I Think I Love You

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"I Think I Love You"
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Songwriter(s)Tony Romeo
Producer(s)Wes Farrell
The Partridge Family singles chronology
"I Think I Love You"
(1970) 		"Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted"
(1971)
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"I Think I Love You" is a song by

NARM as the best-selling single of 1970.[2]

The single also reached number one in Canada on the RPM 100 national Top Singles chart in November 1970,[3] and in 1971 peaked at number one in Australia.

Background and release

The single, which was produced by

Jackie Ward
– feature as backing vocalists, as they do on all successive Partridge Family recordings.

Cash Box said of the song that "attractive sound side and material curries favorable attention from all types of pop programmers."[7]

Four million copies of the single release were sold.[8]

The Partridge Family version of the song is used prominently throughout the 2020 DreamWorks Animation film The Croods: A New Age, with a cover version by Tenacious D being performed during the film's ending credits.

Personnel

According to the AFM contract sheet, the following musicians played on the track.[9]

Charts

Andy Williams version

In 1971 American singer Andy Williams released Love Story, an album made up almost entirely of cover versions. His own version of “I Think I Love You” was included on the album. Confusingly, the album was retitled Home Lovin’ Man for its UK release, and an entirely different album with the title “Love Story” made an appearance there.

Voice of the Beehive version

"I Think I Love You"
London
Songwriter(s)Tony Romeo
Producer(s)Don Was
Voice of the Beehive singles chronology
"Monsters and Angels"
(1991) 		"I Think I Love You"
(1991) 		"Perfect Place"
(1991)

In 1991, Anglo-American

Australian Singles Chart
in March 1992.

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single, Australasian CD single[22][23][24]

  1. "I Think I Love You"
  2. "Something About God"

12-inch single[25]

A1. "I Think I Love You" (Orgy mix)
A2. "Say It"
A3. "Don't Call Me Baby"
B1. "VB – Goddess of Love"

CD single[26]

  1. "I Think I Love You" (7-inch)
  2. "I Think I Love You" (Don Was' Guilty Pleasure mix)
  3. "VB – Goddess of Love" (vocal mix)
  4. "Something About God"

Charts

Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[27] 12
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[28] 72
UK Singles (OCC)[29]
 25

References

  1. ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2024. A big-chorus baroque pop hit credited to a fictional singing family based on the Cowsills, with teen heartthrob David Cassidy handing lead vocals.
  2. ^ C'mon, Get Happy...Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus, p. 92
  3. ^ a b "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "David Cassidy With The Cast Of The Partridge Family On Today Show I in 2010". YouTube.
  5. ^ Liner notes from The Partridge Family Album, Razor and Tie Music Corporation, CD, 1993
  6. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7
    .
  7. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 22, 1970. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  8. LCCN 2004062782
    .
  9. ^ "I Think I Love You AFM Contract" (PDF). The Wrecking Crew. American Federation of Musicians. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  11. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-01-09. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Think I Love You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  13. ^ "flavour of new zealand – search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  14. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  15. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  16. ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  17. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/05/70". 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  18. Single Top 100
    . Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  19. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013.
  20. Single Top 100
    . Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  21. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. September 14, 1991. p. 21.
  22. London Records. 1991. LON 308, 869526.7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
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  23. ^ I Think I Love You (UK cassette single sleeve). Voice of the Beehive. London Records. 1991. LONCS 308, 869526.4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  24. ^ I Think I Love You (Australasian CD single liner notes). Voice of the Beehive. London Records, Polydor Records. 1991. 869 526-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  25. ^ I Think I Love You (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Voice of the Beehive. London Records. 1991. LONX 308, 869527.1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  26. ^ I Think I Love You (UK CD single liner notes). Voice of the Beehive. London Records. 1991. LONCD 308, 869527.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  27. ^ "Voice of the Beehive – I Think I Love You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  28. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 42. October 19, 1991. p. 41.
  29. ^ "Voice of the Beehive: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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