DAVID CASSIDY : THEN AND NOW

 

  1. I Think I Love You
  2. could it be forever
  3. how can i be sure ?
  4. i woke up in love this morning
  5. daydreamer
  6. i can feel your heartbeat
  7. it's one of those nights
  8. i write the songs
  9. rock me baby
  10. some kind of a summer
  11. looking through the eyes of love
  12. i'll meet you halfway
  13. if i didn't care
  14. cherish
  15. the last kiss
  16. ain't no sunshine
  17. lyin' to myself
  18. cry
  19. no bridge i wouldn't cross
  20. sheltered in your arms
  21. ricky's tune
  22. could it be forever

Label : Universal Records

Length : 74:58

Released : 2001

Review (AllMusic) : While both David Cassidy and the Partridge Family have been at least partially anthologized over the years, it remains a thing of wonder that nobody has yet sat down to compile the best of both into one all-encompassing package - all the more so since Cassidy's personal appeal remains as high as any '70s icon could dream of climbing. Cassidy himself has toyed with his past on occasion, with releases ranging from a mid-'80s live hits album to the savage reinvention of "I Think I Love You," which so dignified his 1998 Slamajama album. Then and Now, however, goes further than either he, or his past record companies, have ever traveled, serving up 22 songs of which just three ("Cry," "No Bridge I Wouldn't Cross," and "Sheltered in Your Arms") don't immediately leap out of the memory banks. From "I Woke Up in Love This Morning" to "I Write the Songs," from "Cherish" to "The Last Kiss" (a 1985 U.K. smash that marked the first of his serious comebacks), Cassidy revisits a career's worth of pop classics, as straight as a die and faithful enough that you could almost forget you're not listening to the greatest hits collection on earth. No sneaky drum'n'bass redesigns, no nasty modern production tricks, no heartless stab at "updating" the songs for the modern listener. A pointless duet with boy band Hear'Say does raise a few anachronistic hackles, but "Could It Be Forever" has already appeared once on the album; once more is no skin off anyone's nose. It's unabashed nostalgia, then, and all delivered with such sincerity that you can't even feel cynical about the exercise. The booklet photos are early-'70s classic; the inclusion of the lyrics lets you cheat and peek at the occasional line you may not quite remember. And Cassidy's voice hasn't lost an ounce of its charm since the first time he sang these songs. Of course it isn't quite the real, all-encompassing best-of box thing that fans have been waiting for all these years. But it's close.

Review : This is UK release from 2001 with 22 tracks.