I'll Meet You Halfway

"I'll Meet You Halfway"
Single by The Partridge Family
from the album Up to Date
B-side	"Morning Rider on the Road"
Released	May 1971
Genre	Pop
Length	3:47 (album) 3:26 (single)
Label	Bell Records
Songwriter(s)	Wes Farrell, Gerry Goffin
Producer(s)	Wes Farrell
The Partridge Family singles chronology
"Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" (1971) "I'll Meet You Halfway" (1971) "I Woke Up In Love This Morning" (1972)

"I'll Meet You Halfway" is a song written by Wes Farrell and Gerry Goffin and recorded by The Partridge Family for their 1971 album, Up to Date.[1] It went to No.4 on the Adult Contemporary chart and reached No.9 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.[2]

Background

Cash Box considered the song to be the Partridge Family's "strongest to date.[3] The strings and horns on the song were arranged by Mike Melvoin.[4]

Cover versions

• Redd Kross on 1993 EP, "Lady in the Front Row"/
• David Cassidy on 2002 album, Then and Now[5]
• Roger Williams on his 1971 album, Summer of '42[6]

References

1. The Partridge Family, Up to Date Retrieved October 25, 2011
2. The Partridge Family's charting singles Retrieved October 25, 2011
3. "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 1, 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
4. Discogs.com page for I'll Meet You Halfway Retrieved October 24, 2011
5. David Cassidy, Then and Now^[permanent dead link‍] Retrieved October 25, 2011
6. Roger Williams, Summer of '42 Retrieved October 25, 2011