SONNY: Inner Views
Rhino Handmade RHM2 7704
Released On Internet 11 October 1999 Released To Retail 4 November 2003
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SONNY & CHER THE DEFINITIVE POP COLLECTION
(Rhino 74113)
DISC 01:
01. I Got You Babe
02. Baby Don't Go
03. All I Really Want To Do (CHER)
04. Just You
05. Sing C'est La Vie
06. The Letter
07. Laugh At Me (SONNY)
08. But You're Mine
09. The Revolution Kind (SONNY)
10. Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love
11. It's Gonna Rain
12. What Now My Love
13. I Look For You
14. Have I Stayed Too Long
15. Leave Me Be
16. So Fine
DISC 02:
01. The Beat Goes On
02. Bang Bang My Baby Shot Me Down (CHER)
03. Little Man
04. Monday
05. Living For You
06. Love Don't Come
07. Cheryl's Goin' Home
08. A Beautiful Story
09. Plastic Man
10. It's The Little Things
11. Don't Talk To Strangers
12. My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight (SONNY)
13. You Better Sit Down Kids (CHER)
14. Good Combination
SONNY
INNER VIEWS
(Rhino Handmade RHM2 7704) Total Time 69:02
Individually Numbered Limited Edition Of 1,500 Copies
16 Tracks (Including 1 Previously Unreleased)
20 Page Booklet
Remastering: Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot
Released 11 October 1999
Released To Retail 4 November 2003
SONNY INNER VIEWS (Rhino Digital Download) Total Time 50:55 11 Tracks Released 8 February 2005
SONNY
INNER VIEWS
(CCM 519-2) Total Time 33:21
5 Tracks
4 Page Booklet
Remastering: Bob Fisher
Advertised as 5 January 2005 Release
Actually Released 10 May 2005
Rhino Handmade offers a hidden, 'Net-only bonus track for its re-release of Sonny Bono's solo album, Inner Views. The only place to get the Web address to access the track is the disc itself, and who are we to spoil the secret? ~ Ric Dube
Record Collector #247, March 2000
SONNY BONO
Inner Views
US Import: Rhino RHM2 7704
(1,500 Copies) (69:05)
In autumn 1999, Rhino launched Rhino Handmade, a new label dedicated to issuing CDs via the internet (www. rhinohandmade,com). All Rhino Handmade CDs are limited, numbered editions.
Sonny Bono’s “Inner Views” was a flop when released in 1967 and is sought-after because of its unrestrained psychedelic approach.
On the back of Sonny & Cher’s success, Bono managed to score a hit single with “Laugh At Me”, in August 1965. With no vocal talent to speak of, he’d obviously noticed that this hadn’t proved a problem for the similarly challenged Bob Dylan. Hence, “Laugh At Me”, a Spectorised folk-rocker that stuck up for the individual. Once that muse was spent it took two years for Bono’s solo album to hit the racks.
“Inner Views” is unique. The opener, “I Just Sit There”, is a twelve-and-a-half minute psychedelic magnum opus that sounds as if it was made up on the spot. A “Sister Ray” rhythm underpins sitar, tabla and every other ‘now sound’ that Bono could think of. He intones “Inside outside upside down / Everything is turning ‘round / Backwards forwards which is right / Black is day and white is night”. Later he quotes “A Day In The Life”. It’s a heady mixture. “Pammie’s On A Bummer” tells the tragic story of a girl led astray by the psychedelic scene. The album is enhanced by the inclusion of every solo Bono track and copious sleeve-notes.
~ Kieron Tyler
Sonny Bono wasn't exactly boss of the mind melters and this, his big psychedelic move, is what you would expect from a future Republican politician, if not a narc: it's obnoxious, tasteless, bathetic, bitter, and inept. I think it's great: history told from the losing side. The first two songs add up to a killer 16-minute suite that rips off The Beatles in general-- those raga vocal melismas and, in Sonny's case, cat-strangled sitar-- and [A] Day In The Life in particular: 'I heard the news today oh boy' is quoted in the epic 'I Just Sit There' (sample lyric: 'Your mother's cooking sturgeon/Your sister's still a virgin') and forms the complete melody for the utterly spazz 'I Told My Girl To Go Away'. The next two cuts are blah but 'Pammie's On A Bummer' is Sonny in full effect: two minutes of extra bad freak-out scrapings leading into a cautionary tale of teenage LSD frenzy (later used as the soundtrack for an anti-drug public service ad). Fleshed out with Sonny's 1965 solo breakthrough, 'Laugh At Me', the neo-con follow-up, 'The Revolution Kind', and sundry other follies, this limited edition (1500) internet-only package justifies in itself the whole Rhino Handmade concept. ~ Jon Savage
Roctober #28, August 2000
Sonny Bono
"Inner Views"
(Rhino Handmade, internet mail order only www.rhinohandmade.com)
Sure, the out-of-touch social commentary of "Pammie's On A
Bummer" and the
misdirected, one-take-only psychedelia of "I Just Sit There" are
pretty
goofy, but the undeniable truth is that Sonny was capable of
writing and
producing better records than one-time mentor Phil Spector, and
often did.
