I Think I Love You is a Partridge Family song.
In real life[]
The song was written by Tony Romeo, inspired by the Toni Arden song "Kiss of Fire." It was one of the first three songs he submitted for The Partridge Family, the others being Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque and Morning Rider on the Road. While the song was being recorded, harpsichordist Larry Knechtel laughed over part of the solo, forcing Wes Farrell to spend five hours filtering out the laugh, since none of the other takes were as good.[1] David Cassidy's voice was sped up slightly to make him sound more youthful. The song can be found on The Partridge Family Album and was also released as a single, with Somebody Wants to Love You as the B-side. It was #1 on Billboard for three weeks.
On the series[]
In But the Memory Lingers On, the song is used as background music when Simone chases the skunk onto the bus.
In My Son, the Feminist, the Partridges plan to play the song at the P.O.W. meeting, but Tina Newcomb complains that the lyrics are anti-woman and tells them to play from a women's liberation songbook instead. Keith Partridge gets mad at her for censoring his music and almost walks out of the concert. Shirley Partridge tells him that they have to perform. They start playing "I Think I Love You" over Tina's protests. Both Tina and the Morality Watchdogs in the audience end up liking the song.
In For Whom the Bell Tolls... and Tolls... and Tolls, Morris Dinkler says that he used to annoy the prison guards by singing "I Think I Love You."
In Beethoven, Brahms, and Partridge, Keith plays a tape of the song for Rachel Westing. According to him, it's one of their biggest songs. She deems it "pleasant and innocuous" but "a little simple." Later in the episode, a classical version of "I Think I Love You" plays as background music while Keith is composing Partridge's First Concerto for Cello in D Major.
- ↑ When We're Singin': The Partridge Family & Their Music by Johnny Ray Miller