Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted
| "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "You Are Always on My Mind" |
"Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" is a song written by Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos, and Wes Farrell and was recorded by The Partridge Family for their 1971 album, Up to Date.[1] The song went to #6 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 and was on the charts for 12 weeks.[2]
The song went to #1 in Canada.[3] The song also reached #6 in France and #9 in Australia. It was named the #13 song of 1971 on the Cashbox charts.[4] The song was certified as a gold disc in March 1971.[5]
But David Cassidy hated the song.[6] He didn't think it was a good song at all and hated the idea he had to talk in the middle of it so much so he refused to do it.[6]
This caused consternation with the studio and the record company, where the heads of both Bell Records and Screen Gems, both owned by Columbia Pictures, got involved.[6] Shooting of The Partridge Family was stopped so his manager and agent could talk to him over the issue.[6] It was suggested to Cassidy that the song would achieve greater commercial success with the spoken interlude included.[6]
They put pressure on him until he caved in and did the record as requested. When it was finished, he begged them not to release it.[6] "It was horrible, I was embarrassed by it. I still can't listen to that record."[6]
This was also the song that was playing before the Emergency Broadcast System False Alarm of 1971 on WOWO.
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Up to Date Retrieved October 18, 2011
- ^ The Partridge Family's charting singles Retrieved October 18, 2011
- ^ Top Singles on the RPM for the week of March 27, 1971 Retrieved October 18, 2011
- ^ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html
- ^ The Partridge Family's song chart entries Retrieved October 18, 2011
- ^ a b c d e f g C'Mon Get Happy - Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family bus by David Cassidy and Chip Deffaa, Warner Books Inc, 1994. pp 70-71 ISBN 0-446-39531-5
- ^ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5182&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5182.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5182
- ^ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5181&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5181.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5181
- ^ http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=1317#n_view_location
- ^ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
- ^ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19710403.html
- ^ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992"
- ^ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1971.htm
- ^ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html
