The Partridge Family Notebook

The Partridge Family Notebook is the sixth album by The Partridge Family released in November 1972. It featured a cover that was similar to the standard school notebook. (The CD reissue added a picture of the family in their usual red velvet suits.) It contained a few cover versions of some classic songs such as "Walking in the Rain" written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Phil Spector.

The Partridge Family Notebook
Studio album by
The Partridge Family
ReleasedNovember 1972
Recorded1972
GenreRock
Length32:49
LabelBell
ProducerWes Farrell
The Partridge Family chronology
At Home with Their Greatest Hits
(1972)		 The Partridge Family Notebook
(1972)		 Crossword Puzzle
(1973)
Singles from The Partridge Family Notebook
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideD+[2]

The album reached #41 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It stayed on the charts for 16 weeks.

"Looking Through the Eyes of Love" was released as the first US single, peaking at #39 on Billboard's Hot 100 and staying on the charts for 8 weeks. "Friend and a Lover" was the second US single, not released until April 1973, five months after the release of the album. Predictably, it did not fare well on Billboard's Hot 100, peaking at #99 and disappearing after just two weeks on the charts.

Track listing

All tracks, except "Take Good Care of Her", "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" and "Something's Wrong", were featured on the TV show (mainly from Season 3)

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Friend and a Lover"
2:29
2."Walking in the Rain"
2:58
3."Take Good Care of Her"
  • Danny Janssen
  • Bobby Hart
2:42
4."Together We're Better"
2:38
5."Looking Through the Eyes of Love"
  • Barry Mann
  • Cynthia Weil
3:03
6."Maybe Someday"
2:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Gotta Get Outta This Place"
  • Barry Mann
  • Cynthia Weil
3:55
2."Storybook Love"
  • Wes Farrell
  • Adam Miller
2:42
3."Love Must Be the Answer"
3:10
4."Something's Wrong"
  • Wes Farrell
  • Danny Janssen
  • Bobby Hart
3:12
5."As Long as You're There"Adam Miller3:04
Total length:32:49

Personnel

Recording dates

May 1, 1972

  • "Take Good Care of Her"
  • "Together We're Better"
  • "Looking Through the Eyes of Love"
  • "We Gotta Get Outta This Place"
  • "Love Must Be the Answer"
  • "Something's Wrong"

September 4, 1972

  • "Storybook Love"
  • "As Long as You're There"

September 22, 1972

  • "Friend and a Lover"
  • "Walking in the Rain"
  • "Maybe Someday"

See recording dates for this and other Partridge Family albums at The Partridge Family Recording Sessions[3]

Charts

Album
Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 41

Singles
Title Chart Peak
position
Looking Through the Eyes of Love US Billboard Hot 100[5] 39
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 9
Friend and a Lover US Billboard Hot 100[7] 99

References
  1. Planer, Lindsay. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "The Partridge Family Recording Sessions". cmongethappy. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "The Partridge Family Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. "The Partridge Family Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. "The Partridge Family Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. "The Partridge Family Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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