Maybe the high art is in greater evidence on his records with
Cher (see
Sundazed's overhaul of their Atco catalog!) but dig "Laugh At
Me" (later
covered by Mott The Hoople) which unwittingly foreshadowed
Sonny's
ultimate public persona as a punch line, or the
inexplicably-unreleased
one-two punch single of "Misty Roses" (which rings a whole lot
more
believable than composer Tim Hardin's original) and "Cheryl's
Goin' Home"
written by Bob "Elusive Butterfly" Lind. Unfortunately
conventional wisdom
prevailed even on this obvious labor-of-love reissue (ltd.
edition of
1,500!), with the liner notes taking particular care to bust
Sonny's
chops. Some people just don't get no respect. Perverse and
wonderful.
Spectator Online December 11, 1999 Sonny Bono
Inner Views (Rhino Handmade)
Go ahead and laugh at me - I paid over twenty bucks for this limited edition pressing (#1285 of 1500) from Rhino's internet-only record store. 1965's "Laugh At Me" was Sonny's only hit as a solo artist. That's on here along with several tasty and trashy instrumental B-sides, alternate takes and Sonny's own Neapolitan reading of Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound. "Just Sit There" is the former Congressman's stream-of-consciousness take on 1960s society. An enclosed booklet is richly annotated and even includes a rant against Bono's poorly disguised, neo-conservative machismo. Me? I've been relishing this disc, it sounds more like the Rat Pack On Acid, sitars and all. What's next for Rhino Handmade? Would you believe the ENTIRE recording session tapes for Iggy & The Stooges' Funhouse elpee digitally burned onto 7 CD's? - Tony Madejczyk
AMG All Music Guide One of the strangest and undeservedly obscure pop-psychedelic albums of the 1960s got even better with the release of this expanded reissue. Clocking in at over 60 minutes of music, the Rhino Handmade CD edition contains not only a flawless transfer of the original Atco Inner Views LP, but also 11 additional tracks, among them the Sonny Bono singles "Laugh at Me" and "The Revolution Kind," the single edits of four of the five songs off the original LP (one of which, "Pammie's on a Bummer," is an improvement as a shorter pop record), and various odd B-sides, a pair of unreleased single sides ("Misty Roses" and "Cheryl's Goin' Home"), plus the backing tracks to "Pammie's on a Bummer." The sound, coupled with its beat and the arrangement, makes "I Just Sit There" about as intense a listening experience as "Goin' Home" by the Rolling Stones, and a better record than Iron Butterfly's "In a Gadda Da Vida," while the rest has never seemed more inviting. The bonus tracks add a more folk-rock and pop (and pop-psychedelic) element to the mix of sounds, but those fit in well with the original. The packaging is done up just right, too, with superb essays by Ward Lamb and Serene Dominic and an excellent track-by-track analysis by Harry Young. Available only online as of 2001, in a limited edition, and worth every cent and then some — EMI should only treat the Beatles' records this well. — Bruce Eder
Yes, Sonny Bono. As in Sonny and Cher. As in not the best skier in the world. His only solo album, 1967's Inner Views, is finally available on CD, and with its 11 bonus tracks -- most from singles, three previously unreleased -- it's also a handy collection of Sonny's entire solo career. However, it's the album itself that's the most fascinating.
Long considered one of the most incomprehensible and bizarre albums by any major artist of the '60s, Inner Views is utterly unlike anything else Sonny ever did in his entire career. In a bid to gain the acceptance of the newly-burgeoning underground audience which looked askance at Sonny and Cher's enormously successful singles, Inner Views positively screams "Look, I'm an artist!" in pure 1967 style. There's only five lengthy tracks, with the 13-minute dronefest "I Just Sit There" starting the album off in grand sitar-and-orchestra fashion, like a low-budget Phil Spector on acid. The only possible response to lyrics like "Your mother's cooking sturgeon/Your sister's still a virgin" is a heartfelt "Oh, wow."
After that, the interracial love affair of "I Told My Girl To Go Away," the sweet "I Would Marry You Today" and the already-anachronistic-at-the-time "My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight" sound positively normal, but nothing can prepare the listener for the onslaught of the legendary "Pammie's On A Bummer." It's eight minutes of classic anti-drug hysteria, with Sonny voyeuristically detailing Pammie's downward spiral into drugs and prostitution in a moralistic but creepily salacious manner over pretty much the same arrangement as "I Just Sit There." It's a mindboggling classic.
The singles which follow are comparatively straightforward, including two versions and a studio outtake of his solo hit "Laugh At Me," and less over-the-top remixes of several album tracks. And some, like an excellent version of Bob Lind's classic "Cheryl's Goin' Home," are actually really good. As always with Rhino, the liner notes and packaging are superlative, and the entire CD is a necessity for any fan of the stranger side of '60s pop.
Inner Views is only available over the Internet through www.rhinohandmade.com, Rhino's new imprint specializing in limited editions of rare and obscure releases. Only 1,500 copies are available, so act quickly, and be sure to check out the other amazing releases on the web site, including a seven-CD (!) boxed set of the Stooges' entire 1970 Fun House sessions.
SONNY: INNER VIEWS Rhino Handmade 2 7704 October 11, 1999 Individually-numbered
limited edition of 1,500 Special Thanks to the Rhino Handmade Crew (July 1999-December 2001): Roland Worthington Hand (Curator, Rhino Handmade Institute Of Petromusicology),
Rectangle Van Elk (Assistant To The Curator),
D K Baker (Deputy Chief Archivist),
Bryan Lasley with Patrick Pending
(Art Direction And Design),
Bryan Thomas (Institute Wordsmith) and
Michael Johnson (Institute Artists And Repertoire).
