Who Sang Say It Again on the Partridge Family

Andy and David Williams

	Yup, they are, indeed, the nephews of crooner Andy Williams -� born in 1960 and xiv years old when they appeared on "The Partridge Family". In the fourth season episode titled "Two For The Testify", Andy & David played (what else?) identical twins, who fall in love with Susan Dey's Laurie Partridge.
In the 70s, they released a few albums, the showtime called, simply "Andy & David Williams". Obviously, Wes Farrell was trying to turn them into his next big act, as he and John Bahler produced their 2nd album, called "One More Time", for Coral Rock Productions. Co-ordinate to the anthology listings, all of the Partridge musicians and singers were present. This would indicate that they were on the serial in club to help Wes promote them rather than being brought on to "save the testify". A third album may accept been released, but so far it has escaped our research. They recorded on MCA Records, and past 1974 had switched to Uncle Andy'due south Barnaby label and released some other album, and unmarried called "What's Your Proper name?" -- a moderate hit that peaked at #92 in June of 1974. To the all-time of our noesis, their Partridge song, "Say Information technology Once more", wasn't included on whatsoever of their albums. UPDATE 4/17/02: Varese Sarabande is issuing the long-lost Williams Brothers releases on a compilation called "Andy & David Williams: The Williams Brothers". The drove features unreleased cloth AND the song that they performed on an episode of The Partridge Family, "Say It Once more." Scheduled to be released on June four 2002, the CD volition include simply recordings produced during their "One More Time" period (nothing from their current recordings). Varese Sarabande stated that an entire album's worth of unreleased material was available to them, and then if you are a fan of Andy & David Williams every bit a teen act, this CD is for you!	�

	Throughout the early 70s, the Williams Brothers fabricated the obligatory appearances in the teen magazines, but didn't really make a big splash. They also appeared on Uncle Andy'southward television set specials, singing Everly Brothers-type songs, as well as several Williams family albums.
They laid low for a while and studied music. In 1987, billed as The Williams Brothers, they released a CD titled "Two Stories" for Warner Bros. Records. That was followed in 1991 with "The Williams Brothers" and in 1993 with "Harmony Hotel". Reviews were actually pretty good, and they had a moderate hit with "Can't Cry Difficult Enough" in 1991, from their cocky-titled CD. That was followed by "It'south A Wonderful Life" in 1992.
	Hither is what www.allmusic.com has to say most the duo: Andrew and David Williams are guitar-toting brothers who began bankroll up artists such every bit Brian Setzer, the Plimsouls, Joe Ely, and the Cruzados in the early on '80s. They so played in T-Bone Burnett's band during a European tour, before settling downwards and cut their start album in 1987. Though in their '20s, they don't pander to the youth audience with their mature music, having opened shows for the late Roy Orbison and Suzanne Vega.
What the critics accept said: The kickoff fact to annals concerning the two Williams brothers, Andy and David, is that they are nephews of the Andy Williams,the famous crooning pullover himself. The second� fact is that these boys make potent, original, contemporary rock in their own right. Some UK gig-goers might recall their live piece of work with T-Bone Burnett; otherwise, the Californian duo summon some memories of the brothers Everly, in their shut country-ish harmonies, also as sounding somewhere in the territory of modern American authentics such as Peter Example, REM or Bruce Hornsby. It'due south a robust rootsiness they deal in, simultaneously tough and sweet, and given the present readiness of open-eared Brits to investigate suc neo-traditionalists then there may yet come a twenty-four hour period when Uncle Andy's major claim to fame becomes his link with these two. In the meantime, they're fully deserving of your attention.� (Paul Du Noyer, � Emap Consumer Magazines Limited).
	In 1994, David did an interview for The Advocate announcing he was gay. Read the commodity here. In 1996, both brothers appeared in the film "Grace Of My Heart" as the "Click Brothers". They had a brief scene where they played an Everly Brothers-blazon duo and are featured on the moving-picture show'due south soundtrack CD crooning "Honey Doesn't Ever Fail Us." Another vocal, "Heartbreak Kid", appears in the film, just non on the CD. Have more than data on the Williams Brothers? Permit us know!