Bruce Powell I didn't know that David had said that. He's absolutely right, but I never thought he was man enough to admit it. Nice to know I was wrong!!
David Cassidy was a superstar (RIP). Destiny. Talent. He would have been a star with or without the Cowsills connection. Shirley Jones is an Oscar winner.
I AGREE WITH DAVID CASSIDY HELLO DAVID SEE U IN HEAVEN ONE ❤💙♥💖💕FIND DAY ❤💙♥I HOPE THE 🙏❤💜💙MAN I DATE AND MARRY SOMEDAY ❤🙏IS WONDERFUL KIND ❤😊💙CONSIDERATE LOVING ❤😊💙♥HOLDS ME ❤💙😊KISSES 💋😘ME UNCONDITIONAL AND ❤😘WE KNIT OUR LIVES SOOOOOOO ❤😘💖💙WELL WITH ❤😘TRUE 💘 LOVE ❤WE TWO ALWAYS WANTED ❤💖💙😘♥SOOOOOOO VERRRRRRRY MUCH KATHY82WEISGARBER ❤💖💙😘♥💕❤💖💙😘♥💕❤💖💙😘♥💕❤💖💙
With all the crazy and depressing crap happening in the world these days, watching you guys' videos and listening to your uplifting music is such a sweet distraction. Amazingly talented family you all are. Thank you💖
And the people they picked for the show were?? Outside of Jones and Cassidy the members of the cast that played the family had had limited to no experience.
They may have begun like that, but it turned into a David Cassidy vehicle and the songs in the show are not sunshine pop for the most part, just saccharine crap for the pretty boy.
I met Susan Cowsill the other night at a show with Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show...seeing all the stuff I've missed along the way available on youtube is great. This is rock and roll heaven!
Yes they should. Rock n Roll Hall of Fame very political. Just ask Todd Rundgren, he can in 3rd place in popular vote and still did not make it in for the 2019 Inductees.
They nailed it. I think the show would have done quite well with the Cowsill's essentially playing themselves as originally intended. If I remember correctly the Cowsill's balked at the idea of Shirley Jones playing their mother. The kids wanted their mom (who was a member of the family band and performed as such), but the producer insisted on Shirley Jones and the rest is history.
@@MORE1500, that's a great question. From what I've read the father was the one in charge. He dictated every aspect of the family's career. I've read it was he who demanded his wife/the kids mother be part of the band. I think she was reluctant to be a member of the group, and if she had a choice, the Cowsills would have been just the boys and daughter. The kids may have even agreed to having Shirley Jones play their mother (the mother didn't enjoy the spotlight anyway). I wouldn't be surprised if the father was the entire reason the television deal fell through. He seemed to be a hard guy to get along with, so I doubt he'd ever agree to someone else playing "his" part.
Tony Romeo, who wrote "I Think I Love You" and other songs for The Partridge Family, also wrote songs for the Cowsills, most notably "Indian Lake" and "Poor Baby". . . Thank you for posting this!!
@@cross_fire935 True! "I Really Want To Know You", written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, was also a Screen Gems - Columbia copyright, which pretty much explains why the Screen Gems Partridge production covered it. But, I prefer Barbara Cowsill's original, myself. Cheers to you!! 🎊🥂🎊
Good god A'Mighty!. Were I to hear this live performance blindfolded, NO WAY, absolutely NO WAY, could I spot the difference!. Having said that, it's not a case of comparing each 'Family' with or against each other, certainly not, but they are, in their each and own way, superbly their own selves. Stunning, simply stunning performance here, Faultless!.
@@samuelfrank4787 Samuel yes she. I just discovered.....started watching videos and listening to the Cowsills about 3 yrs ago. Now my sister loved the Cowsills. Man they were and still are very talented.
Thanks for uploading. Still very talented after all these years. The band sounded great, as did Susan, Bob and Paul. Paul: you have great vocal chops, especially for someone who was 57 at the time.
funy thing is i was in love with susan cowsill when i was 10 years old and looking at the old videos i see the freckle faced girl i wanted to just hold hands with as a kid again and i feel like i'm 10 all over again
Hell, I have a crush on her now and I'm not even a lesbian :) Her persona seems so unpretentious and pure. She just comes across like a very caring, insightful and of course, talented woman. I have this newfound respect for the entire family after watching their documentary the other day. I had no idea of their turmoil especially Susan's father towards her.
