The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér
| The Wondrous World Of Sonny & Chér | ||||
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| Studio album by Sonny & Cher | ||||
| Released | May, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 32:11 | |||
| Label | Atlantic/Atco | |||
| Producer | Sonny Bono | |||
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The Wondrous World Of Sonny & Chér is the second studio album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in 1966 by Atco Records.
The album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.[2]
Album information
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 third and final single was "Have I Stayed Too Long", that peaked at #49 in US and #42 in UK, becoming a minor hit.
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
- 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
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 34 |
Credits
Personnel
- Main vocals: Cher
- Main vocals: Sonny Bono
Production
- Conductor: Harold Battiste
- Arranger, producer: Sonny Bono
- Mastering, mixing: Bob Irwin
- Engineer: Stan Ross
Design
- Package design: Rich Russell
- Cover photo: Jerry Schatzberg
- Original cover artwork: Haig Adishian
- Liner notes: Jud Cost
References
- ↑ AMG Review
- ↑ Jason Larocque. "You Haven't Seen The Last of Me". Retrieved February 1, 2016.