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==The Partridge Family version== |
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[[The Partridge Family]] released a cover version of the song as a single in [[1972 in music|1972]] that reached number 9 on both the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|U.S. adult contemporary chart]] and UK Singles Chart, number 16 in Canada,<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4261&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Canadian Chart Position] Retrieved January 16, 2015</ref> and number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Looking+Through+the+Eyes+of+Love+by+The+Partridge+Family&id=44173 The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" U.S. and U.K. Chart Positions] Retrieved January 16, 2015</ref> Their cover was produced by [[Wes Farrell]] and released on [[Bell Records]]. It was featured on their 1972 album,''[[The Partridge Family Notebook]]''. |
[[The Partridge Family]] released a cover version of the song as a single in [[1972 in music|1972]] that reached number 9 on both the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|U.S. adult contemporary chart]] and UK Singles Chart,<ref>Roberts, David (2006). ''British Hit Singles & Albums'' (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 419. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.</ref> number 16 in Canada,<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4261&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Canadian Chart Position] Retrieved January 16, 2015</ref> and number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Looking+Through+the+Eyes+of+Love+by+The+Partridge+Family&id=44173 The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" U.S. and U.K. Chart Positions] Retrieved January 16, 2015</ref> Their cover was produced by [[Wes Farrell]] and released on [[Bell Records]]. It was featured on their 1972 album,''[[The Partridge Family Notebook]]''. |
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==Other versions== |
==Other versions== |
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| "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" | |
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| B-side | "There's No Livin' Without Your Lovin'" |
| "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" | |
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| B-side | "Storybook Love" |
"Looking Through the Eyes of Love" is a song written and composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It first became a popular hit in 1965 by Gene Pitney. In 1972, The Partridge Family recorded a hit cover version of their own.
Gene Pitney version
Gene Pitney was the first artist to have a hit recording of "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" in 1965. His version reached number 3 in both Canada and the United Kingdom, number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 34 in Australia in 1965.[1] It was featured on Pitney's 1965 album, I Must Be Seeing Things.[2]
The song was produced by Stan Kahan and Pitney.[3]
The Partridge Family version
The Partridge Family released a cover version of the song as a single in 1972 that reached number 9 on both the U.S. adult contemporary chart and UK Singles Chart,[4] number 16 in Canada,[5] and number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] Their cover was produced by Wes Farrell and released on Bell Records. It was featured on their 1972 album,The Partridge Family Notebook.
Other versions
- Marlena Shaw released a version of the song on her 1969 album, The Spice of Life.
- Rusty Bryant released a version of the song on this 1973 album, For the Good Times.
- David Cassidy released a solo version of the song on his 2002 album, Then and Now.
References
- ^ Gene Pitney, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Chart Positions Retrieved January 16, 2015
- ^ Gene Pitney, I Must Be Seeing Things Retrieved January 16, 2015
- ^ Gene Pitney, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" single release Retrieved January 16, 2015
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 419. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved January 16, 2015
- ^ The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" U.S. and U.K. Chart Positions Retrieved January 16, 2015
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