''Cassidy Live!'' was

David Cassidy David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017) was an American actor and musician. He was best known for his role as Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical-sitcom ''The Partridge Family''. After completing high school, Cassidy purs ...

's fourth solo album and final album released on

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. It was released in 1974 and was recorded live in Britain. It was produced by Cassidy and Barry Ainsworth on

. The recording captures some of the mass hysteria that surrounded Cassidy's live performances at that time. The album peaked at #9 on the UK album charts. "

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" was released as single from this album in the UK where it reached #16 on the British singles chart. The album failed to have much of an impact in the U.S. partially due to

' mid-1970s slump and that label's scheduled transition into

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the following year.Mike Ragogna, sleeve notes to 2012 CD reissue "Cassidy Live!", catalog no. RGM-0086 / Sony 88735 44778 2

Reception

Writing for

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, critic Dave Thompson wrote, "Recorded live on his 1974 world tour, at the height (and, though nobody knew it, in the final days) of Cassidy-mania, Cassidy Live is a peculiar document, on the one hand standing as an indication of just how fierce the hysteria around the lad was, but, on the other, living proof of what a sensational showman he was." Thompson summed up his review by saying, "Rock history has sidelined Cassidy with a finality that seems almost personal, shovelling him up a teen idol side street from which the only escape was retirement and resignation. Cassidy Live, however, was recorded while he still thought he had a chance of advancing -- and few period live albums come even close to capturing its excitement."

Track listing

# "It's Preying On My Mind" (

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) – 2:02 # "Daydreamer" (Terry Dempsey) – 2:08 # " How Can I Be Sure" (

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Personnel

* Michael Been – Bass and Background Vocals * Richard Delvy – Percussion * Henry Diltz – Harmonica and Background Vocals *Gloria Grinel – Background Vocals, Claps, Tambourine *Steve Ross – Lead Guitar *Trish Turner – Background Vocals, Claps, Tambourine

Production notes

*Produced by

and Barry Ainsworth *Engineered by Barry Ainsworth

2012 Reissue on Compact Disc

*Reissue Produced by Gordon Anderson and Jim Pierson *Sony Producer: Rob Santos *Remastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios, NYC

References

{{David Cassidy David Cassidy albums Bell Records albums 1974 live albums