I'll Meet You Halfway
{{Infobox song
| name = I'll Meet You Halfway
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = The Partridge Family
| album = Up to Date
| B-side = Morning Rider on the Road
| released = May 1971
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| genre = Pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=47}} (album)
{{Duration|m=3|s=26}} (single)
| label = Bell Records
| writer = Wes Farrell, Gerry Goffin
| producer = Wes Farrell
| prev_title = Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = I Woke Up In Love This Morning
| next_year = 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.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/up-to-date-r14927, The Partridge Family, Up to Date] Retrieved October 25, 2011 It went to No.4 on the Adult Contemporary chart and reached No.9 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-partridge-family-p5111/charts-awards/billboard-singles The Partridge Family's charting singles] Retrieved October 25, 2011
Background
Cash Box considered the song to be the Partridge Family's "strongest to date.{{cite news|title=CashBox Record Reviews|date=May 1, 1971|page=24|accessdate=2021-12-10|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1971/Cash-Box-1971-05-01.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}
The strings and horns on the song were arranged by Mike Melvoin.[http://www.discogs.com/Partridge-Family-Ill-Meet-You-Halfway-Morning-Rider-On-The-Road/release/3051573 Discogs.com page for I'll Meet You Halfway] Retrieved October 24, 2011
Cover versions
- Redd Kross on 1993 EP, "Lady in the Front Row"/
- David Cassidy on 2002 album, Then and Now[http://www.allmusic.com/album/then-and-now-r2169466 David Cassidy, Then and Now]{{Dead link|date=April 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved October 25, 2011
- Roger Williams on his 1971 album, Summer of '42[http://www.allmusic.com/album/summer-of-42-r68406 Roger Williams, Summer of '42] Retrieved October 25, 2011
References
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Category:Songs written by Wes Farrell
Category:The Partridge Family songs