The Definitive Collection (Partridge Family album)

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2000 compilation album by David Cassidy & The Partridge Family

The Definitive Collection

Compilation album by David Cassidy & The Partridge Family

Released

January 11, 2000

Genre

Rock

Length

61:25

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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.

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."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"I Think I Love You"	Tony Romeo	The Partridge Family Album (1970)	2:51
2.	"I Woke Up In Love This Morning"	Irwin Levine L. Russell Brown	Sound Magazine (1971)	2:41
3.	"I'll Meet You Halfway"	Wes Farrell Gerry Goffin	Up to Date (1971)	3:47
4.	"Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted"	Mike Appel Jim Cretecos Wes Farrell	Up to Date	2:47
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 Bag	2:23
8.	"I am a Clown" (David Cassidy solo)	Tony Romeo	Cherish	4:00
9.	"Could It Be Forever" (David Cassidy solo)	Wes Farrell Danny Janssen	Cherish	2:19
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"	Howard Greenfield Neil Sedaka	At Home with Their Greatest Hits (1972)	2:34
12.	"Rock Me Baby" (David Cassidy solo)	Johnny Cymbal Peggy Clinger	Rock Me Baby	3:23
13.	"Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque"	Tony Romeo	The Partridge Family Album	3:48
14.	"Looking Through the Eyes of Love"	Barry Mann Cynthia Weil	The Partridge Family Notebook (1972)	3:04
15.	"Friend and a Lover"	Wes Farrell Danny Janssen Bobby Hart	The Partridge Family Notebook	2:31
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"	Barry Mann Cynthia Weil Phil Spector	The Partridge Family Notebook	2:59
19.	"Some Kind of a Summer" (David Cassidy solo)	Dave Ellingson	Rock Me Baby	3:39
20.	"Please Please Me" (David Cassidy solo, longer version)	John Lennon Paul McCartney	Greatest Hits	2:15
Total length:				61:25

Reissue bonus songs
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
21.	"The Puppy Song" (David Cassidy solo)	Harry Nilsson	Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes	2:46
22.	"Darlin'" (David Cassidy solo)	Brian Wilson Mike Love	The Higher They Climb (1975)	3:16
23.	"Get It Up for Love" (David Cassidy solo)	Ned Doheny	The Higher They Climb	3:20
24.	"I Write the Songs" (David Cassidy solo)	Bruce Johnston	The Higher They Climb	3:42
Total length:				74:29

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

References

^ Planer, Lindsay. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
"David Cassidy & The Partridge Family – The Definitive Collection". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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)

v t e The Partridge Family
David Cassidy Shirley Jones Danny Bonaduce Susan Dey Jeremy Gelbwaks Brian Forster Suzanne Crough Dave Madden
Studio albums	The Partridge Family Album Up to Date Sound Magazine A Partridge Family Christmas Card Shopping Bag The Partridge Family Notebook Crossword Puzzle Bulletin Board
Other albums	At Home with Their Greatest Hits The World of the Partridge Family Greatest Hits The Definitive Collection Come On Get Happy!: The Very Best of The Partridge Family
Singles	"I Think I Love You" "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" "I'll Meet You Halfway" "I Woke Up in Love This Morning" "It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)" "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" "Walkin in the Rain"
Animated series	Partridge Family 2200 A.D.
TV specials	Thanksgiving Reunion with The Partridge Family and My Three Sons Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story
Related articles	Episodes Discography David Cassidy discography The Cowsills Wes Farrell Rick Segall Goober and the Ghost Chasers Fred Flintstone and Friends

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