Even Cassidy,
who was a musician as well as an actor, had to fight to get the
producers to allow him to sing for real on the show. As he told Lauer,
he was hired for his teen-idol looks, not his musical ability.
“Doing
the pilot, I was lip-syncing somebody else’s voice,” Cassidy said. Only
when the show was picked up by ABC was he allowed to sing.
Get happy! ‘The Partridge Family’ stars reunite
Cassidy
told TODAY’s Matt Lauer Tuesday in New York, where he (Keith Partridge),
Bonaduce (Danny Partridge) and fellow cast members Brian Forster (Chris
Partridge) and Suzanne Crough (Tracy Partridge) reunited for the first
time in nearly 20 years.
https://www.today.com/popculture/get-happy-partridge-family-stars-reunite-wbna35663539
However, hits like “I Think I Love You” and “I Woke Up in Love This Morning” were not actually recorded by a five siblings and their mom in a garage. The Partridge Family’s hits were recorded by some of the best professional musicians working in Los Angeles at the time, including drummer Hal Blaine and the other studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew. The Partridge Family did, however, launch David Cassidy on a short-lived career as an actual pop singer, and it also, according to news reports, inspired some misguided runaways to show up on Shirley Jones’ Beverly Hills lawn in the hopes that she might adopt them into her television family.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-partridge-family-premieres-on-abc-television
The Partridge Family Album is the first studio album by The Partridge Family. It was released in October 1970 and included their first recording, "I Think I Love You". A few of the songs on the album feature a choral pop sound by The Love Generation, who were the original voices of The Partridge Family before it was discovered that David Cassidy could sing. They were John and Tom Bahler, Ron Hicklin and Jackie Ward.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Partridge_Family_Album
David’s Voice Was Altered During Recordings
http://www.articlesvally.com/worldwide/partridge-family
David Cassidy’s Voice Is Different
http://www.eternallifestyle.com/living/unknown-facts-partridge-family/
Actor David Cassidy was originally to lip sync with the rest of the cast,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Partridge_Family
''Shirley Jones admitted many years later that even though she could sing -- and in fact had performed in Broadway musicals in her time -- her voice was judged "too operatic" for the TV show, so they had a ghost singer for her as well. I don't think her voice is on any of the records.'' https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/so-was-danny-the-main-character-of-the-partridge-family-early-on.385112/page-2
"What was the betrayal? Did anyone in America believe that the Village People or the Monkees really sang themselves? The Archies? Please. Everyone's been doing it for 25 years. Madonna, Janet Jackson--these perfect dance shows are expected now. So the best way to go onstage is with tapes. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-12-31/entertainment/ca-5618_1_milli-vanilli/2
But despite all the outrage over Milli Vanilli, no one should expect artificial pop groups to disappear. Farian says it's American consumers who need to wise up. "Sure, for young kids, it's very powerful to hear that the heroes are not on stage, but in the studio," he says. "But the kids have to learn, have to open their eyes. We sell illusions and they are not reality. That's a good lesson for every kid to learn."
https://www.today.com/popculture/get-happy-partridge-family-stars-reunite-wbna35663539
However, hits like “I Think I Love You” and “I Woke Up in Love This Morning” were not actually recorded by a five siblings and their mom in a garage. The Partridge Family’s hits were recorded by some of the best professional musicians working in Los Angeles at the time, including drummer Hal Blaine and the other studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew. The Partridge Family did, however, launch David Cassidy on a short-lived career as an actual pop singer, and it also, according to news reports, inspired some misguided runaways to show up on Shirley Jones’ Beverly Hills lawn in the hopes that she might adopt them into her television family.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-partridge-family-premieres-on-abc-television
The Partridge Family Album is the first studio album by The Partridge Family. It was released in October 1970 and included their first recording, "I Think I Love You". A few of the songs on the album feature a choral pop sound by The Love Generation, who were the original voices of The Partridge Family before it was discovered that David Cassidy could sing. They were John and Tom Bahler, Ron Hicklin and Jackie Ward.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Partridge_Family_Album
David’s Voice Was Altered During Recordings
http://www.articlesvally.com/worldwide/partridge-family
David Cassidy’s Voice Is Different
http://www.eternallifestyle.com/living/unknown-facts-partridge-family/
Actor David Cassidy was originally to lip sync with the rest of the cast,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Partridge_Family
''Shirley Jones admitted many years later that even though she could sing -- and in fact had performed in Broadway musicals in her time -- her voice was judged "too operatic" for the TV show, so they had a ghost singer for her as well. I don't think her voice is on any of the records.'' https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/so-was-danny-the-main-character-of-the-partridge-family-early-on.385112/page-2
"What was the betrayal? Did anyone in America believe that the Village People or the Monkees really sang themselves? The Archies? Please. Everyone's been doing it for 25 years. Madonna, Janet Jackson--these perfect dance shows are expected now. So the best way to go onstage is with tapes. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-12-31/entertainment/ca-5618_1_milli-vanilli/2
But despite all the outrage over Milli Vanilli, no one should expect artificial pop groups to disappear. Farian says it's American consumers who need to wise up. "Sure, for young kids, it's very powerful to hear that the heroes are not on stage, but in the studio," he says. "But the kids have to learn, have to open their eyes. We sell illusions and they are not reality. That's a good lesson for every kid to learn."
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