I Woke Up in Love This Morning

"I Woke Up in Love This Morning"
Single by The Partridge Family
from the album Sound Magazine
B-side	"Twenty-Four Hours a Day"
Released	August 1971
Genre	Pop
Length	2:43
Label	Bell Records
Songwriter(s)	L. Russell Brown, Irwin Levine
Producer(s)	Wes Farrell
The Partridge Family singles chronology
"I'll Meet You Halfway" (1971) "I Woke Up in Love This Morning" (1971) "Am I Losing You" (1972)

"I Woke Up in Love This Morning" is a song written by L. Russell Brown and Irwin Levine and recorded by The Partridge Family for their 1971 album, Sound Magazine.[1] It went to number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971;[2] it hit number 4 in Canada.[3]

Cash Box called it a "splendidly commercial outing."[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1971) Peak position Australia KMR 5 Canada RPM Top Singles[5] 4 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[6] 24 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 13 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 14 US Cash Box Top 100[8] 9

Year-end charts Chart (1971) Rank Australia[9] 76 Canada[10] 54 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 88 US Cash Box Top 100[12] 49

Later versions

• David Cassidy on 1998 album, Old Trick New Dog[13]
• Doug Powell on the Not Lame 2002 bubblegum cover compilation, Right to Chews[14]
• Ron Miles on his 2006 album, Blossom/Stone[15]
• Max Romeo[16]
• Weezer as a Japanese bonus track on their 2009 album, Raditude
• The Persuasions acapella version on their 1985 album, no Frills

References

1. Lindsay Planer. "The Partridge Family Sound Magazine - The Partridge Family | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
2. "Artist Search for "the partridge family"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
4. "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 31, 1971. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
5. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-09-18. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
8. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 2, 1971". Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
9. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
10. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
11. "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
12. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, January 2, 1971". Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
13. "Old Trick, New Dog - David Cassidy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1998-06-09. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
14. Jason Damas (2002-08-13). "Right to Chews - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
15. "Blossom/Stone - Ron Miles | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2006-10-16. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
16. "Many Moods of Max Romeo - Max Romeo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1999-09-15. Retrieved 2016-10-03.

External links

• The Partridge Family - I Woke Up in Love This Morning on YouTube