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on Bell Records. It contains some cover versions, including John Sebastian's " Daydream",

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's " Fever" and Nilsson's "Puppy Song"—whose lyrics make up the album title. David Cassidy also did his version of the Partridge Family song, "Summer Days". Unique to this album is the fold out cover and the hand-written cover notes by Cassidy commenting on why he chose each song. The album made #1 on the UK album charts in 1973 and the top 20 in Australia in 1974 during Cassidy's hectic concert tour of the continent.

Track listing

Side One # "Intro" ( Michael H. McDonald) # "Daydream" ( John Sebastian) # "Sing Me" (

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) # "Bali Ha'i" (

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) # "Mae" (Gary Montgomery) # "Fever" ( Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) # "

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) Side Two # " The Puppy Song" ( Harry Nilsson) # "

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" (Terry Dempsey) # "Some Old Woman" ( Shel Silverstein, Bob Gibson) # "Can't Go Home Again" (Dave Ellingson, David Cassidy, Kim Carnes) # "Preyin' on My Mind" (Dave Ellingson, David Cassidy, Kim Carnes) # "Hold on Me" (Michael H. McDonald)

Personnel

Sourced from the original album liner notes * David Cassidy - lead vocals, electric (6) and acoustic guitars (5) * Michael H. McDonald - Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 3-5, 7-10, 13), backing vocals (13) *

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- grand piano (2, 3, 6-10, 12, 13), Wurlitzer electric piano (11) *Al Casey - acoustic guitar (1, 8, 9, 11-13), ukulele (4) *

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- electric (7) and acoustic guitars (2, 3) * James Burton - dobro (2), acoustic guitar (3, 7) *

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- electric guitar (4, 13) *Richard Bennett - electric (6) and acoustic guitars (8, 10) *Dave Ellingson - acoustic guitar (10) *Hal Davis - acoustic guitar (11, 12) * Larry Knechtel - harmonica (2), bass guitar (2, 3, 7) *

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- bass guitar (4-6, 8, 10, 13) * Max Bennett - bass guitar (9, 11, 12) * John Guerin - drums (2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12) * Ron Tutt - drums (4-6, 8, 10, 13) * Milt Holland - percussion (2-4, 6-8, 11-13), congas (5, 9, 10) * Victor Feldman - vibraphone (4-6, 10, 13) * Bobbye Hall - congas (3, 7) *Bonita Sumelab - backing vocals (2) *Vincent Comonaconaluiye - backing vocals (4) * Kim Carnes - backing vocals (12, 13) *Unknown - recorder (9)

References

David Cassidy albums 1973 albums Albums produced by Rick Jarrard Bell Records albums {{1970s-pop-album-stub