HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - The list of offspring with musical success on par with their parents is a mighty short one -- and even rarer is a child having a hit with mom or dad's tune. 

After Natalie and Nat Cole's "Unforgettable," the list is a tough one to draw up. 

Artemis Records, though, has faith in a new generation of the Partridge Family, namely 15-year-old Katie Cassidy, daughter of David, who has made her own recording of dad's first hit single, "I Think I Love You." Artemis will release the single in June. 

Her new version will have a little competition, though, as a new recording of the Partridge standard was released Tuesday by none other than Keith Partridge himself -- David Cassidy -- on his Decca disc "Now and Then." David Cassidy has re-recorded several other Partridge hits with arrangements and instrumentation hewing close to the originals. Decca and parent Universal have no plans to issue any singles from the disc. 

Katie's recording, classified as "hip-pop," is currently limited to a single release with no plans for an album. 

Artemis, home to established artists such as Steve Earle and Warren Zevon, has had success marketing a single: Its biggest hit is the Baha Men's "Who Let the Dogs Out?" 

(from Reuters/Variety online)
 

Is the world ready for "The Partridge Family: The Next Generation"?

Variety reports that Katie Cassidy -- daughter of former teen heart-throb, and "Partridge Family" star David Cassidy -- will release her own version of the '70s pop sensations' hit "I Think I Love You."

The hip-hop-flavoured single from Katie, 15, is due in stores in June via Artemis Records.

Curiously, her version will have to compete with her dad's latest release. Variety said David Cassidy has recorded new versions of his early hits for his new Decca album "Now And Then." A remake of "I Think I Love You" is included on the elder Cassidy's disc.

BUDDING pop star Katie Cassidy - daughter of former teen heart-throb David Cassidy - will release her own version of dad's Seventies' hit I Think I Love You. The hip-hop-flavoured single from Katie, 15, is due in stores in June. Katie will be taking on dad in the charts - he's got a new album, too.
 

"The Partridge Family" hit song "I Think I Love You" helped make David Cassidy a star -- but will it do the same for his daughter?

According to Variety online, Katie Cassidy's remake of "I Think I Love You" is part of an album David Cassidy is releasing Tuesday.

In addition to his daughter's song, Cassidy will feature remakes of the "Partridge Family" hit "C'mon, Get Happy" and other rock hits on the disc, called "Then & Now."

Katie Cassidy's version of "I Think I Love You" is described by Variety as hip-hop. It will be released as a single, but there are no plans for the younger Cassidy to release an entire album, said label Decca.

David Cassidy co-starred with his stepmother, Shirley Jones in the musical sitcom "The Partridge Family" from 1970-74. It spawned the acting career of Susan Dey, and launched the up-and-down media ride of Cassidy's fellow co-star, Danny Bonaduce.

(Do we need to remind MyCFnow.com that they got everything wrong? Katie's version is released as a single, and will not appear on David's CD. David's CD was released April 30 on Decca Records, and Katie's single will be released June 18 on Artemis Records. But, oh well, who cares...   Erik)
 

15 år gamle Katie Cassidy platedebuterer snart med sangen "I Think I Love You" - en gammel hit for hennes far, David Cassidy, melder Variety.

De melder videre at det tidligere tenåringsidolets mer hiphop-influerte datter kuriøst nok må konkurrere med originalen. I forbindelse med nyutgivelser av David Cassidys største hits, vil det aldrende idolet selv gå i studio for å spille inn blant annet "I Think I Love You" på nytt!
 

Same songs. Same studio. Same musicians.

Same magic?

Apparently so. With the British release last October of "Then and Now," David Cassidy discovered just how easy it was to go back and celebrate his musical past. The CD, which featured Cassidy faithfully revisiting such hits as "I Think I Love You" and "Rock Me Baby," shot to No. 5 on the British charts, stayed in the Top 75 for 15 weeks and went platinum.

Last week, Decca Records launched "Then and Now" in America and label execs say the CD should generate the same explosive sales appeal. Cassidy, 52, will sign copies of the 15-track collection Wednesday at Virgin Megastore in Los Angeles (a two-CD set, featuring six bonus tracks, is available at Target stores).

"Expectations are high for the record," said Randy Dry, Decca's vice president of marketing. "This record is not being treated as a catalog title. Rather, it's a way for Cassidy to reconnect with his considerable fan base."

It was Cassidy's reconnection with his "Partridge Family"-era musician pals that actually sparked the project. It happened in 1999, when Cassidy was executive-producing an NBC biopic about his life. Music, of course, had to be a big part of the two-hour movie. But Arista Records wanted too much money to license the original tracks. So Cassidy called up Mike Melvoin, who played piano and did arrangements for most of the Partridge material, and asked him to help.

By the time he met up with Cassidy at Cello Studios in Hollywood -- where the original Partridge hits were cut from 1970 to 1973 (back when the studio was called Western Recorders) -- Melvoin had reassembled the ace studio players who had given the Partridges their distinct sound. For the first time in more than three decades, Hal Blaine (drums), Max Bennett (bass), Dennis Budimir and Louie Shelton (guitar) and Gary Coleman (percussion) were back in Studio 2 to lay down Partridge Family rhythm tracks. On hand to add harmonies were a trio of original background singers: John Bahler, Tom Bahler and Jackie Ward.

