- Up to Date
Infobox Album
Name = Up to Date
Type = studio
Artist =The Partridge Family
Released =1971
Recorded =1970
Genre = Pop
Length = 31:34
Label = Bell Records
Producer =Wes Farrell
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Last album = "The Partridge Family Album " (1970)
This album = "Up to Date" (1971)
Next album = "Sound Magazine " (1971)The Partridge Family 's second album, "Up to Date", was released in February 1971. It contained such hits as "I'll Meet You Halfway" ("Billboard" #9) and "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" ("Billboard" #6 and "Cash Box" #1).The album reached #3 on the "Billboard" album chart. The musicians were
Hal Blaine on drums,Joe Osborne on bass guitar,Mike Melvoin on keyboard,Dennis Budimir andLouie Shelton on guitars. As with all Partridge Family albums, it was produced byWes Farrell atWestern Recorders , studio 2 inLos Angeles .The album cover was designed in the form of a calendar indicating the birthdates of the family (including their dog, Simone), which were the actual birthdates of the cast members. The album also included a bookcover. This was the last album to feature Jeremy Gelbwaks as Chris Partridge on the cover, as he left the show soon after its release.
Track listing
Side 1
# "I'll Meet You Halfway"
# "You Are Always on My Mind"
# "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted"
# "I'm Here, You're Here"
# "Umbrella Man"
# "Lay It on the Line"Side 2
# "Morning Rider on the Road"
# "That'll Be the Day"
# "There's No Doubt in My Mind"
# "She'd Rather Have the Rain"
# "I'll Leave Myself a Little Time"
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