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The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom series about a widowed mother (Shirley Jones) and her five children who embark on a music career.
It ran from September 25, 1970, until March 23, 1974, on the ABC network as part of a Friday-night lineup, and had subsequent runs in syndication.ProductionAt the end of the first season, Jeremy Gelbwaks' family moved out of the Los Angeles area, and the part of Chris was recast with actor Brian Forster.
According to David Cassidy, Gelbwaks "had a personality conflict with every person in the cast and the producers".
A dog named "Simone" was featured in the first season, but was phased out during the second season.
At the beginning of the fourth season, a four-year-old neighbor named Ricky Stevens (Ricky Segall) was featured and would sing a children's song during each episode, but was dropped mid-season.MusicLed by music producer Wes Farrell, a group of hired studio musicians (informally referred to as the Wrecking Crew) actually created the Partridge Family's sound.
The harmonious background vocalists were brothers John and Tom Bahler, Jackie Ward and Ron Hicklin (initially the Ron Hicklin Singers).
David Cassidy was originally to lip sync with the rest of the cast, but he convinced Farrell just weeks into production that he could sing and was allowed to join the studio ensemble as the lead singer.Despite best attempts, the Partridge Family Theme, shown over opening credits, underwent more than one incarnation.
Initial episodes feature the song "When We're Singin'" in place of the popular title later used, "C'mon Get Happy".
The latter—a play upon the 1920s song "Get Happy" which also features the tag "Come on, Get Happy (we're gonna chase all your blues away)"—was likely a hidden influence in the "wide-audience appeal" approach of the show and its music.
Significant is the verse lyric that began the initial theme "When We're Singin'":"Five of us, and Mom working all day,we knew we could help her if our music would pay,Danny got Reuben to sell our song, and it reallycame together when Mom sang along..." (from "When We're Singin'")Later, when the new version appeared, it featured new lyrics sung to the "When We're Singin'" tune.
With the new chorus finalized, "C'mon Get Happy" showcased the new verse:"We had a dream, we'd go travelin' together,We'd spread a little lovin' then we'd keep movin' on.Somethin' always happens whenever we're togetherWe get a happy feelin' when we're singing a song..." (from "C'Mon Get Happy")Also of interest, when the first theme is replaced by Danny Janssen's new lyric, the "outro" credits music bed is also replaced, from the organ/horn call-and-response music, to a newer jazzy instrumental of the title theme, which Janssen likely saw no profit from, as it featured no lyric, only the Wes Farrell tune.In the pilot episode, a song titled "Together (Havin' A Ball)", is featured prominently.
This song is not the Partridge Family that we eventually would know, and does not feature Cassidy/Jones vocal layering later added to studio musicals and singers.
Its lyrics, as transcribed, were clearly intended to be in contention for the series theme.
This song, which was never available on any Partridge LP, was likely buried by producers.
The song has been credited to The Love Generation, a group of LA studio musicians (similar to the Wrecking Crew) and jingle singers.Awards and nominations