Rhino Handmade Website Magicians:
Analise Hairabedian and Ben Trask.
Remastering: Bob Fisher, Bill Inglot and Dan Hersch.
1. I Just Sit There 12:40
2. I Told My Girl To Go Away 4:17
3. I Would Marry You Today 4:22
4. My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight 4:10
5. Pammie's On A Bummer 7:46
~ Atco SD 33-229 Sonny: Inner Views, Oct 1967
6. Laugh At Me (Single Version) 2:56
~ Atco 45-6369, July 1965
7. Sonny's Group: Tony 2:19 ~ Atco 45-6369, July 1965
8. The Revolution Kind 3:22
~ Atco 45-6386, Nov 1965
9. Sonny's Group:
Georgia And John Quetzal 2:10 ~ Atco 45-6386, Nov 1965
10. Misty Roses 3:04
~ Atco 45-6446, Oct 1966 Not Rel
~ Atco 45-6505 (B), July 1967
~ Atco SD 33-203 In Case You're In Love, Feb 1967
11. Cheryl's Goin Home 2:39
~ Atco 45-6446 (B), Oct 1966 Not Rel Not Rel On 45
~ Atco SD 33-203 In Case You're In Love, Feb 1967
12. I Told My Girl To Go Away 3:30 ~ Atco 45-6505, July 1967
13. Pammie's On A Bummer 4:57 ~ Atco 45-6531, Oct 1967
14. My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight 2:34
~ Atco 45-6531 (B), Oct 1967
15. Laugh At Me (Backing Track Takes 9 & 10) 4:25
16. Laugh At Me (Album Version) 2:49
~ Atco SD 33-183 The Wonderous World Of Sonny & Chér Mar 1966
1. I Just Sit There 12:40
(Sonny Bono)
Words & Music Copyright November 2, 1967
Master 13030 assigned September 6, 1967
Ambitious, tremendous and unalterable, "I Just Sit There" was the only Inner Views album cut not edited for single release. See commentary on Inner Views cover art below. Julia Ward Howe's "Battle Hymn Of The Republic"(1862): "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord / He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored / He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword / His truth goes marching on." "I Just Sit There" covered by the Young Fresh Fellows on tribute CD Bonograph: Sonny Gets His Share (Bogus, 1991).
2. I Told My Girl To Go Away 4:17
(Sonny Bono) Copyright September 6, 1967
Master 13031 assigned September 6, 1967
Full-length version only on Stereo Inner Views album. Mono album, 45-6505 and printed sleeve lyrics delete: "I overheard her Mom and Dad / I heard them say that they'd be glad / When she'd start dating her own kind / She's still growin'up / Don't worry dear / She'll find out herself / Let's not interfere." "Her own kind" racial reference inspired by Janis Ian's "Society's Child," Verve-Forecast 5027, recorded August 3, 1966, Variety review September 21, 1966, entered Billboard May 27, 1967.
3. I Would Marry You Today 4:22
(Sonny Bono) Copyright September 22, 1967
Master 13032 assigned September 6, 1967
Opening and middle orchestral melody composed by Inner Views arranger Donald G. Peake (b. June 7, 1940, Los Angeles, CA). Sonny & Cher marry after birth of daughter Chastity Sun, March 4, 1969.
Mono-only single edit deletes first occurrence of "Yes I'd Marry You Today / Though you taunt me" verse and following instrumental section:
I Would Marry You Today (Single Version) 2:57
Master 13738 assigned January 22, 1968
Atco 45-6555 (B) released February 1968
'B' side of Sonny & Cher "Circus" Cash Box review February 10, 1968
Atco 45-6683 (B) released May 1969
'B' side of Sonny & Cher "You're A Friend Of Mine" Cash Box review May 31, 1969 -- Stereo white label promo copies of
Atco single 45-6683 although marked 2:57 actually contain the 4:22 Stereo album version of "I Would Marry You Today"~ See below
4. My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight 4:10
(Sonny Bono) Copyright September 22, 1967
Master 13033 assigned September 6, 1967
His best friend: Red Turner. His best friend's girl: Cher. Radio-friendly single version deletes verses four, five and six. Verse five: "My eyes watched her the whole damn(ed) night!" Sizzling organ by Malcolm "Mac" Rebennack AKA Dr. John.
5. Pammie's On A Bummer 7:46
(Sonny Bono) Copyright September 22, 1967
Master 13034 assigned September 6, 1967 Cash Box October 7, 1967: "Radio station KHJ in Los Angeles is filming "Pammie's On A Bummer' for use as the pilot and first show of a new series that will be shown on KHJ-TV and syndicated throughout the rest of the country."
Extended string-plucking fade-out only on Mono album and single edit.
Tracks 1- 5 from Atco album SD 33-229
Sonny: Inner Views
Released October 1967
Billboard and Cash Box ads October 7, 1967: "Coming! The Most Unusual And Provocative Album Of The Year! Sonny's First Album!"