The great irony that The Partridge Family was inspired by and created to showcase the incredibly talented Cowsill family but the truly musically talented Cowsill were all replaced with the nearly completely untalented cast that we know today Partridge Family of which only David Cassidy performed and occasionally Shirley Jones. The rest of the cast were just props.
Now this is live. I am a fan of the Cowsills. This is how Live sounds. If the sound quality is just like the recording or if a band sounds too good they may be lip-syncing to their own recording and remember part of it may live and some lip-synced. This is a fact. I am a musician.
Check out the Cowsills song "Gray Sunny Day" for a very strong "Patridge Family" vibe. This song was written by Tony Romeo, the man who wrote a lot of the Partridge songs also.
Love The Cowsills . Hope someone does not insult me and say I dont like them when I do as some one insultted me on here and I think thats being rude and being a bully .People should be able to voice how they feel without being misunderstood judged or ridaculed by someone .I think Susan has alot of talent and am happy to see them on You Tube and would love to see them in concert!
You guys did a excellent job. I just wish David Cassidy did not have to pass away so young. He was my hero when I was 8 years old. It really hurt me when he died. Thank you for uploading this song. You did a great job. RIP David Cassidy
Now this is a gas! Songwriter Tony Romeo wrote this one and the Cowsills' "Indian Lake", the Cowsills themselves have a good relationship with Shirley Jones, and yes, they are and were good musicians. I liked Susan, too. Yeah, the Partridges were essentially David, Shirley, vocalists Tom and Jackie Bahler and a slew of studio players, and they crocked the Cowsills' story. But, by 1970, the band was in full disarray, and we now know no one wanted to deal with Bud Cowsill. They deserved one hell of a lot better than they actually got.
@101944062408843500783 Most of what you say is most definitely true But to say that "by 1970, the band was in full disarray" is completely incorrect. Billy was no longer with the band but otherwise the Cowsills were completely intact. They were still recording and touring to huge crowds and continued to do so until 1972. Among the many things they accomplished in 1970 was an engagement at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas where they were in the audience one night and introduced from the stage by Elvis. Also one of their best albums was released that year, "IIXII" which contained, among many wonderful tracks, a recording of "I Really Want to Know You" written by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann. Legendary songwriters from the Brill building group of composers, they had penned songs like "You Lost That Lovin' Feeling", "On Broadway" and "I Just Can't Help Believing". When the producers of those records falsely identified as by "The Partridge Family" heard the Cowsills version they decided to cover it for that first album But its the C's version of that song that was back then and remains now the best version of THAT song, I think. Perhaps, Shirley Jones did record on those records labeled as the Partridge Family but she is extremely hard to hear and might as well not be singing on them at all.
In various interviews, both Shirley Jones and David Cassidy acknowledged they were the only two to sing on their Bell LP's. Tom Bahler, Jackie Ward, Ron Hicklin and even Mike Melvoin and Larry Knechtal contributed vocals, and, with a couple of first-album exceptions, Shirley's vocals were dialed back because she sounded too old at 35. Members of LA's famed Wrecking Crew provided the instrumentals. Both Bob and Barry Cowsill have noted, in "Family Band" and elsewhere, that the band was in disarray after Bill's "firing", but did continue on. Both knew the end was near; the records weren't selling and the crowds began to dwindle. And then, they came to realize all the money they'd earned the previous five years was gone. The Partridges' "I Really Want to Know You" was cut primarily by Shirley, Ron Hicklin and the other singers because Wes Farrell had yet to let David Cassidy sing lead (he had to audition). Both groups give justice to a great song.
