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It's difficult to complain about the contents of this double-disc set, including 38 songs drawn from Sonny & Cher's second era of success (1971-1974 on Kapp Records), nicely remastered and assembled in impeccably logical fashion. The duo's (and Cher's solo) studio cuts make up the first disc, while the second is comprised of songs from the duo's two live recordings done two years apart in Las Vegas. It shows off the various facets of their appeal, even if what they were doing during the '70s was more mainstream music than anything near the cutting edge of even pop music -- no more Dylan songs, or any songs by would-be Dylan successors carried to the top of the charts, but lots of sales, and the live albums' sections not only include covers of the most obvious of the duo's early songs ("The Beat Goes On," "I Got You Babe," etc.) but also titles like "You Better Sit Down Kids," as well as their humor and marital sparring. Granted, a single collection of the dozen or so key tracks will probably be preferable to all but the biggest fans. What's more, even this set, which starts with the first failed Kapp singles ("Classified 1A," etc.) is missing five cuts available on the Cher greatest-hits package, as well as three Sonny Bono solo tracks, and the long version of "Mama Was a Rock 'n Roll Singer."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, Producer - Paul Anka, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cher, MainArtist - Robert Stone, ComposerLyricist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Lennie Roberts, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peggy Clinger, ComposerLyricist - Cher, MainArtist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Lennie Roberts, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Linda Laurie, ComposerLyricist - Cher, MainArtist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Lennie Roberts, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 Geffen Records
Cher, MainArtist - Al Stillman, ComposerLyricist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Jack Dieval, ComposerLyricist - Lennie Roberts, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 Geffen Records
Jimmy Holiday, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Reeves, ComposerLyricist - Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Lennie Roberts, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Linda Laurie, ComposerLyricist - Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Lennie Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Tony Hiller, ComposerLyricist - Peter Simons, ComposerLyricist - Lennie Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 Geffen Records
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cher, MainArtist - TOM BAHLER, ComposerLyricist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Lennie Roberts, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Rice, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Foster, ComposerLyricist - Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Steve Karman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 Geffen Records
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - MICHEL RUBINI, Producer - Hod David Jr., ComposerLyricist - Marc Allen Trujillo, ComposerLyricist - Denis Pregnolato, Producer - William B. Jacobs, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - MICHEL RUBINI, Producer - Robert Stone, ComposerLyricist - Denis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cher, MainArtist - AL CAPPS, ComposerLyricist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Mary Dean, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cher, MainArtist - DASH CROFTS, ComposerLyricist - JAMES SEALS, ComposerLyricist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Robin Gibb, ComposerLyricist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Durrill, ComposerLyricist - Cher, MainArtist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alan O'Day, ComposerLyricist - Cher, MainArtist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Cher, MainArtist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Lenny Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cher, MainArtist - SNUFF GARRETT, Producer - Raynard Miner, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl William Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
SONNY BONO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - Gilbert Becaud, ComposerLyricist - PIERRE DELANOE, ComposerLyricist - Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Denis Pregnolato, Producer - Al Pellegrini, Conductor
℗ 1971 Geffen Records
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1971 Geffen Records
Patrick Upton, ComposerLyricist - Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Newley, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Bricusse, ComposerLyricist - Denis Pregnolato, Producer - Al Pellegrini, Conductor
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - James Hodges, ComposerLyricist - Denis Pregnolato, Producer - Al Pellegrini, Conductor
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Conductor - Lenny Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Conductor - Denis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Holiday, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Reeves, ComposerLyricist - Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - DAVID PAICH, Conductor - Lenny Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - Carole King, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Conductor - Johnny Nash, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Toni Kathrin Stern, ComposerLyricist - Denis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - DAVID PAICH, Conductor - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bonnie Bramlett, ComposerLyricist - Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - Leon Russell, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Conductor - Lenny Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - DAVID PAICH, Conductor - Lenny Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - No Writer, ComposerLyricist - Denis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Conductor - Lenny Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny & Cher, MainArtist - SONNY BONO, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Conductor - Lenny Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - No Writer, ComposerLyricist - Denis Pregnolato, Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
SONNY BONO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
It's difficult to complain about the contents of this double-disc set, including 38 songs drawn from Sonny & Cher's second era of success (1971-1974 on Kapp Records), nicely remastered and assembled in impeccably logical fashion. The duo's (and Cher's solo) studio cuts make up the first disc, while the second is comprised of songs from the duo's two live recordings done two years apart in Las Vegas. It shows off the various facets of their appeal, even if what they were doing during the '70s was more mainstream music than anything near the cutting edge of even pop music -- no more Dylan songs, or any songs by would-be Dylan successors carried to the top of the charts, but lots of sales, and the live albums' sections not only include covers of the most obvious of the duo's early songs ("The Beat Goes On," "I Got You Babe," etc.) but also titles like "You Better Sit Down Kids," as well as their humor and marital sparring. Granted, a single collection of the dozen or so key tracks will probably be preferable to all but the biggest fans. What's more, even this set, which starts with the first failed Kapp singles ("Classified 1A," etc.) is missing five cuts available on the Cher greatest-hits package, as well as three Sonny Bono solo tracks, and the long version of "Mama Was a Rock 'n Roll Singer."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 38 track(s)
- Total length: 02:22:43
- Main artists: Cher Sonny & Cher
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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