The Higher They Climb (album)
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The Higher They Climb or The Higher They Climb the Harder They Fall is an album
by David Cassidy
. It was his fifth solo release and the first of three albums on RCA Records. It was released in 1975 and was produced by Cassidy and Bruce Johnston
.
The title of the album alludes to David Cassidy's one-time dominance of the pop charts as a teen-idol (see The Partridge Family
) and the eventual drop of his superstar
status. Although the album did very well in Europe and Asia, U.S. sales were poor.
The album features the track "Darlin'", a song from Bruce Johnston
's band, The Beach Boys
. Johnston also recruited Beach Boys singer, Carl Wilson
; however, Wilson's vocals appeared on the Johnston-penned song, "I Write the Songs". I Write the Songs
was a #11 hit in the UK for Cassidy and was later recorded by Barry Manilow
, who made it a hit in the U.S.
Some tracks from this collection are compiled onto the 1996 release When I'm a Rock 'n' Roll Star
.
The album also includes some of David Cassidy's own songwriting, including "When I'm a Rock 'N' Roll Star".
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by David Cassidy
David Cassidy
David Bruce Cassidy is an American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his role as the character of Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical/sitcom The Partridge Family. He was one of pop culture's most celebrated teen idols, enjoying a successful pop career in the 1970s, and...
. It was his fifth solo release and the first of three albums on RCA Records. It was released in 1975 and was produced by Cassidy and Bruce Johnston
Bruce Johnston
Bruce Arthur Johnston is a member of The Beach Boys and a songwriter, remembered especially for composing "I Write the Songs". Johnston was not one of the original members of the band...
.
The title of the album alludes to David Cassidy's one-time dominance of the pop charts as a teen-idol (see The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career. The series originally ran from September 25, 1970 until August 31, 1974, the last new episode airing on March 23, 1974, on the ABC network, as part of a Friday-night lineup...
) and the eventual drop of his superstar
Superstar
A superstar is a widely acclaimed celebrity.Superstar or superstars may also refer to:-People:* Warhol Superstar, associates of Andy Warhol* WWE Superstar, the term used to refer to entertainers from the WWE...
status. Although the album did very well in Europe and Asia, U.S. sales were poor.
The album features the track "Darlin'", a song from Bruce Johnston
Bruce Johnston
Bruce Arthur Johnston is a member of The Beach Boys and a songwriter, remembered especially for composing "I Write the Songs". Johnston was not one of the original members of the band...
's band, The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
. Johnston also recruited Beach Boys singer, Carl Wilson
Carl Wilson
Carl Dean Wilson was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, best known as a founding member, lead guitarist and sometime lead vocalist of The Beach Boys...
; however, Wilson's vocals appeared on the Johnston-penned song, "I Write the Songs". I Write the Songs
I Write the Songs
"I Write the Songs" is a popular song written by Bruce Johnston in 1975 and made famous by Barry Manilow. Manilow's version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1976 after spending two weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart in December 1975...
was a #11 hit in the UK for Cassidy and was later recorded by Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
, who made it a hit in the U.S.
Some tracks from this collection are compiled onto the 1996 release When I'm a Rock 'n' Roll Star
When I'm a Rock 'n' Roll Star
When I'm a Rock 'n' Roll Star is an album by David Cassidy. Released on Razor and Tie Records in 1996 as RE 2117-2, it is a compilation of songs drawn from his three RCA Records albums recorded between 1975 and 1977: The Higher They Climb The Harder They Fall , Home Is Where the Heart Is , and...
.
The album also includes some of David Cassidy's own songwriting, including "When I'm a Rock 'N' Roll Star".
Track listing
- "When I'm a Rock 'N' Roll Star" (Cassidy)
- "Be-Bop-A-LulaBe-Bop-A-Lula"Be-Bop-A-Lula" is a rockabilly song first recorded in 1956 by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps.-Origins of the song:The writing of the song is credited to Gene Vincent and his manager, Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis. There is evidence that the song was started in 1955, when Vincent was recuperating from...
" (Bill Davis, Gene VincentGene VincentVincent Eugene Craddock , known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly...
) - "I Write the SongsI Write the Songs"I Write the Songs" is a popular song written by Bruce Johnston in 1975 and made famous by Barry Manilow. Manilow's version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1976 after spending two weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart in December 1975...
" (Bruce JohnstonBruce JohnstonBruce Arthur Johnston is a member of The Beach Boys and a songwriter, remembered especially for composing "I Write the Songs". Johnston was not one of the original members of the band...
) - "This Could Be the Night" (Cassidy, Nilsson)
- "Darlin'" (Brian WilsonBrian WilsonBrian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
, Mike LoveMike LoveMichael Edward "Mike" Love is an American singer/songwriter and musician with The Beach Boys. He was a founding member of the band along with his cousins Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, and their friend Al Jardine, and continues to perform with the band to the present day...
) - "Get It Up for Love" (Doheny)
- "Fix of Your Love" (Cassidy, Ellingson)
- "Massacre at Park Bench" [Dialogue]
- "Common Thief" (House)
- "Love in Bloom" (Cassidy, Furay)
- "When I'm a Rock 'N' Roll Star (Reprise)" (Cassidy)