Day 5: The Partridge Family Sound Magazine
Where were you in the summer of '71 when The Partridge Family Sound Magazine was bracing for launch?
Most critics choose this release as the greatest Partridge Family album of them all, and some even consider it the greatest pop record of the decade. During the '90s a well known tribute band led by the brilliant Howard Pattow was very popular in the music scene. Inspired by this particular album, they were called, of course, Sound Magazine.
Every song could have been a single from this album, and most of them were discussed as such. "I Woke Up In Love This Morning" (inspired by the Beatles' "She Loves You") was the favored choice and it became the 4th single from the family's 3rd album, reaching No. 13 on Billboard.
The songwriters are brilliant. Paul Anka wrote for this album. Rupert Holmes wrote for this album (long before "The Pina Colada Song,") and hitmakers L. Russell Brown and Irwin Levine ("Tie A Yellow Ribbon..") joined the songwriting team for the first of two PF albums.
The track mixes on the album are so fluid and energetic that the pace of the album marches fast, and songs lead into one another so smoothly that it's over long before you're ready.
Designed as a take-off on the Teen Magazines, the talented Mary English creates another masterful jacket design, truly cementing the image of The Partridge Family in the minds of the public. Brian Forster replaced Jeremy Gelbwaks heading into the second season, and he was debuted on the album cover before being seen on the show!
We are currently offering copies of all the PF studio albums, available at our website now, along with a few extras, so check it out at www.whenweresingin.com