Variety review October 18, 1967: "Sonny (Bono), of Sonny & Cher, steps out in this album on a solo flight with a group of five numbers, all written by himself. Bono is one of the more original talents on today's pop scene, which he demonstrates in 'I Just Sit There,' a 12-minute vision of inner reality. Sonny also has some striking pieces of material in 'I Told My Girl To Go Away' and 'Pammie's On A Bummer,' a song about a prostitute. He also sounds very much like Bob Dylan on 'I Would Marry You Today.'"
Cash Box review October 21, 1967: "Sonny Bono has written and composed all five songs on this album. The tunes are 'I Just Sit There,' 'I Told My Girl To Go Away,' 'I Would Marry You Today,' 'My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight,' and 'Pammie's On A Bummer.' The songs are marked by originality and contemporaneity, and the set should catch the fancy of a large number of listeners."
Billboard review October 21, 1967: "Sonny of Sonny & Cher has a blockbuster here as his lyrics rise to the status of beautiful poetry. Opening number is a 12 minute stream of consciousness opus coupled with an infectious beat. 'I Told My Girl To Go Away' is shorter, more commercial, but just as beautiful. This album should establish Sonny in the same category with Dylan and Lennon and McCartney."
Cash Box October 7, 1967: "Atco Records is mounting a massive advertising and promotion campaign to push Sonny's new album, 'Inner Views,' which has just been released... Consumer ads will be placed in national publications, both magazines and newspapers. There will be extensive radio advertising on the album. The company is also printing thousands of giant posters (one sheet) to publicize the album. They will be posted in major cities throughout the country."
The Inner Views album cover is the vision of artist Barry Prager (b. 1944, Hollywood, CA). Given few instructions and sketching freehand from a photograph of Sonny, Prager interpreted the song "I Just Sit There" ("Black is day and white is night"). The design was executed by scratching through black ink to reveal the chalky white surface of a scratcher board. Pop King Sonny confidently "Just Sits There," one foot in the musical mainstream and one boot rising above it. As in reality, he wears a CHER ring on the third finger of his left hand. Wishing him well, Cher rises from a water spout that blossoms into a flower. Indicating "See Her," the letters C and HER are split between the S and O of SONNY. The Y of SONNY is tipped with a skull-faced flower. The INNER VIEWS title shows tormented souls worthy of Bosch or Dali. Coat hangers and cascading bolts of cloth: Sonny & Cher as fashion trendsetters. Serpent and apple: Sonny & Cher as Adam and Eve in the Summer of Love Garden of Eden, resisting the temptation of drugs. Star: Sonny's sheriff outfit in March 1967 film Good Times. Disembodied eyes: public scrutiny and paranoia. Diogenes and his lantern. Other tiny faces are not portraits of specific people. The cover points the way to the "Inner View" ("The closer we get to the sky / The less we see with the naked eye"). 'Just Sit There' and enjoy it.
6. Laugh At Me (Single Version) 2:56
(Sonny Bono) Copyright September 22, 1965
Master 9176 assigned July 1965 Atco 45-6369 released July 1965 Billboard review August 7, 1965: "Currently in the No. 5 spot in the BB Hot 100 chart with 'I Got You Babe,' the husband half of the team of Sonny and Cher debuts solo. Powerhouse teen protest material has all the ingredients of a smash." Billboardad August 14, 1965: "Now Sonny Has A Hit Of His Own With A Powerful Message! The Shindig Pick Of The Week! Watch Sonny Perform It August 11!"
Entered Billboard's Bubbling Under August 14, 1965, peak #10
Entered Cash Box August 21, 1965, peak #11
Original single version: "This world's got a lot of space / And if they don't like my face / It ain't me / That's goin anywhere." Album version: It ain't me / That's goin / That's goin anyplace." Church bells toll for the foes of free expression. "I 'll make that other cheek mine": see Luke 6:29. Original single with longer fade-out than Mono or Stereo album versions: "And maybe the next guy / That don't wear a silk tie / He can walk by and say Hi / Say Hi / Instead of Why / Instead of Why / Instead of Why baby / Instead of Why / What did I do / To you / Why / I don t know Why / Tell me..."
7. Sonny's Group:
Tony Instrumental 2:19
(Sonny Bono-Charles Greene-Brian Stone)
Copyright August 2, 1965
Master 9177 assigned July 1965
Atco 45-6369 (B) released July 1965
Tony (Riccio): Ejected and banned the wildly attired Sonny & Cher from Martoni's restaurant, thereby inspiring Sonny to compose "Laugh At Me."
8. The Revolution Kind 3:22
(Sonny Bono) Copyright October 17, 1965
Master 9425 assigned October 27, 1965
Atco 45-6386 released November 1965 Billboard review November 20, 1965: "Hard-driving dance beat behind a well-written and performed message number serves a powerhouse follow-up to 'Laugh At Me.'"
Entered Billboard's Hot 100 November 27, 1965, peak #70
Entered Cash Box November 27, 1965, peak #65
First verse: Sonny's patriotic reply to "America: Love It Or Leave It" bumper stickers. "Destruction's near, We heard him moan" : Barry McGuire's 'Eve Of Destruction,' #1 in Billboard the week ending September 25, 1965.