I am quite aware of what Bob and Barry said. I have seen that excellent documentary many times and knew of their feelings before the documentary was produced. They may have thought as they did and considering their loss I can certainly understand that. But although the end might have been near, by no means did they give up. In case you did not read my post thoroughly, they did continue to record and tour. Whether they produced hits or not makes absolutely no difference to me. The recordings continued and were better than ever. For a band that was supposedly in "disarray" they continued to make great music. Sorry, if you don't agree with my comment, but I really don't care. Certainly their father's contribution to their decline, a word I prefer over "downfall" or "disarray", has been documented quite well as has Bill's departure from the band and family. However, it's my thinking that the changes that were being made at the company at that time had just as much to do with the lack of hits as anything. Once the band had defiled what MGM referred to as their image and proven that "Hair" was a hit, the clock really began ticking-backwards. When that happened, the company simply didn't see the family band the same way. BIll's departure from the group did hurt the chances for the band to have another hit, but still the band kept on going. As I said, they produced some of their best music during that period of '69, '70, '71 and '72 on both MGM and London records, some of it with Bill returning to record and write with his siblings. And although there are at least a couple of stories considering the split with MGM-some say they left the company, some say the company fired them-they simply didn't back the band as well or as much after Bill left. Sour grapes if you ask me. Because the C's music was changing and they were attempting to tear their way out of that box known as image that artists can be placed in, MGM basically washed their hands of them. The power a recording company has over an artist can make or break success and tear every bit of creative juices from their soul. Fortunately, with the Cowsills, the latter never happened, although the former most unfortunately did. Where in the hell did the comment come from that the Cowsills "give justice to" "I Really Want to Know You"? Of course they do. Otherwise they wouldn't have been the first to record it and as I've said before, better than ANYONE else. The C's knew good music when they heard it. Again, you refer to "the Partridges" as though they were a real group. They were not. Outside of Cassidy, the recordings were a result of a gathering of successful but largely little known studio musicians and vocalists that other than the name of the show, had no connection with that show that promoted those records at all. The instrumentalists you mention may very well have been known in the industry. Surely the Wrecking Crew were highly respected by many artists of the time. They were fine talents all and contributed their creativity to some of the best recordings of all time. It might very well be that some of them worked with the Cowsills at some time or another. Certainly the C's have always been open and above board about the fact that "Hair" was the first record in which they played all the instruments. Nevertheless, the contribution to the facade known as "the Partridge Family" that the Wrecking Crew and others made was never revealed to the public while the records were being made and the fakeness of what we saw on television every week with regards to the sound while never denied was certainly also never admitted at the time by anyone, including the stars of the show! Add to that those 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 year olds who were in love with David Cassidy, there weren't many who cared, sad to say!! As far as Shirley Jones' contribution to those recordings, as I said before, her vocals are very hard to hear. This includes "I Really Want to Know You". In fact, "dialed back" or not, they could just as well have been done by one or more of those studio vocalists. In the Cowsills' recording their mom Barbara (who was in her '40's at the time) is singing lead, and there was certainly no need to "dial back" her vocals, although they are, I believe, at least in part overdubbed. In any case, you still hear and know it's her.
Wow ! Susan Crough and David Cassidy from "The Partridge Family " have passed on , and "The Cowsills" pay tribute to them by playing this song, talk about " Art imitating Life imitating Art" ( I think !?) .... I think The Cowsills would have been so good in their own "Partridge Family Show" , but possibly everything happens for a reason.... they are true survivors !
I rediscovered these videos a week ago and am fascinated by the cowsills all over again, of course being fifty eight I had a huge crush on Susan, saw them at a car show in San Antonio and got the nerve to ask her for her autograph, still got it somewhere
The Partridge "Family" could never have done anything live, and have it sound as recorded. This was because the "Family" was two people: Shirley Jones and step-son, David Cassidy. This is great! Performed by the real family of singers, who were the inspiration and model for the Partridge Family.
I think it is so cool the Cowsills got along so well with cast members of the Partridge family and were even somewhat close. Both this band and the cast of the Partridge got screwed out of a lot of money. That is one thing they can all relate too.
david casidy was a legend,,,,,,,,,,,, he played to stadiums,, shame he drank a lot,,it destroyed him in the end..i grew up on this stuff in Australia................. great times,,,,,,,,,aussie steve
This is so surreal… Will the real Partridge Family please stand up? (My mistake- they already are!) I think The Cowsills should record all the Partridge Family hits. They would be so much better than the trash that’s being sold as music today. The Cowsills had talent in the 60s, and they never lost it.
I'm going to be 70 this year and still enjoy listening to your music.
David Cassidy had it right when he said these people were the real thing and all credit should be theirs.
Bruce Powell I didn't know that David had said that. He's absolutely right, but I never thought he was man enough to admit it. Nice to know I was wrong!!
David Cassidy was a superstar (RIP). Destiny. Talent. He would have been a star with or without the Cowsills connection. Shirley Jones is an Oscar winner.
Three of them yep
Don’t know about David but Shirley said they were the real deal.
Paul’s singing is awesome.
