Come On Get Happy! collects 17 songs, six of which made the Billboard Hot 100, and four of which have never been released before. I only recognized songs that everyone knows: the theme song, “I Woke Up In Love This Morning,” and “I Think I Love You,” their only No.1 hit and an all-time classic love song.
I was surprised by the quality of the set, considering that the liner notes stated that the music was considered “innocuous bubblegum” back when it was released. I found them to be well-crafted songs with sharp lyrics that deliver heartfelt emotions and sophisticated musical arrangements that bring to mind the Beach Boys and other California sounds of the early ‘70s. Forget the television show, and not just because there’s no little girl playing tambourine, but to allow yourself the opportunity to discover an album of terrific songs that would do serious damage to today’s pop charts. Mr. Kincaid should think about getting the band back together.
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1 - Temple Stark
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2 - ray gambel
The "Best of the Partridge Family" has to be an oxymoron. (Hopefully, this is timid enough to comply with policy.)
3 - El Bicho
It's not the best music ever; it's the Best of The Partridge Family.
When you write it "has to be an oxymoron," it implies that you haven't listened to the CD or any of the music, so you are just making an assumption based on your own ignorance.
Lucky for you, and the entire Political section of this site, any facts or knowledge of what you are talking about aren't required when making comments, so you are in compliance.
4 - Temple Stark
EB,
This post has been digitally replicated over at Advance.net, a place affiliated with about 10 newspapers around the country.
One such site is here.
Also please let your contact know, if you had one, that this article, is published at one more place. That helps to show they get two?, three? for the "price" of one.
Thank you.
Temple Stark