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32: 586:), "Twenty-Four Hours a Day" (with Danny Janssen), "Love Is All That I Ever Needed" (with David Cassidy), "Hello, Hello" (with Tony Romeo) and "Something New Got Old" (with Bobby Hart). Unlike the Cowsills, who actually performed on their own recordings, the albums produced under the name of the Partridge Family featured mostly session musicians now known as 578:; no. 9, 1971). Notable album tracks include "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat" (with Jim Cretecos and Mike Appel), "Brand New Me" (with Eddie Singleton), "I'm Here, You're Here" and "There's No Doubt in My Mind" (both with Gerry Goffin), "One Night Stand" (with 1142: 1135: 548:), but also 30 songs spread across the Partridge Family's eight studio albums, seven of which he produced. Partridge Family hits co-written by Farrell which charted on 1344: 431: 957: 1359: 1252: 682: 1364: 1349: 400: 1209: 1354: 1188: 1128: 1339: 1269: 1167: 560: 540:, both of whom sang (especially Cassidy) on nearly all of the tracks associated with the project. Farrell co-wrote not only the theme song, 519:. He produced three other tracks for the family act, including "Poor Baby" (US no. 44) and "The Path of Love", both also written by Romeo. 361:, United States. Farrell's catalogue includes close to 500 songs that he wrote, produced and/or published. One of his earliest successes, " 950: 1121: 1068: 845: 743: 115: 789: 632:
In 1965, he married Joan Arthurs, and they had a daughter. Farrell and Arthurs divorced in 1972. He was married to actress/singer
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Farrell's Top 40 hit "Look What You've Done" — first recorded in 1966 by the
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Farrell first achieved success as a producer in the summer of 1968 with the
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Farrell was hired to produce the music for the recordings featured on the
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in 1978; both marriages ended in divorce. Farrell was later married to
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This article is about the musician. For the baseball player, see
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American musician, songwriter, and record producer (1939–1996)
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became the official state rock song of the State of Ohio.
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Vol. 108, no. 11. p. 13. 601:, whose songs "Jungle Gym at the Zoo" and 488:In 1966, Farrell wrote the theme song for 127: 760:"Ohio's State Rock Song - Hang On Sloopy" 116:Learn how and when to remove this message 442:), slightly reworked in 1967 to provide 813: 811: 668: 1345:Record producers from New York (state) 450:" (US no. 6). He also co-wrote (with 7: 1360:20th-century American businesspeople 54:adding citations to reliable sources 1189:It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love) 597:Farrell also produced material for 1168:Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted 683:"Songwriter/Exec Wes Farrell Dies" 561:Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted 14: 1365:20th-century American songwriters 1350:Songwriters from New York (state) 1122:The World of the Partridge Family 1069:A Partridge Family Christmas Card 648:Jean Inman and had two children. 498:), the American cut of the first 1203:Looking Through the Eyes of Love 1115:At Home with Their Greatest Hits 844:Lichtman, Irv (March 16, 1996). 681:Lichtman, Irv (March 16, 1996). 285: 256: 227: 30: 426:" (co-written with songwriters 410:Other Farrell pop hits include 305: 281: 252: 223: 41:needs additional citations for 1182:I Woke Up in Love This Morning 481:as a duet with Rob Waller (of 377:", and in 1963 was covered by 1: 1355:Deaths from cancer in Florida 1083:The Partridge Family Notebook 369:), appeared on the B-side of 1340:Musicians from New York City 1301:Goober and the Ghost Chasers 819:"Interview with Wes Farrell" 1308:Fred Flintstone and Friends 1381: 1228:Partridge Family 2200 A.D. 1048:The Partridge Family Album 924:Interview with Wes Farrell 640:) in 1974, and to actress 607:feature in the 1969 movie 446:with their signature hit " 428:Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart 18: 1280:David Cassidy discography 1196:Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 1136:The Definitive Collection 975: 590:, with backing vocals by 479:Have Harmony, Will Travel 416:Baby Let Me Take You Home 375:Will You Love Me Tomorrow 878:"Chelsea Hits Gold—Fast" 424:Come a Little Bit Closer 786:American Film Institute 592:the Ron Hicklin Singers 564:(with Jim Cretecos and 462:", a US no. 27 hit for 448:Come on Down to My Boat 373:' 1960 number-one hit " 833:Magazine". 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