Crossword Puzzle

1. One Day at a Time

2. Sunshine

3. As Long as There's You

4. It's a Long Way to Heaven

5. Now That You Got Me Where You Want Me

6. It Means I'm in Love With You

7. Come on Love

8. I Got Your Love All Over Me

9. Let Your Love Go

10. It Sounds Like You're Saying Hello

11. It's You

Crossword Puzzle,The Partridge Family,Buddha,Bubblegum,Popular Music,Teen Idol

Average customer rating:

Crossword PF
This is a Cd is great
ahhhh, bubblegum!
A True Partridge Pearl
The best of what was left

Crossword Puzzle
The Partridge Family
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000095J75
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

One Day At A Time
Sunshine
As Long As There's You
It's A Long Way To Heaven
Now That You Got Me Where You Want Me
It Means I'm In Love With You
Come On Love
I Got Your Love All Over Me
Let Your Love Go
It Sounds Like You're Saying Hello
It's You

Customer Reviews:

Crossword PF.......2007-02-11

Never had this album. Love the songs on it. Brings me back to 1974 when I was a 10 year old in love with David Cassidy. I have grown up and still love the man!

This is a Cd is great.......2006-09-13

This Cd (Crossword) is just as good as any partridge family Cd don't listen to the people downing this Cd. Any Partridge Family (David Cassidy) lover will very much enjoy this Cd. Trust me I should know!!!!!!!!!

ahhhh, bubblegum!.......2005-10-24

One of the Partridge Family's weakest sellers, "Crossword Puzzle" didn't even have a stateside 45-single release (Bell Records put out "Friend and a Lover" from "Notebook" instead!). Too bad, because the songs (mostly leftovers from the "Notebook" sessions) are terrific and David Cassidy's husky post-teen vocals are charming and warm. Opening with the kicker "One Day at a Time", it's clear that Cassidy knows his way around a hook by now, and he's fully in the bubblegum spirit. A trio of ballads ("As Long As There's You", "It's a Long Way to Heaven" and "Now That You've Got Me...") give the record a kind of AM-radio feel, and, while the songs are lovely, they make the overall tone of "Crossword Puzzle" seem a little staid. But the next few songs are upbeat, especially the album's best track, "It Sounds Like You're Saying Hello", which could've been a hit single. Waiting now for "Bulletin Board"...

A True Partridge Pearl.......2004-07-16

This Partridge Album was originally released in 1973 as the Partridge Money making machine was grinding to a halt. Unfortunately, here in the States, once the television show was officially cancelled, DJs and the music industry people truly believed that it was time to call it quits on the whole Partridge scene.....WRONG! Thirty four years later there are still some die-hard baby boomers singing along to these great tunes. Sadly, Crossword Puzzle, although thrown together from leftovers from "Notebook" tracks, had some great, more mature sounds han most of their previous material. But Crossword Puzzle and its successor, Bulletin Board, both great albums were shunned and overlooked by the pre-teens who normally snatched up these products with fevered regularity. Some of the stronger, more noteable tunes such as "As Long As There's You", "It Means I'm In Love With You" and C'mon Love" all had hit potential but like other gems from the previous "Notebook" LP were systematically ignored as the producers also went through the motions of ending the show. The last two LPs were never promoted and some baby boomers have told me that they never knew these existed! Sad but true! This artsy LP is worth it even for the pop stature of the LP cover which is a real crossword puzzle featuring superb liner notes by foremost Partridge researcher Lisa Sutton and a reissue on the back cover of the Japanese cover art (US original back cover art is happily intact on the booklet! Great LP, super 70s sound, wonderfully remastered and worth much more than it's retail price. Hopefully the execs at Arista/BMG will find it worthwhile to put the Bulletin Board and other great Cassidy LPs out on CD before us baby boomers are all dead!!!

