''Home Is Where the Heart Is'' is the second album released on RCA Records by

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. It was released in 1976 and was produced by Cassidy and

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. Although critically well received, the album did not chart in any country. The album is noted in particular for Cassidy's recording of Paul McCartney's song " Tomorrow" which McCartney rated as taking the song to its ultimate potential. The album includes a composing contribution from Gerry Beckley of the band

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. Beckley also takes a few lines of lead vocals. Some tracks from this album are compiled in the 1996 collection, '' When I'm a Rock 'n' Roll Star''.

Track listing

#"On Fire" (David Cassidy, Bill House) #"Damned If This Ain't Love" (David Cassidy) #" January" (

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) #"A Fool in Love" (Bill House, David Cassidy) #" Tomorrow" ( Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) #"Breakin' Down Again" (David Cassidy, Bill House) #"Run and Hide" (Bill House, David Cassidy) #"Take This Heart" (David Cassidy, Gerry Beckley) #"Goodbye Blues" (Ronnie S. Wilkins) #"Half Past Your Bedtime" (David Cassidy, Gerry Beckley,

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)

Personnel

*David Cassidy - guitar, percussion, keyboards, vocals *

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- guitar *

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- guitar * Danny Kortchmar - guitar *Bill House - guitar, steel guitar, vocals *Bryan Garofalo - bass, guitar *

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- bass *

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- bass *

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- bass *Curtis Stone - bass *Harry Robinson - banjo *Stephen Ross - keyboards *Tom Hensley - keyboards *

- keyboards, vocals *John Hobbs - keyboards, vocals * Jim Keltner - drums * Jim Gordon - drums *

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- drums *

- drums *Stan House - drums *

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- drums *King Errisson - Percussion *John Raines - percussion *Jim Seiter - percussion, vocals *

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- vocals *

Richie Furay Paul Richard Furay (born May 9, 1944) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member (with Buffalo Springfield). He is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruc ...

- vocals *

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- vocals *Philip Austin - vocals * Gerry Beckley - vocals *Dewey Bunnell - vocals *Gloria Grinel - vocals *Kenny Hinkle - vocals *Steve House - vocals *Bill Hudson - vocals *Brett Hudson - vocals *Mark Hudson - vocals *Jon Joyce - Vocals *Trish Turner - vocals * Howard Kaylan - vocals * Mark Volman - vocals *

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- harmonica * Steve Douglas - saxophone *Quzaimi Nadzir - composer

References

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