9. Sonny's Group:
Georgia And John Quetzal Instrumental 2:10
(Sonny Bono-Charles Greene-Brian Stone)
Copyright October 27, 1965
Master 9426 assigned October 27, 1965
Atco 45-6386 (B) released November 1965
Georgia and John: Cher's Mother and Father. Quetzal: legendary Central and South American bird with golden-green and scarlet plumage. Sonny's Quetzal B sides: Ride The Wild Quetzal (Sonny), Walkin The Quetzal (Sonny & Cher), Stan Quetzal (Cherilyn's Group), Quetzal Quake (the Fiends), Red River Quetzal (the Pastel Six), 900 Quetzals (Hale & the Hushabyes), B.J. Quetzal (the Standells), Quetzal & Jude (Reb Foster) and Marci-Parci Quetzal (Copyright October 11, 1965). Quetzal tunes written with managers Charles Greene (Charles O. Greenberg) and Brian Stone (Brian M. Goldstone). By August 25, 1966 UK "Little Man" vocal session, Sonny & Cher managed by Joe DeCarlo and Harvey Kresky.
10. Misty Roses 3:04
(Tim Hardin) Copyright February 14, 1966
Master 10967 assigned October 10, 1966
Atco 45-6446 Scheduled But Never Released
Master 11553 assigned January 23, 1967 for LP SD 33-203
Atco 45-6505 (B) released July 1967 B side of I Told My Girl To Go Away
Mono on Stereo In Case You're In Love album. Tim Hardin's version of "Misty Roses" (lacking Sonny's inventive string arrangement) recorded April 25, 1966, Verve-Folkways 5017, 5031 and 5048.
11. Cheryl's Goin Home 2:39
(Bob Lind) Copyright December 22, 1965
Master 10968 assigned October 10, 1966
Atco 45-6446 (B) Scheduled But Never Released
Master 11556 assigned January 23, 1967 for LP SD 33-203
Never released on single
Bob Lind's slower version of "Cheryl's Goin Home" (arranged by Jack Nitzsche, Sonny's collaborator on 'Needles And Pins'): B side of "Elusive Butterfly," World Pacific 77808. Cher's version of "Elusive Butterfly" : B side of "You Better Sit Down Kids," Imperial 66261, Cash Box review October 7, 1967. "Cheryl's Goin Home" also cut by the Cascades, Arwin single 122, Billboard review March 26, 1966, entered Billboard's Bubbling Under May 14, 1966
Tracks 10 & 11 from Atco album SD 33-203
Sonny & Cher: In Case You're In Love
Released February 1967 Billboard review February 25, 1967
Entered Cash Box March 11, 1967, peak #43
Entered Billboard March 25, 1967, peak #45
After Sonny's "Misty Roses" / "Cheryl's Goin Home" (45-6446) was cancelled, Atco issued Sonny & Cher's "Living For You" / "Love Don't Come" (45-6449, Variety review November 9, 1966, Billboard #87).
3:18
(The actual occurrence of the demonstration
on the Sunset Strip November 1966)
Produced by Sonny Bono & Bill Friedkin
No Publisher(s) Credited
SONNY'S GROUP:
11251 Trippin' 2:55
(Bono)
Instrumental
Produced by Sonny Bono
Arranged by Harold Battiste
Chris – Marc – Cotillion BMI
Masters assigned Thursday, 1 December 1966
Recorded Gold Star, Hollywood ~ Atco single 45-6458
Monarch Pressing
Delta Numbers
64700 / 64700 – X
12. I Told My Girl To Go Away (Single Version) 3:30
(Sonny Bono) Copyright September 6, 1967
Master 12621 assigned June 20, 1967
Atco 45-6505 released July 1967 Billboard review July 15, 1967 Cash Box review July 29, 1967: "Sleepy carousel rhythm on this teen blues tune and a catchy shift into high gear at the close of each stanza. Look for the magic name of Sonny to attract attention for this potential sleeper on the move."
Genesis of the Inner Views project. Recorded in the 'I Just Sit There' session at Gold Star, on or slightly before June 20, 1967. Frightened by Sonny's new progressive approach, Atco quickly followed "I Told My Girl To Go Away" (45-6505) with Sonny & Cher's "It's The Little Things" (45-6507, recorded March 1967, Billboard review July 29, 1967, peak #50) and the Best Of Sonny & Cher album (SD 33-219, entered Cash Box August 5, 1967, peak #17, most recent cut "A Beautiful Story," recorded April 1967). Meanwhile, Sonny produced Cher's "You Better Sit Down Kids" (recorded July 3, 1967, Cash Box #8) and "I Wasn't Ready" (recorded July 5, 1967) for Imperial. The unreleased and now lost Sonny solo cut "I'm Not Small Enough" (recorded August 16, 1967) was possibly written for Inner Views.
13. Pammie's On A Bummer (Single Version) 4:57
(Sonny Bono) Copyright September 22, 1967
Master 13187 assigned October 1967
Atco 45-6531 released October 1967 Billboard Chart Spotlight November 4, 1967 Cash Box review November 4, 1967: "Shattering psychedelic side, but perhaps too long to crack programming blocks."
Single edit shortens Steve Mann's opening guitar solo but retains the Mono album's extended fade-out.
14. My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight (Single Version) 2:34
(Sonny Bono) Copyright September 22, 1967
Master 13189 or 13190 assigned October 1967
Atco 45-6531 (B) released October 1967 Cash Box review November 4, 1967: "Taken from the 'Inner Views' LP as a result of deejay spins, the mid-speed ballad with a teen lyric appeal could set the chanter's single showing uptight."