I AGREE WITH DAVID CASSIDY HELLO DAVID SEE U IN HEAVEN ONE ❤💙♥💖💕FIND DAY ❤💙♥I HOPE THE 🙏❤💜💙MAN I DATE AND MARRY SOMEDAY ❤🙏IS WONDERFUL KIND ❤😊💙CONSIDERATE LOVING ❤😊💙♥HOLDS ME ❤💙😊KISSES 💋😘ME UNCONDITIONAL AND ❤😘WE KNIT OUR LIVES SOOOOOOO ❤😘💖💙WELL WITH ❤😘TRUE 💘 LOVE ❤WE TWO ALWAYS WANTED ❤💖💙😘♥SOOOOOOO VERRRRRRRY MUCH KATHY82WEISGARBER ❤💖💙😘♥💕❤💖💙😘♥💕❤💖💙😘♥💕❤💖💙
They did this song justice!
They are the real deal. Their voices are so good. I love these guys!!!
With all the crazy and depressing crap happening in the world these days, watching you guys' videos and listening to your uplifting music is such a sweet distraction.
Amazingly talented family you all are.
Thank you💖
I wish I still had all my Tiger Beat magazines with the Cowsills on the cover 😂😂
"The Partridge Family" was based on "The Cowsills." The Cowsills were so cheated. They had such pure,smooth voices.
I agree . But I did enjoy Shirley Jones voice . Even if they faked it .
They were not actors. that makes a HUGE difference.
There father cheated them.
And the people they picked for the show were?? Outside of Jones and Cassidy the members of the cast that played the family had had limited to no experience.
They may have begun like that, but it turned into a David Cassidy vehicle and the songs in the show are not sunshine pop for the most part, just saccharine crap for the pretty boy.
This family makes me smile every time I see and hear them talk and sing. Thanks!
They all are so talented and have such great personalities
Being 65 year old , like the Partridge, I love the Cowsills, THEN LIVE GO ON!!!
She's still cute, and the Family has TALENT!
I met Susan Cowsill the other night at a show with Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show...seeing all the stuff I've missed along the way available on youtube is great. This is rock and roll heaven!
A family born to entertain.
It probably would have been cool if David Cassidy could have sang with them.. he respected them and love them
Yes, especially when the cowsills were in happy together tour in pompano fl and David was living in Fort Lauderdale next door.
How can you watch this and not smile?
Paul nailed this song with puka beads. I love this family so much and they should be in rock n roll hall of fame
Yes they should. Rock n Roll Hall of Fame very political. Just ask Todd Rundgren, he can in 3rd place in popular vote and still did not make it in for the 2019 Inductees.
I can safely say I was a Cowsill fan from the word go. They are pure talent. And Susan Cowsill is still gorgeous!
She's not that good looking
Randy -
Neither are you
One of the greatest groups in our life time. Unbelievably talented in their youth.
They nailed it. I think the show would have done quite well with the Cowsill's essentially playing themselves as originally intended. If I remember correctly the Cowsill's balked at the idea of Shirley Jones playing their mother. The kids wanted their mom (who was a member of the family band and performed as such), but the producer insisted on Shirley Jones and the rest is history.
I don't think the producers would have been able to make them behave 😂😆😎
How would they have handled their father's reaction being bumped in favor of Dave Madden?
@@MORE1500, that's a great question. From what I've read the father was the one in charge. He dictated every aspect of the family's career.
I've read it was he who demanded his wife/the kids mother be part of the band. I think she was reluctant to be a member of the group, and if she had a choice, the Cowsills would have been just the boys and daughter. The kids may have even agreed to having Shirley Jones play their mother (the mother didn't enjoy the spotlight anyway). I wouldn't be surprised if the father was the entire reason the television deal fell through.
He seemed to be a hard guy to get along with, so I doubt he'd ever agree to someone else playing "his" part.
They said in the end they were too old for the parts and the show wanted younger, cuter kids.
@@howie9751 at that time, the boys didn't want to do it anyway. They wanted to work on their music and tour.
The Cowsills would have NEVERsung this, but this is amazing!
I could watch these folks ALL day.i love their music.very talented 😍
You are all still GREAT singers!
Tony Romeo, who wrote "I Think I Love You" and other songs for The Partridge Family, also wrote songs for the Cowsills, most notably "Indian Lake" and "Poor Baby". . .
Thank you for posting this!!
And Wes Farrell who produce the partridges records also worked with the Cowsills.
The Partridge Family covered “I really want to know you”.
