Then and Now [Bonus Tracks]

Personnel includes: David Cassidy (vocals); Michael Smith, Mike Melvoin (arranger, conductor); Hugh Burns, Fridrick Karlsson, Jimmy McIntosh, Dennis Budimir, Louie Shelton (guitar); Harvey De Souza, Laurence Jackson, Darrell Kok, Jan Schmolk (violin); Bob Smissen, Tim Grant (viola); Jo Knight, William Schofield (cello); Paul Fawcus, Scott Garland (flute, saxophone); Pat White, Mark Cumberland (trumpet, flugelhorn); Dennis Rollins (trombone); Mae McKenna, Janet Mooney, Lance Ellington, Phil Nicholl, Candace Davis Martin, Lisa Mayer (background vocals).
Producers include: Ted Carfrae, Mike Melvoin, David Cassidy, Alan Tarney, Peter Bunetta.
Engineers include: Michael Eckart, Eric Sarafin, John Hudson.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
THEN AND NOW collects some of David Cassidy's most-loved tunes from his Partridge Family glory days and throws in a few new tracks for good measure. While Cassidy and his milieu have never been overly burdened with hip credibility, a reassessment of some of this material reveals some very real pleasures. The sophisticated songcraft, spiraling harpsichord, and rich, sunny vocal harmonies of "I Think I Love You," "I Woke Up in Love This Morning," and of course, the Partridges' indelible theme "C'mon Get Happy" compare favorably with the California sunshine pop of the Association (whose "Cherish" gets an update here) and the Mamas & the Papas. The newer tunes stand in stark sonic contrast to the baroque pop of those chestnuts, framed by rhythm loops and synthesizers, but Cassidy's voice seems to have aged hardly a day since his teen-idol era. C'mon, get happy!