The best of what was left.......2004-04-01

It's my opinion that all Partridge Family albums live and die by their hooks, and by that standard "Crossword Puzzle" fares very well. It's a given that any PF album has it's share of treacly love songs, but when luck strikes these can be some of the best PF tracks. The sexy-sounding (but utterly safe) "I've Got Your Love All Over Me" is a prime example -- the featherweight lyric about being immersed in love is buoyed by the trademark PF backup ooohs and aaaahs. And under everything else are the Bell sessionmen, like Hal Blaine and Larry Knetchell, providing the toe-tapping rhythms and melodies.
I can't say that all of "Crossword Puzzle" is as catchy as that one track, but there are plenty of memorable moments. I'd keep "One Day At A Time" (upbeat, definitely used in the show), "As Long As There's You" (downbeat, but heartfelt), "Now That You've Got Me..." (yeah, a long-winded title, but I dig that change in dynamic at the chorus), "Come On Love" (a jaunty lite-rocker), and "I've Got Your Love...". Of the remaining five, "Sunshine" seems well-intentioned, and "It's A Long Way To Heaven" has a nice vocal by David.

Though the subsequent PF album, "Bulletin Board," includes three or four audio gems, "Crossword Puzzle" is the last must-have disc, in my opinion. This reissue is quite well done, with excellent remastered sound that's bound to be an improvement on existing analog sources. I'd have given this album five stars, had the label included a bonus track, or been more adventurous when equalizing their digital master. This PFamily album, in particular, had some fairly dynamic moments, rhythmically-speaking, though they were always buried in the original AM-radio-friendly mixdown. Oh well, I guess Arista was more interested in 'preserving' the original sound, which is reasonable.

Customer Reviews:

PATRIDGE FANS should FLOCK TO THIS CD !.......2003-05-03

The Cd is finnally going to be made available to the public after spending years on music swap services.

This is an absolute purchase for any PARTRIDGE FANS.

Without having any top 40 hit on this CD, it remains memorable for fans due to the reason most songs on this CD are lifted from the third season of the ABC televised series.

Should purchase it before it goes back into the record vaults.

PATRIDGE FANS should FLOCK TO THIS CD !.......2003-05-03

The CD is finnally going to be made available to the public after spending years on INTERNET music swapt services. This is an absolute purchase for any TRUE PARTRIDGE FAN.

Without having any charted top 40 hits, this CD remains a memorable find for fans due to all the songs having been lifted from the third season of the ABC televised series.

You should purchase this item before it returns back into the vaults of the distributing label.

Not a crossword to be said against this old classic.......2002-02-26

Of all the PF albums this is the one where the songs haunt me, there's something about the arrangements on this album that is just different to the others. I love to sing all of the songs often and it drives me mad that David has stopped this and later albums being released. Clearly he is not too embarrased to re-release songs on his latest album so he is being a bit hypocrytical. Look at all of the Monkees stuff available, pure fan heaven. C'mon David, get back on the bus and be happy!

Puzzeled by canceled release on CD!.......2002-01-08

This LP originally came out in the spring/summer of 1973. Most of the songs came from their third season. This was their last charting LP. Bulletin Board, which followed Crossword, was released in the fall of 1973 in conjunction with their fourth season and became their final studio LP.

The songs are light and pop hit drenched. Made for AM airplay were songs like One Day At A Time, Sunshine, It Means I'm In Love With You and It Sounds Like You're Saying Hello. Unfortunately, no singles were released here in the US. Looking For A Good Time b/w Money Money was their official last US 45 released in 1974. Both songs were featured on Bulletin Board. As Long As There's You b/w Come On Love was released in Japan as was Sunshineb/w Now That You Got Me Where You Want Me. It's A Long Way To Heaven, a PF traditional ballad, became a PF favorite from this LP. Let Your Love Go was also good time pop/rock.

This re-issue by Buddha was to be released in Febuary of 2001 along with Shopping Bag (formerly re-issued by Razor & Tie),
and David Cassidy's second solo LP from 1972 called Rock Me Baby.
Buddha was to follow in the summer and fall of 2001 with Bulletin Board and David's solo LP's Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes... and Cassidy Live! There was also a PF collection of unreleased tracks from the show called Gems that was to follow by the end of 2001. David quickly put an end to the re-issues. There is little hope for their return to CD world. The decline of their popularity will continue without proof of re-issue of original material. There are rumors that this CD may be floating around out there along with Rock Me Baby. It's a shame we have to go underground for such trivial situations.

Very Pleased.......2001-09-24

As one of the later PF albums, I found the music to be richer and more mature. I find the album to be a pleasure to listen to from beginnig to end.

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