Baroque Pop
The song was written for The Partridge Family by Tony Romeo in 1970. He is a songwriter, singer, and producer known for his work with Diana Trask, Al Martino, The Cowsills, Lou Christie, The Seekers, The Everly Brothers, Richard Harris, and…David Cassidy. On “I Think I Love You,” David Cassidy sang the lead vocals and his step-mom (in real life) Shirley Jones sang the background vocals. Instrumentation was provided by The Wrecking Crew, which for this track included Hal Blaine, Larry Knechtel, Joe Osborne, Louie Shelton, and Tommy Tedesco. Other backing vocals were by Ron Hicklin, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, and Jackie Ward The song was featured on the TV show The Partridge Family twice while it was rising in the charts. It made it to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in November of 1970.
“I Think I Love You” has been covered by numerous artists, including Perry Como, Beehive, Andy Williams, Less Than Jake, Clam Abuse, and Katie Cassidy (daughter of David). There was also a solo remake by David Cassidy.
The members of The Partridge Family for the TV series were Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, Jeremy Gelbwaks (seasonn1), Brian Forster (seasons 2-4), and Suzanne Crough. Dave Madden played their band manager Reuben Kincaid.