The rerecorded tracks -- including the No. 1 1970 hit "I Think I Love You" -- were used in the 2000 movie. Later that year, when Universal Records in England approached Cassidy about releasing a hits package, the singer said he had six tracks already in the can.

"That first day at Cello we had TV crews all over the place," remembered Melvoin, whose jazz trio just released the CD "Oh Baby" on City Light Records. "Everybody wanted to see whether these old guys could recapture the magic.

"It was funny listening to all of us recreate the licks we had used," continued Melvoin, whose piano playing was such a key Partridge element. "We had developed a style of playing that was uniquely Partridge. My job was to play piano like a young Susan Dey -- if Susan Dey had taken piano lessons."

Melvoin had to listen to his old albums in order to recreate the charts he had mapped out all those years ago. But it wasn't hard. As he notes, "it was wonderfully transparent music." That said, he also derived subversive glee in giving Partridge music "nutritional value." "On the string charts, for instance, I would quote Brahms," said Melvoin. "I remember going down to 
Ventura during the '70s and lecturing at a youth arts program called Artasia. I'd tell the kids about the classical influences in Partridge music. I wanted them to understand that rock didn't have to be ignorant and backward."

Melvoin's favorite musical moment didn't even make the new album. "We cut 'On Broadway' together -- David at the mic and me at the piano. That was gorgeous ... like a jazz ballad."

Cassidy's other "Then and Now" partner was Ted Carfrae, a British producer with a gift for making stellar-sounding acoustic albums. Together they redid some of Cassidy's other hits, including "How Can I Be Sure" and "Cherish," plus a soulful cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" and a glistening version of Johnny Ray's "Cry."

"I think he did a stunning job on 'Ain't No Sunshine,' " Carfrae said. "It's very earthy and powerful. He actually had the flu when he sang it and didn't like the vocal. And I said, 'I'm sorry, but I'm going to pull rank -- you're not touching it.' "

The best old track on the record, hands down, is the remake of Cassidy's Top 40 hit "Rock Me Baby." It was cut at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios in New York. "He did it in one take and I think it's far better than the original. It's a slightly faster track, a little heavier and he sings it the way he sings now. There were some little ad-libs he put in there that he wanted to go back and repair but, again, I said no because it had that magic."

The hardest track to recut was "How Can I Be Sure." "In the early days, he'd sing in a very breathy way," Carfrae said. "But his voice has so much more depth now that he had to learn to do that again. We spent quite a bit of time working on breath control, so he could get enough breath to sing those lines."

Another CD is already in the works. "Now that there is confidence at the retail level, we have support to do something totally new," said Sandra Skiba of Universal Records in Britain. "David has already met with our senior A&R director to talk about direction, producers and writers. We are on our way to a new album next year."
 

EYE TIME: CBS unveiled its 2002-03 fall schedule today and it features seven new shows, including CSI spin-off CSI: Miami (to air Mondays at 10 pm/ET) and the comedy Still Standing, starring The Full Monty's Mark Addy. Three programs move to new time periods: The District to Saturday at 9 pm/ET; The Agency to Saturday at 10 pm/ET; Becker to Sunday at 8:30 pm/ET. Among the "bubble" shows getting a reprieve: Touched by an Angel, The Amazing Race and the aforementioned Agency. Casualties, meanwhile, include Family Law, The Education of Max Bickford and First Monday. Baby Bob will return at midseason.

Classified memo to fans of CIA drama The Agency: Prepare for cast changes as the CBS series heads toward its second season and moves to Saturday. Star Gil Bellows (Ally McBeal), who plays agent Matt Callan, has left the series and might be joined by Gloria Reuben (ER), whose future as counter-terrorism manager Lisa Fabrizzi is uncertain. Bellows' character was shot during a rescue mission in this month's season finale. Last week, series creator and executive producer Michael Frost Beckner departed. Producers involved in the show say the changes reflect The Agency's evolution from a spy-chase drama to a political show reflecting current real-world events.

You, the people, have spoken!  Theatergoers from across the U.S. and Canada voted for their favorites for the 2002 National
Broadway Theatre Awards.

The National Broadway Theatre Awards is a project of the League of American Theatres and Producers -- the national trade association for the Broadway industry. The New York Times is an official media sponsor of the National Broadway Theatre Awards.

So, without further ado... drum roll please!  The winners are:

Best Musical
"Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida"

Best Play
"Copenhagen"

Best Actor in a Musical
Patrick Cassidy as "Radames" in "Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida"

Best Actress in a Musical
Simone as "Aida" in "Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida"

Best Actor in a Play
Len Cariou as "Niels Bohr" in "Copenhagen"

Best Actress in a Play
Mariette Hartley as "Margrethe Bohr" in "Copenhagen"

Best Song in a Musical
"Bring Him Home" from "Les Miserables" 
(Music: Claude-Michel Schonberg, Lyrics: Alain Boublil, English Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer)

Best Score
"Les Miserables" (Music: Claude-Michel Schonberg, Lyrics: Alain Boublil, English Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer, Orchestrations: John Cameron)

Best Direction
"Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida" - Robert Falls

Best Choreography
"Fosse" - Bob Fosse

Best Visual Presentation
"Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida" (Scenic Design: Bob Crowley, Lighting Design: Natasha Katz)

Best Costumes
"Disney's Beauty & the Beast" - Ann Hould-Ward

For the complete list of finalists, more information about the awards, or to register to vote in 2003 (coming soon), visit:
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