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Track Listings
| 1. I Got You Babe |
| 2. Unchained Melody |
| 3. Then He Kissed Me |
| 4. Sing C'est La Vie |
| 5. It's Gonna Rain |
| 6. 500 Miles |
| 7. Just You |
| 8. The Letter |
| 9. Let It Be me |
| 10. You Don't Love Me |
| 11. You've Really Got A Hold On Me |
| 12. Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love |
| 13. It's The Little Things |
| 14. Don't Talk To Strangers |
| 15. Hello |
Product Description
1-I Got You Babe 2-Unchained Melody 3-Then He Kissed Me 4-Sing C'Est La Vie 5-It's Gonna Rain 6-500 Miles 7-Just You 8-The Letter 9-Let It Be Me 10-You Don't Love Me 11-You've Really Got A Hold On Me 12-Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love 13-It's The Little Things 14-Don't Talk to Strangers 15-Hello
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
From the very beginning, Sonny Bono was never going to be the worlds greates record producer. His vision had already been achieved by Phil Spector for whom Bono had worked. That said, the album does show Bono's vision was a good vision. He knew that his own voice was limited, but he had a flair for lyrics,(in a naivety that was typical of the sixties), and an ear for a good song and a good singer. His boat came in with Cher. Who, with her beauty and strong vocal presentation, allowed Sonny to produce an album full of charm. His working of "Unchained Melody" leaves a lot to be desired, what with Cher missing her cue, but he more than makes up for it with "500 Miles" and "Why Won't They Let Us Fall In Love", two tracks perfect for the young lovers. "Then He Kissed Me" is never the Crystals, but it has a charm all it's own. "The Letter" is excellent, as is "Let it be me" "Sing C'est la Vie" is very tongue in cheek, but so relevant to what Sonny & Cher were to become. Las Vegas entertainers. This is the album to hear first. "The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher" and "In Case You're in Love" were full of reworked standards that paved the way for the couples journey in celebrityland. The loungeroom concerts that became a comedy show. "Look at Us" represents what Sonny & Cher were in 1965. Two musicians that had their own heros and their own favourite songs and desperately wanted to be stars. Listen to it, again and again. You will not be disappointed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this some time ago & it does showcase the talent that is Cher, plus Sonny's clever way with words on his few inclusions. One song I've always loved is It's The Little Things, which has the duo working well together on the chorus. 500 Miles is another highlight along with I Got You Babe. A disappointment is Just You, which was later recorded by a young Betty Wright. The second verse is absent, a shame as it is such a beautiful song. I have their follow up (Wondrous World Of) on vinyl, which I think has overall much stronger material, but this is good.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
SONIC RIP-OFF
25 Oct 2005
Format:Audio CD
As a few other reviewers have pointed out, Sundazed made the indefensible decision to release all of Sonny & Cher's albums mixed down to monaural sound. When I wrote to the company to complain, they explained that the original mixes were not acceptable, and that the easiest solution was to make them all mono. It is true that some of Sonny and Cher's first albums (and the first Cher solo album) were oddly mixed, so that essentially all of the instrumental sounds came from one channel, with the vocal(s) on the other--and nothing in between. But Sundazed overlooked two facts: One, at least some of the tracks on the original S&C albums--most significantly their signature hit "I Got You Babe"--exhibited excellent stereo separation on the original LPs (and let us remember that the brilliant orchestration, including those gorgeous woodwinds, was a great part of the appeal of that song). And second, when I buy a CD release of a beloved LP, it's because I want the original in a durable format, free of pops and clicks; I don't want someone else's idea of how the record should originally have sounded (another example of this is the disastrous remix on the first CD release of Frank Zappa's "We're Only In It For The Money"). One reviewer complained that it's like coloring a classic black-and-white movie, but it's actually worse--like releasing a Technicolor classic like "Gone with the Wind" in black and white. It's a sad state of affairs when a nearly 40-year-old LP has better sound than a brand-new CD. Even more objectionable, at least one song has been "edited" from the original: for reasons no one explains, the second verse of "Just You" has disappeared (the part where Cher sings:
"Thought right then he'd break my heart,
I could feel the teardrops start.
Why, didn't he know I love him so,
I could never let him go.")
WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT? (That verse at least is included in the "Best of" album, although again, it's mixed down to mono.)
To sum up, this is a sad representation of a glorious pop classic. Maybe someday someone will release the REAL Sonny & Cher albums.
"Thought right then he'd break my heart,
I could feel the teardrops start.
Why, didn't he know I love him so,
I could never let him go.")
WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT? (That verse at least is included in the "Best of" album, although again, it's mixed down to mono.)
To sum up, this is a sad representation of a glorious pop classic. Maybe someday someone will release the REAL Sonny & Cher albums.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Sonny and Cher in their most endearing LP
15 Jan 2000
Format:Audio CD
This Lp was the most exciting the pair released.The lp is packed with heart-felt duets. It is vital folk rock. "Look at Us" has genuine sensititvity, and Sonny Bono is at his best, both writing, singing?, and his Spector-homage production. The haunting "Unchained Melody", and the folkie 500 miles are fresh and heart-felt."Just You " is still a rhapsody for teenagers. The anthem "I Got You Babe" has surely lasted and become an American piece of pop history. I do own the LP in stereo, and wrote the notes for this reissue series. I regret that these recordings have not been issued in stereo, though I was told this was for tape condition reasons. The LP "Good Times" has since been reissued in mono, so..I made my own cd from the original LP, so I could enjoy the stereo separation. Sonny and Cher sound better as duets in stereo, though I was thrilled to see these reissues come forth.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Back to Stereo
4 Oct 1998
Format:Audio CD
As a vintage music collector I was pleased to see some interest was put in the music of Sonny & Cher.
I know the label Sundazed to be relaible to come up with the best possible sound quality of vintage recordings.
But what a dissapointment to find, after buying all three discs, that the stereo masters were not used but again the sometimes overmodulated mono versions.
Being in the position of owning the original albums on Atco, I know that they had a srange idea about stereo recording engineering at Atco (Atlantic). But anyone who is in the possesion of the original stereo "Good Times" album (Atco 33-214) must agree that the producing skills of Sonny Bono (wich sometimes go beyond Phil Spector' ones, who by the way also battered his recordings by mixing them down to mono on his cd boxset "Back to mono") sound much better in stereo!
With nowdays technology it is possible to remix these "weird" sounding stereo masters to "normal" stereo. Listen for example to the recordings of Bobby Darin on the recently re-released albums on Atlantic. (thanks to the effort of Stephan Innocenzi).
Maybe someone ought to explane to Bob Irwin (who mastered the recordings for these cd's) that releasing these original intended stereo recordings in mono is like colouring original black and white intended movies (like The Longest Day)!
So if anyone feels the same way about this, please let me know!
And for the label Sundazed, you still can make it up by releasing the album "Good Times" by Sonny & Cher in it's original stereophonic sound!!!
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