The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér
The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér | ||||
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Released | May 1966 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 32:11 | |||
Label | Atlantic/Atco | |||
Producer | Sonny Bono | |||
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Singles from The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Record Mirror | [2] |
The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér is the second studio album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in 1966 by Atco Records.
Album information
[edit]It was released in 1966 and reached #34 on the Billboard album charts.
The song "But You're Mine" was the first single released from the album, and it peaked at #15 in US and #17 in UK, becoming a big hit. The next single did slightly better, it was a cover of "What Now My Love" and it reached #14 in US and #13 in UK, becoming the only version of that song to reach the top twenty on both sides of the Atlantic.
The album is largely a collection of cover songs including "Summer Time" (originally by George Gershwin) and "Set Me Free" (originally by The Kinks). In 1999 the album was re-released and contained three bonus tracks, "The Revolution Kind", "Have I Stayed Too Long" and "Crying Time".
Track listing
[edit]- Side A
- "Summertime" (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 2:35
- "Tell Him" (Bert Russell) – 2:34
- "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" (Don Harris, Dewey Terry) – 2:18
- "But You're Mine" (Sonny Bono) – 3:02
- "Bring It On Home to Me" (Sam Cooke) – 3:04
- "Set Me Free" (Ray Davies) – 2:20
- Side B
- "What Now My Love" (Carl Sigman, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë) – 3:28
- "Leave Me Be" (Chris White) – 2:03
- "I Look for You" (Sonny Bono) – 2:40
- "Laugh at Me" (Sonny Bono) – 2:50
- "Turn Around" (Harry Belafonte, Alan Greene, Malvina Reynolds) – 2:47
- "So Fine" (Johnny Otis) – 2:30
Charts
[edit]Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 10 |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 15 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 34 |
Personnel
[edit]- Cher – vocals
- Sonny Bono – vocals
- Wrecking Crew – instrumental backing
Production
[edit]- Harold Battiste – conductor
- Sonny Bono – arrangements, producer
- Bob Irwin – mastering, mixing
- Stan Ross – engineer
Design
[edit]- Rich Russell – package design
- Jerry Schatzberg – cover photography
- Haig Adishian – original cover artwork
- Jud Cost – liner notes
References
[edit]- ^ AMG Review
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (28 May 1966). "Sonny And Cher: The Wondrous World Of Sonny And Cher" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 272. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Cash Box Magazine, December 10, 1966, Sweden's LP Best-Sellers, page 57" (PDF). Cash Box Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ "Sonny and Cher | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Sonny & Cher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.