Family’s Walking in the Rain still feels startlingly...
Beneath the Bubblegum Heartbreak, The Partridge Family’s Doesn’t Somebody Want to Be Wanted Was Sadder Than It Sounded
A bright 1971 hit with a lonely heart, Doesn’t Somebody Want to Be Wanted turned...
The Gentle Hit People Forget: The Partridge Family’s Every Little Bit O’ You Still Glows
Every Little Bit O’ You turns a simple crush into something lasting, reminding us that...
It Sounds So Innocent: Why The Partridge Family’s I’m Into Something Good Still Glows
A bright little love song on the surface, I’m Into Something Good lasts because it...
It Sounded Like Sunshine: The Partridge Family’s Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque Hides a Lonely Road
Bright on the surface and quietly aching underneath, Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque...
The Ride Was Slowing Down: Why The Partridge Family’s ‘Roller Coaster’ Feels So Bittersweet Today
“Roller Coaster” sounds like youthful excitement on the surface, but time has given it a...
That Burst of Pure Hope: Why The Partridge Family’s I’m Into Something Good Still Feels Like a Better Time
A bright, skipping love song on the surface, I’m Into Something Good became in The...
So Gentle It’s Easy to Miss: Why The Partridge Family’s As Long as You’re Here Still Lingers
As Long as You’re Here reveals the softer heart inside The Partridge Family: a song...
That Bright Little Hook Still Lingers: The Partridge Family’s Hello Hello Is a Forgotten Pop Treasure
A simple greeting turns into a small emotional storm in Hello Hello, a lesser-known The...
The Sweet Sadness Fans Missed in The Partridge Family’s Baby I Love, Love, I Love You
A bright pop melody on the surface, Baby I Love, Love, I Love You carries...
The Song That Let Sunshine Back In: The Partridge Family’s Let the Good Times In Deserves Another Listen
Let the Good Times In is one of those bright early-1970s pop records that seems...
The Tender Side Few Remember: The Partridge Family’s Stephanie Deserves Another Listen
Stephanie is one of those overlooked The Partridge Family recordings that quietly reveals how much...
The Forgotten Warmth of 1970: Why The Partridge Family’s Together (Havin’ a Ball) Still Feels So Good
A bright, easygoing celebration of being young together, Together (Havin’ a Ball) captures the sunny...
One of Their Sweetest Secrets: The Partridge Family’s Girl You Make My Day Still Glows With Early-’70s Heart
A bright and tender deep cut, Girl You Make My Day reminds us that The...
More Than a TV Tune, The Partridge Family’s When We’re Singin’ Bottled the Joy of an Era
When We’re Singin’ distills the warm promise at the heart of The Partridge Family: when...
That First-Love Jolt: How The Partridge Family’s I Woke Up in Love This Morning Became a 1971 Pop Treasure
A radiant pop hit about the instant a new love changes the air, the light,...
A Quiet Moment That Still Glows: The Partridge Family Looking Through the Eyes of Love Live Is David Cassidy at His Most Tender
At its heart, Looking Through the Eyes of Love is a song about how affection...
Long After the Hits Faded, The Partridge Family’s Every Little Bit O’ You Still Feels Wonderfully Young
Every Little Bit O’ You captures the quiet truth that love often arrives in small,...
Before the Season Slipped Away, The Partridge Family’s Some Kind Of A Summer Caught a Tender Kind of Heartache
Some Kind Of A Summer captures that fleeting moment when sunshine, romance, and youth already...
Beneath the Bright 1971 Beat, The Partridge Family’s Money Money Hid More Heart Than Fans Remember
Money Money sounds like a cheerful pop rush on the surface, but beneath its bounce...
Buried Deeper Than the Hits, The Partridge Family’s “I Wouldn’t Put Nuthin’ Over on You” Deserves Another Listen
With its plainspoken promise and easy warmth, I Wouldn’t Put Nuthin’ Over on You reminds...