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While both David Cassidy and the Partridge Family have been at least partially anthologized over the years, it remains a thing of wonder that nobody has yet sat down to compile the best of both into one all-encompassing package -- all the more so since Cassidy's personal appeal remains as high as any '70s icon could dream of climbing. Cassidy himself has toyed with his past on occasion, with releases ranging from a mid-'80s live hits album to the savage reinvention of "I Think I Love You," which so dignified his 1998 Slamajama album. Then and Now, however, goes further than either he, or his past record companies, have ever traveled, serving up 22 songs of which just three ("Cry," "No Bridge I Wouldn't Cross," and "Sheltered in Your Arms") don't immediately leap out of the memory banks. From "I Woke Up in Love This Morning" to "I Write the Songs," from "Cherish" to "The Last Kiss" (a 1985 U.K. smash that marked the first of his serious comebacks), Cassidy revisits a career's worth of pop classics, as straight as a die and faithful enough that you could almost forget you're not listening to the greatest hits collection on earth. No sneaky drum'n'bass redesigns, no nasty modern production tricks, no heartless stab at "updating" the songs for the modern listener. A pointless duet with boy band Hear'Say does raise a few anachronistic hackles, but "Could It Be Forever" has already appeared once on the album; once more is no skin off anyone's nose. It's unabashed nostalgia, then, and all delivered with such sincerity that you can't even feel cynical about the exercise. The booklet photos are early-'70s classic; the inclusion of the lyrics lets you cheat and peek at the occasional line you may not quite remember. And Cassidy's voice hasn't lost an ounce of its charm since the first time he sang these songs. Of course it isn't quite the real, all-encompassing best-of box thing that fans have been waiting for all these years. But it's close.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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David Cassidy, Producer, MainArtist - Tony Romeo, ComposerLyricist - Mike Melvoin, Producer - Ted Carfrae, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Danny Janssen, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Wesley Farrell, ComposerLyricist - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Eddie Brigati, ComposerLyricist - Felix Cavaliere, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Kingsbery, Author - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, Producer, MainArtist - Irwin Levine, ComposerLyricist - Mike Melvoin, Producer - Ted Carfrae, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - L Russel Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Dempsy, ComposerLyricist - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, Producer, MainArtist - Mike Melvoin, Producer - Wesley Farrell, ComposerLyricist - Mike Appel, ComposerLyricist - Ted Carfrae, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, Producer, MainArtist - Tony Romeo, ComposerLyricist - Mike Melvoin, Producer - Ted Carfrae, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Michael Smith, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Arthur Johnston, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Peggy Clinger, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Cymbal, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kim Carnes, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David M. Ellingson, ComposerLyricist - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, Producer, MainArtist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Mike Melvoin, Producer - Wesley Farrell, ComposerLyricist - Ted Carfrae, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Jack Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Michael Smith, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Robert Kirkman, ComposerLyricist - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alan Tarney, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Bill Withers, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Linda Shifrin, ComposerLyricist - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Churchill Kohlman, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Peter Bunetta, Producer - Lulu, ComposerLyricist - Dino Esposito, Producer - Simon Crispin Climie, ComposerLyricist - B. Lourie, ComposerLyricist - Scott Rammer, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter Bunetta, Producer - Dino Esposito, Producer - Susan Linda Shifrin, ComposerLyricist - John Pagano, ComposerLyricist - Reed Philip Vertelney, ComposerLyricist - Scott Rammer, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter Bunetta, Producer - Dino Esposito, Producer - Scott Rammer, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
David Cassidy, MainArtist - Danny Janssen, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smith, Conductor, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Wesley Farrell, ComposerLyricist - Hear'Say, FeaturedArtist - Ted Carfrae, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Album review
While both David Cassidy and the Partridge Family have been at least partially anthologized over the years, it remains a thing of wonder that nobody has yet sat down to compile the best of both into one all-encompassing package -- all the more so since Cassidy's personal appeal remains as high as any '70s icon could dream of climbing. Cassidy himself has toyed with his past on occasion, with releases ranging from a mid-'80s live hits album to the savage reinvention of "I Think I Love You," which so dignified his 1998 Slamajama album. Then and Now, however, goes further than either he, or his past record companies, have ever traveled, serving up 22 songs of which just three ("Cry," "No Bridge I Wouldn't Cross," and "Sheltered in Your Arms") don't immediately leap out of the memory banks. From "I Woke Up in Love This Morning" to "I Write the Songs," from "Cherish" to "The Last Kiss" (a 1985 U.K. smash that marked the first of his serious comebacks), Cassidy revisits a career's worth of pop classics, as straight as a die and faithful enough that you could almost forget you're not listening to the greatest hits collection on earth. No sneaky drum'n'bass redesigns, no nasty modern production tricks, no heartless stab at "updating" the songs for the modern listener. A pointless duet with boy band Hear'Say does raise a few anachronistic hackles, but "Could It Be Forever" has already appeared once on the album; once more is no skin off anyone's nose. It's unabashed nostalgia, then, and all delivered with such sincerity that you can't even feel cynical about the exercise. The booklet photos are early-'70s classic; the inclusion of the lyrics lets you cheat and peek at the occasional line you may not quite remember. And Cassidy's voice hasn't lost an ounce of its charm since the first time he sang these songs. Of course it isn't quite the real, all-encompassing best-of box thing that fans have been waiting for all these years. But it's close.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:36
- Main artists: David Cassidy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMOD (Universal Music On Demand)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd. ℗ 2001 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
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