@@cross_fire935 True! "I Really Want To Know You", written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, was also a Screen Gems - Columbia copyright, which pretty much explains why the Screen Gems Partridge production covered it. But, I prefer Barbara Cowsill's original, myself. Cheers to you!! 🎊🥂🎊
Good god A'Mighty!. Were I to hear this live performance blindfolded, NO WAY, absolutely NO WAY, could I spot the difference!. Having said that, it's not a case of comparing each 'Family' with or against each other, certainly not, but they are, in their each and own way, superbly their own selves. Stunning, simply stunning performance here, Faultless!.
Well, nobody can sing better than my David. That being said, they did such a great job. So sad about their family
Great group thanks for the memories. Susan was cute back in 1967, she's still cute at 50 something.
@@samuelfrank4787 Samuel yes she. I just discovered.....started watching videos and listening to the Cowsills about 3 yrs ago. Now my sister loved the Cowsills. Man they were and still are very talented.
My Gentle Pitt Bull This family has talent to spare! And if Susan were any cuter, puppies would envy her:) Just saying....
@@ronaldrime5286 I agree 100%. Im an old Led Zeppelin fan and can not get enough of the Cowsills. Great sound, beautiful harmony.
@@usmc-veteran73-77 ooorrrahhh. Semper Fi. Such a talented family.
Full circle, folks.
Sing it Paul lol! Great job!
Thanks for uploading. Still very talented after all these years. The band sounded great, as did Susan, Bob and Paul. Paul: you have great vocal chops, especially for someone who was 57 at the time.
They really are great.
I feel so happy looking at and listening to you my favorite people!!!
funy thing is i was in love with susan cowsill when i was 10 years old and looking at the old videos i see the freckle faced girl i wanted to just hold hands with as a kid again and i feel like i'm 10 all over again
Susan Cowsill is incredibly talented. The whole family is but she has always stood out to me. Big crush as a kid.
Hell, I have a crush on her now and I'm not even a lesbian :) Her persona seems so unpretentious and pure. She just comes across like a very caring, insightful and of course, talented woman. I have this newfound respect for the entire family after watching their documentary the other day. I had no idea of their turmoil especially Susan's father towards her.
By far, the best version of this song!!!! NOOOOBODY does it better!!!
LOL!!!!
David sang it 100 times better great back up singers
LOL!!!!
Outstanding performance!!😍
Pretty awesome Cowsill’s .
Awesome job Paul. LOL.
The great irony that The Partridge Family was inspired by and created to showcase the incredibly talented Cowsill family but the truly musically talented Cowsill were all replaced with the nearly completely untalented cast that we know today Partridge Family of which only David Cassidy performed and occasionally Shirley Jones. The rest of the cast were just props.
Now this is live. I am a fan of the Cowsills. This is how Live sounds. If the sound quality is just like the recording or if a band sounds too good they may be lip-syncing to their own recording and remember part of it may live and some lip-synced. This is a fact. I am a musician.
A real fun family and they can sing too !!.
Love the Cowsills.
Awsome job! Just as good as The Partridge Family! Would've been neat to see how the tv show would've turned out with them.
Check out the Cowsills song "Gray Sunny Day" for a very strong "Patridge Family" vibe. This song was written by Tony Romeo, the man who wrote a lot of the Partridge songs also.
Awesome hearing this you guys did a great job
Very talented.
Thank you so much !!!
Poetic justice that they nail this song, whereas the Partridge Family was simply a mirage.
Love The Cowsills . Hope someone does not insult me and say I dont like them when I do as some one insultted me on here and I think thats being rude and being a bully .People should be able to voice how they feel without being misunderstood judged or ridaculed by someone .I think Susan has alot of talent and am happy to see them on You Tube and would love to see them in concert!
Oh wow!!!!!
The two groups definitely had the same fun, happy, sound.
oh what could have been! imagine all those partridge family songs with cowsills harmony
Omg just found this ! Thanks for posting this !
Awesome Cowsills
well done. First time to see this clip also.
You guys did a excellent job. I just wish David Cassidy did not have to pass away so young. He was my hero when I was 8 years old. It really hurt me when he died.
Thank you for uploading this song. You did a great job. RIP David Cassidy
I will be soul full your ways!