Three additional verses on album version.
15. Laugh At Me (Original Backing Track Takes 9 & 10) 4:25
Previously Unreleased
(Sonny Bono) Copyright September 22, 1965
No master number assigned
The sheer majesty of Sonny at the helm at Gold Star: "OK, you got the groove. That's great. Let's go!"
16. Laugh At Me (Album Version) 2:49
(Sonny Bono) Copyright September 22, 1965
No master number assigned
"It ain't me / That's goin / That's goin anyplace" version. Mono album fade-out slightly longer than Stereo.
Track 16 from Atco album SD 33-183 The Wonderous World Of Sonny & Cher
Released March 1966 Billboard ad and review April 9, 1966
Entered Cash Box April 9, 1966 peak #24
Entered Billboard April 16, 1966, peak #34
Tracks 1-5 & 12-14 Produced by Sonny Bono
Tracks 1-5 & 12-14 Arranged by Donald Peake
Tracks 6, 8, 10-11 & 15-16 Arranged & Produced by Sonny Bono, A York-Pala Production, Subsidiary Of Greene / Stone Enterprises
Tracks 6, 8, 10-11 & 15-16 Conducted by Harold Battiste
Released September 14, 1999: Sonny & Cher Good Times Original Film Soundtrack One Way CD 35140 (32:06) Mono w/ tape slip at 2:42 into "It's The Little Things." See ICE magazine CD Watchdog, February 2000!
I wanna say it for Cher And I hope I say it for alot of people.
Caesar & Cleo:
7613 The Letter
7614 Spring Fever Copyright Oct 10, 1966
~ Vault 45-119
[Vault 909, 916]
Atlantic Masters book: "Volt" label
Master numbers assigned Feb 18, 1964
BB rvw July 14, 1964 S&C: Vault 916 ent BB Hot 100 Oct 23, 1965 pk #75 424-A The Letter in Stereo:
Hi-Oldies single 424
8514 Sing C'est La Vie LP1, Best Of LP rec LA Master assigned Jan 20, 1965
~ Atco 6345 B
Sonny & Cher: 8639 Just You 3:59 ~ Atlantic Oldies Series 45 OS-13071
8640 Untitled (Unreleased) rec LA Masters assigned Jan 28, 1965
First Version: Atco 45-6359 B It's Gonna Rain movie version w/ echo-delay: In wax: Scratched out 65C-09 then 65C-9026-11
Second Version: Atco 45-6359 B It's Gonna Rain 'Look At Us' LP version w/ NO echo-delay: In wax: 65C-9026-12
It's Gonna Rain movie version w/ echo-delay: Wild On The Beach Soundtrack ~ RCA LPM / LSP 3441 BB rvw July 24, 1965 LP Arranged / Conducted by Jimmie Haskell LP Produced by Al Schmitt LP Engineer Dick Bogert Film Assoc. Producer: William D. (= "By") Dunham
Sonny & Cher:
9119 Let It Be Me LP1, Best Of LP
9120 Something You Got (Unreleased)
9121 You Don't Love Me LP1
9122 You've Really Got A Hold On Me LP1
Masters assigned Jun 23, 1965
9123 500 Miles LP1
9124 Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love LP1
9125 And Then He Kissed Me LP1
9126 Unchained Melody LP1
Masters assigned Jun 17, 1965
9174 The Letter 2:06 LP1
~ LP 33-177 Look At Us BB ad Aug 14, 1965 ('Just Rel') BB rvw Aug 28, 1965
ent BB Aug 21, 1965 pk #2 ent CB Aug 21, 1965 pk #2 Certified Gold ~ BB Oct 16, 1965 NME rvw Oct 1, 1966
33025 I Got You Babe, The Letter, Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love 33026 Just You, It's Gonna Rain, You've Really Got A Hold On Me
9175 King Curtis: Spanish Harlem ~ Atco 45-6387 BB rvw Dec 11, 1965 rec NYC Master assigned July 22, 1965
Sonny:
9176 Laugh At Me (Single Version) (S. Bono) Copyright Sept 22, 1965 2:55 (45) Arranged & Produced by Sonny Bono A York-Pala Production Engineer: Stan Ross
Sonny's Group:
9177 Tony (Greene-Stone-Bono) Copyright Aug 2, 1965 2:00 No Arr/Prod/Eng credits
~ Atco 45-6369
BB rvw Aug 7, 1965 BB ad Aug 14, 1965 ent BB Bubb Aug 14, 1965 pk #10 ent CB Aug 21, 1965 pk #11
Laugh At Me by Mott The Hoople on Atlantic LP SD 8258 BB rvw May 9, 1970
Sonny & Cher: 9272 But You're Mine (Track Only) rec NYC Master assigned Sept 1, 1965 LP and 45 versions of 'But You're Mine' differ: LP Version @ 1:47 Cher sings "It ain't us that's gonna lose this fight" 45 Version @ 1:47 Sonny sings "It ain't us that's gonna lose this fight."
