Summary
Crossword Puzzle is the seventh and penultimate studio album by The Partridge Family. Released in June 1973, it was the last Partridge Family album to chart in the US, entering Billboard's Top LP's chart in July and peaking at no. 167 in its second of just five weeks in the Top 200. Bell Records, losing faith in the group after oversaturating the market with product, chose not to release a US single from the album, though "Sunshine" was released as a single in Japan.
| Crossword Puzzle | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1973 | |||
| Recorded | California | |||
| Studio | United Western (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 31:31 | |||
| Label | Bell | |||
| Producer | Wes Farrell | |||
| The Partridge Family chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
The LP cover featured a crossword puzzle, with the answers given inside on one side of the dust sleeve. As with previous release The Partridge Family Notebook, the American album cover of Crossword Puzzle included no group photo, but did feature small black-and-white photos of Shirley Jones (at left) and David Cassidy (at right).
In 2003 the album was released on CD on Arista's BMG Heritage Records label.
Track listing edit
All tracks, except "It's A Long Way To Heaven", "Now That You Got Me Where You Want Me" and "Let Your Love Go", were featured on the TV show (mainly from Season 3).
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Day at a Time" | 3:00 | |
| 2. | "Sunshine" |
| 2:43 |
| 3. | "As Long As There's You" | Tony Romeo | 2:57 |
| 4. | "It's a Long Way to Heaven" | Mark James | 2:39 |
| 5. | "Now That You Got Me Where You Want Me" |
| 2:45 |
| 6. | "It Means I'm in Love with You" |
| 4:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come On Love" |
| 3:43 |
| 2. | "I Got Your Love All Over Me" |
| 2:39 |
| 3. | "Let Your Love Go" |
| 2:19 |
| 4. | "It Sounds Like You're Saying Hello" |
| 2:54 |
| 5. | "It's You" |
| 2:07 |
Personnel edit
- John Bahler - vocal arrangement, background vocals
- Tom Bahler - background vocals
- Stan Farber - background vocals - uncredited (A6)
- Jerry Whitman - background vocals - uncredited (B2)
- Max Bennett - bass
- Hal Blaine - drums
- Dennis Budimir - guitar
- Larry Carlton - guitar
- David Cassidy - vocals
- Pete Ciccone - re-design
- Wes Farrell - rhythm arrangements
- Elliott Federman - mastering
- Mike Hartry - digital transfers
- Ron Hicklin - background vocals
- Jeremy Holiday - production coordination
- John Hudson - product manager
- Shirley Jones - vocals
- Larry Knechtel - keyboards
- Bob Kovach - engineer
- Mike Melvoin - string and horn arrangements, keyboards
- Joe Osborn - bass
- Rob Santos - re-issue producer
- Louie Shelton - guitar
- Lisa Sutton - liner notes
- Tommy Tedesco - guitar
- Jackie Ward - background vocals
- Beverly Weinstein - art direction
- Winston Wong - assistant engineer
Releases edit
- CD Crossword Puzzle Buddha Records 2001
- CD Crossword Puzzle BMG Heritage 2003
- CD Crossword Puzzle Sbme Special Mkts. 2008
- CD Crossword Puzzle BMG Heritage
Recording dates edit
4 September 1971
- "As Long As There's You"
- "Come On Love"
1 May 1972
- "One Day at a Time"
- "It Means I'm in Love with You" (see 23 May 1972)
- "It Sounds Like You're Saying Hello"
- "It's You"
23 May 1972
- "It Means I'm In Love With You" (Re-Record, see 1 May 1972)
4 September 1972
- "Sunshine"
- "Let Your Love Go"
22 September 1972
- "It's a Long Way to Heaven"
- "Now That You've Got Me Where You Want Me"
- "I've Got Your Love All Over Me"
See recording dates for this and other Partridge Family albums at The Partridge Family Recording Sessions[3]
Charts edit
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 167 |
References edit