Now this is a gas! Songwriter Tony Romeo wrote this one and the Cowsills' "Indian Lake", the Cowsills themselves have a good relationship with Shirley Jones, and yes, they are and were good musicians. I liked Susan, too. Yeah, the Partridges were essentially David, Shirley, vocalists Tom and Jackie Bahler and a slew of studio players, and they crocked the Cowsills' story. But, by 1970, the band was in full disarray, and we now know no one wanted to deal with Bud Cowsill. They deserved one hell of a lot better than they actually got.
@101944062408843500783 Most of what you say is most definitely true But to say that "by 1970, the band was in full disarray" is completely incorrect. Billy was no longer with the band but otherwise the Cowsills were completely intact. They were still recording and touring to huge crowds and continued to do so until 1972. Among the many things they accomplished in 1970 was an engagement at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas where they were in the audience one night and introduced from the stage by Elvis. Also one of their best albums was released that year, "IIXII" which contained, among many wonderful tracks, a recording of "I Really Want to Know You" written by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann. Legendary songwriters from the Brill building group of composers, they had penned songs like "You Lost That Lovin' Feeling", "On Broadway" and "I Just Can't Help Believing". When the producers of those records falsely identified as by "The Partridge Family" heard the Cowsills version they decided to cover it for that first album But its the C's version of that song that was back then and remains now the best version of THAT song, I think. Perhaps, Shirley Jones did record on those records labeled as the Partridge Family but she is extremely hard to hear and might as well not be singing on them at all.
In various interviews, both Shirley Jones and David Cassidy acknowledged they were the only two to sing on their Bell LP's. Tom Bahler, Jackie Ward, Ron Hicklin and even Mike Melvoin and Larry Knechtal contributed vocals, and, with a couple of first-album exceptions, Shirley's vocals were dialed back because she sounded too old at 35. Members of LA's famed Wrecking Crew provided the instrumentals.
Both Bob and Barry Cowsill have noted, in "Family Band" and elsewhere, that the band was in disarray after Bill's "firing", but did continue on. Both knew the end was near; the records weren't selling and the crowds began to dwindle. And then, they came to realize all the money they'd earned the previous five years was gone.
The Partridges' "I Really Want to Know You" was cut primarily by Shirley, Ron Hicklin and the other singers because Wes Farrell had yet to let David Cassidy sing lead (he had to audition). Both groups give justice to a great song.
I am quite aware of what Bob and Barry said. I have seen that excellent documentary many times and knew of their feelings before the documentary was produced. They may have thought as they did and considering their loss I can certainly understand that. But although the end might have been near, by no means did they give up. In case you did not read my post thoroughly, they did continue to record and tour. Whether they produced hits or not makes absolutely no difference to me. The recordings continued and were better than ever. For a band that was supposedly in "disarray" they continued to make great music. Sorry, if you don't agree with my comment, but I really don't care.
Certainly their father's contribution to their decline, a word I prefer over "downfall" or "disarray", has been documented quite well as has Bill's departure from the band and family. However, it's my thinking that the changes that were being made at the company at that time had just as much to do with the lack of hits as anything. Once the band had defiled what MGM referred to as their image and proven that "Hair" was a hit, the clock really began ticking-backwards. When that happened, the company simply didn't see the family band the same way. BIll's departure from the group did hurt the chances for the band to have another hit, but still the band kept on going. As I said, they produced some of their best music during that period of '69, '70, '71 and '72 on both MGM and London records, some of it with Bill returning to record and write with his siblings. And although there are at least a couple of stories considering the split with MGM-some say they left the company, some say the company fired them-they simply didn't back the band as well or as much after Bill left. Sour grapes if you ask me. Because the C's music was changing and they were attempting to tear their way out of that box known as image that artists can be placed in, MGM basically washed their hands of them. The power a recording company has over an artist can make or break success and tear every bit of creative juices from their soul. Fortunately, with the Cowsills, the latter never happened, although the former most unfortunately did.
Where in the hell did the comment come from that the Cowsills "give justice to" "I Really Want to Know You"? Of course they do. Otherwise they wouldn't have been the first to record it and as I've said before, better than ANYONE else. The C's knew good music when they heard it.