Sonny:
9425 The Revolution Kind (Bono) Copyright Oct 17, 1965 2:30 Arranged & Produced by Sonny Bono A York / Pala Production Sonny's Group:
9426 Georgia & John Quetzal (Bono-Greene-Stone) Copyright Oct 27, 1965 2:08 No Arr/Prod/Eng credits
~ Atco 45-6386
rec LA Masters assigned Oct 27, 1965 BB ad Nov 13, 1965 BB rvw Nov 20, 1965 ent BB Hot 100 Nov 27, 1965 pk #70 ent CB Nov 27, 1965 pk #65 NME rvw Dec 17, 1966
Sonny & Cher:
9450 I Look For You 2:40 LP2
Master assigned Oct 29, 1965 = I Looked For You, Look For Me Baby
9496 But You're Mine (French): Je m'en balance car je t'aime
Master assigned Nov 8, 1965
Sonny & Cher: 9711 We Need Each Other (Unreleased)
9712 Love Don't Come (Unreleased)
rec LA Masters assigned Dec 14, 1965
9713 What Now My Love (Unreleased)
9714 Just A Room (Unreleased)
rec LA Masters assigned Dec 15, 1965
9715 Sing With The Music (Unreleased)
9716 People Get Ready (Unreleased)
rec LA Masters assigned Dec 20, 1965
Sonny & Cher:
9883 Crying Time ~ Sundazed Wonderous World Of S & C CD
9884 Summertime LP2
9885 But I Really Don't Mind (Unreleased)
9886 Sonny & Cher w/ Bat Band (Unreleased)
rec LA Masters assigned Jan 21, 1966
Sonny: Laugh At Me (Album Version) No Master Number assigned
Sonny & Cher: 9938 Bring It On Home To Me 3:08 LP2
9939 Tell Him 2:34 LP2
9940 Leave Me Be 2:03 LP2 rec LA, Feb 8, 1966
9945 Set Me Free 2:20 LP2
9946 Concrete & Clay (Unreleased)
9947 So Fine 2:30 LP2
9948 Turn Around 2:47 LP2
rec LA Masters assigned Feb 14, 1966
10013 I'm Leaving It All Up To You 2:18 LP2
rec Gold Star, LA Master assigned Mar 1, 1966
~ LP 33-183 The W W of S&C BB ad Apr 9, 1966 BB rvw Apr 9, 1966
ent BB Apr 16, 1966 pk #34 ent CB Apr 9, 1966 pk #24
Little Man (French): Petit Homme Also rec in Italian
Sonny:
10967 Misty Roses (Tim Hardin) Copyright Feb 14, 1966 3:00 (Atlantic Masters book) or 3:05 (LP3) = 11553 ?
10968 Cheryl's Goin' Home (Bob Lind) Copyright Dec 22, 1965 2:40 (Atlantic Masters book & LP3) = 11556 ?
~ Atco 45-6446
Masters assigned Oct 10, 1966 Not rvw in BB or Var
Sonny & Cher: 11004 Living For You = 11012 ? Master assigned Oct 19, 1966
11012 Living For You Copyright Nov 30, 1966 3:20 LP3 Best Of LP
11013 Love Don't Come Copyright Feb 1, 1966 3:00 LP3 11013 = 11292
~ Atco 45-6449 B/S Produced by Sonny Bono Arranged by Harold Battiste Var rvw Nov 9, 1966 BB rvw Nov 12, 1966 ent BB Hot 100 Nov 19, 1966 pk #87 ent CB Dec 3, 1966 pk #98
Cash Box Week ending 17 December 1966
Record Ramblings
Hollywood:
The Niagara, which threatens to make this December the wettest in L.A.’s history, dampened the gush of teenage dissenters along the strip last weekend. But another deluge has engulfed the town -- a profluence of protest disks involving the Sunset rebellion. First to arrive was “S.O.S.” by Terry Randall on Valiant, an unsophisticated blues styled ditty set to a repetitious but nevertheless provocative Morse code cry for deliverance. Sonny Bono’s "Sunset Symphony" (which will be released on Atco) is in the form of a documentary backed by the dissonance of stroboscopic sound. And latest release is by the Buffalo Springfield, composed by lead singer Steve Stills, last Wednesday [30 November], waxed at 4:00am on Thursday [1 December] and delivered to local stations on Friday [2 December].