Again, you refer to "the Partridges" as though they were a real group. They were not. Outside of Cassidy, the recordings were a result of a gathering of successful but largely little known studio musicians and vocalists that other than the name of the show, had no connection with that show that promoted those records at all. The instrumentalists you mention may very well have been known in the industry. Surely the Wrecking Crew were highly respected by many artists of the time. They were fine talents all and contributed their creativity to some of the best recordings of all time. It might very well be that some of them worked with the Cowsills at some time or another. Certainly the C's have always been open and above board about the fact that "Hair" was the first record in which they played all the instruments. Nevertheless, the contribution to the facade known as "the Partridge Family" that the Wrecking Crew and others made was never revealed to the public while the records were being made and the fakeness of what we saw on television every week with regards to the sound while never denied was certainly also never admitted at the time by anyone, including the stars of the show! Add to that those 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 year olds who were in love with David Cassidy, there weren't many who cared, sad to say!! As far as Shirley Jones' contribution to those recordings, as I said before, her vocals are very hard to hear. This includes "I Really Want to Know You". In fact, "dialed back" or not, they could just as well have been done by one or more of those studio vocalists. In the Cowsills' recording their mom Barbara (who was in her '40's at the time) is singing lead, and there was certainly no need to "dial back" her vocals, although they are, I believe, at least in part overdubbed. In any case, you still hear and know it's her.
Both them and the cast of the Partridge Family deserved better.
Well, at least the REAL family and REAL musicians did.
that was fun, always loved the Cowsills and the Partridges, was great to see them do a song by the fictional family that was based on theirs!
Wow...that was so great!!!
Great job
I wish they would have a concert in Florida , always loved there music , still have a crush on Susan
So happy to see this!!!!
So happy got tickets to see you this month in KC Mo !
I suggest that everyone listen to the songs on the 'Global' album
Luv “Is it any wonder ?”
Great job singing this. Wish they would sing other hit songs from the Partridge Family.
I love it. ❤
Wow ! Susan Crough and David Cassidy from "The Partridge Family " have passed on , and "The Cowsills" pay tribute to them by playing this song, talk about " Art imitating Life imitating Art" ( I think !?) .... I think The Cowsills would have been so good in their own "Partridge Family Show" , but possibly everything happens for a reason.... they are true survivors !
Wow this now complete the circle
I saw all nine of their shows that year!
Their so awesome 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This is SO GOOD. And SO RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So cool that they started doing P.F. songs. No one is more entitled to than The Cowsills.
They sound great!
Loved the Patridge Family and David Cassidy....But LOVED the COWSILLS even more......Barry was MY BOYFRIEND
I liked it then... I like it now! Great performance!!!
They sing just as good as Partridge Family's version 👍♥️
Great cover 👍
¡¡Maravilloso!!
¡¡Beautiful!!
¡¡Divinos!!
great tune
Big fan of her, she is by FAR the STAR of this group. The others avg or a slight cut above that.
I rediscovered these videos a week ago and am fascinated by the cowsills all over again, of course being fifty eight I had a huge crush on Susan, saw them at a car show in San Antonio and got the nerve to ask her for her autograph, still got it somewhere
I 💖 the 🌷👧.
Excellent 👍
The Partridge "Family" could never have done anything live, and have it sound as recorded. This was because the "Family" was two people: Shirley Jones and step-son, David Cassidy. This is great! Performed by the real family of singers, who were the inspiration and model for the Partridge Family.
I think it is so cool the Cowsills got along so well with cast members of the Partridge family and were even somewhat close. Both this band and the cast of the Partridge got screwed out of a lot of money. That is one thing they can all relate too.
Did not know they and the cast was close. I was a tiny tot then.
Man, are these people good!
They are legendary
So, The Cowsills did manage to take the proverbial wind out of the Partridge credit after all these years. LOL!
Pooka shells or not... these guys are awesome!
I love you Susan!
Awesome
david casidy was a legend,,,,,,,,,,,, he played to stadiums,, shame he drank a lot,,it destroyed him in the end..i grew up on this stuff in Australia................. great times,,,,,,,,,aussie steve
This is so surreal… Will the real Partridge Family please stand up? (My mistake- they already are!) I think The Cowsills should record all the Partridge Family hits. They would be so much better than the trash that’s being sold as music today. The Cowsills had talent in the 60s, and they never lost it.
Wow, surprisingly good! You can kinda imagine how they could've had all the P-Family hits in the '70s. Poor group, lost so many family members
Fame always comes with some sort of price...
Cowsills we’re robbed in so many ways
GOLD! Love the irony.
This is great but I really liked David's voice on this song.
No one could do it like David ! He made that song what it was ... ☮✌
Lindos!
I think I love Paul's version of this song. ♥
nice job.
Way better than the PF version!! The original family could all actually sing.