3:18
(The actual occurrence of the demonstration
on the Sunset Strip November 1966)
Produced by Sonny Bono & Bill Friedkin
No Publisher(s) Credited
SONNY'S GROUP:
11251 Trippin' 2:55
(Bono)
Instrumental
Produced by Sonny Bono
Arranged by Harold Battiste
Chris – Marc – Cotillion BMI
Masters assigned Thursday, 1 December 1966
Recorded Gold Star, Hollywood ~ Atco single 45-6458
Monarch Pressing
Delta Numbers
64700 / 64700 – X
THE BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD:
11252 For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound) 2:37
Words And Music Registered With The Library Of Congress Copyright Office 5 December 1966
11253 Do I Have To Come
Right Out And Say It 3:00
Masters assigned Monday, 5 December 1966
Recorded Columbia Studios, LA
~ Atco single 45-6459
Billboard review 31 December 1966 Monarch Pressing
Delta Numbers
64813 / 64814
Sonny & Cher:
11291 The Beat Goes On Copyright Dec 30, 1966 LP3, Best Of LP
11292 Love Don't Come Copyright Feb 1, 1966 3:00
~ Atco 45-6461
rec LA Masters assigned Dec 15, 1966
BB rvw Jan 7, 1967 Var rvw Jan 11, 1967 BB ad Jan 14, 1967 ent BB Hot 100 Jan 14, 1967 pk #6 ent CB Jan 14, 1967 pk #7
Soundtrack completed by Aug 1966 ~ NME Oct 14, 1966
Masters assigned Mar 17, 1967 Score Copyright Dec 28, 1966 BB & CB rvws May 6, 1967
ent BB May 27, 1967 pk #73 Var film rvw Apr 26, 1967 Var saw film Apr 6, 1967 @ Columbia Studios
Sonny & Cher:
11975 Il Cammino Di Ogni Speranza
11976 L 'umanita
rec Milan, Italy for the San Remo Festival Thursday, Jan 26, 1967+
Sonny & Cher:
14904 You Gotta Have A Thing Of Your Own
Master assigned July 4, 1968
11896 I Got You Babe (Good Times Version)
~ Atco 45-6605 BB & CB rvws Aug 17, 1968
Cher: 16280 The Thought Of Loving You 16281 Yours Until Tomorrow ~ Atco 45-6658 Masters assigned Jan 7, 1969
Cher: 16885 Cry Like A Baby 16886 Please Don't Tell Me rec Muscle Shoals Masters assigned Apr 30, 1969
CB & BB ads 31 May 1969: Sonny & Cher "You’re A Friend Of Mine" Atco 45-6683 Produced by Sonny Bono
CB review 31 May 1969: Exciting new return from Sonny & Cher has the twosome adding a bit of Soul-fire to the sound long associated with them. Fine side with teen and FM prospects. Flip: “I Would Marry You Today” (2:57) deserves a close listen as well.
BB review 31 May 1969: Infectious rhythm and lyric to match that will bring the duo back on the chart with impact. One of their best in some time. Flip: “I Would Marry You Today”.
Var review 11 June 1969: Sonny & Cher’s “You’re A Friend Of Mine” is a bouncy hard rocker which features cute vocal interchange between this husband and wife team. “I Would Marry You Today” is a sticky reappraisal of the duo’s marital status that achieves new heights of puppy love.
Sonny & Cher: 16998 Unknown Title (Unreleased) rec May 14, 1969
Cher: 17000 Lay Baby Lay ~ Atco 45-6868 B May 14, 1969 17001 Do Right Woman Do Right Man 17002 For What It's Worth ~ Atco 45-6704 BB & CB rvws Aug 16, 1969 Apr 23, 1969 17003 Save The Children Apr 21, 1969 17004 (Just Enough To Keep Me) Hangin' On ~ Atco 45-6704 BB rvw Aug 16, 1969 ~ Atco 45-6868 BB rvw Dec 25, 1971 Apr 23, 1969 17005 Wedding Bell Blues (Unreleased) Apr 23, 1969 17006 Tonight I'll Be Stayin' Here With You Apr 22, 1969 17007 Always David (Unreleased) Apr 25, 1969 17008 I Threw It All Away Apr 21, 1969 17009 Dock Of The Bay 17010 I Walk On Guilded Splinters ~ Atco 45-6684 Apr 24, 1969 ~ LP SD-33-298 CB rvw July 26, 1969
CHASTITY ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
Produced by Sonny Bono
Chastity's Song (Band Of Thieves)
Arranged by Greg Poree
All other CHASTITY ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
Tracks, except Flowers (Love Of A Family),
Arranged by Don Peake
Chastity's Song, originally titled just Band Of Thieves, first appeared on composer Elyse J. Weinberg's 'Elyse'(Tetragrammaton album T-117, Cash Box review 17 May 1969)
Cher: 17689 The First Time ~ Atco 45-6713 BB rvw Nov 29, 1969 ~ Atco 45-6793 B 17690 You've Made Me So Very Happy ~ Atco 45-6713 B Masters assigned Sept 11, 1969
Sonny & Cher:
18334 I Can't Keep My Eyes Off Of You (Unreleased)
rec Gold Star, LA Nov 29, 1967
Sonny:
18335 A Beautiful Story (Unreleased)
rec Gold Star, LA Mar 3, 1967
Harold Battiste: 18336 Dream World (Unreleased) rec Gold Star, LA July 3, 1967
Sonny & Cher:
19384 He Gets Me Where I Wanna Go (Unreleased)
rec Gold Star, LA May 27, 1970
Cher: 20363 Superstar ~ Atco 45-6793 Rec NYC Oct 1970 BB rvw Nov 7, 1970
Sonny & Cher: 24611 Baby Don't Go (3:08) (= Reprise Master 2900) Master assigned May 1972 ~ For Atco album SD 2-804
24937 Love Is Strange
(= Reprise Master 2906) Master assigned June 1972
Reprise single 0308 Love Is Strange (2906) / Do You Want To Dance BB rvw Sept 26, 1964
Reprise single 0309 Baby Don't Go (2900) / Walkin' The Quetzal (2901) Not rvw in BB 1964
Reprise single 0309 (= 0392) BB rvw Aug 14, 1965
Reprise LP R-6177 New Rel in BB Oct 9, 1965 BB rvw Oct 16, 1965
Reprise EP SR-6177 (40,135) Baby Don't Go (2900), Leavin' Town (Bill Medley), Do You Want To Dance (40,136) Love Is Strange (2906), Wo Yeah (Bill Medley), Let The Good Times Roll
Reprise 0419 (= 0308) BB rvw Nov 20, 1965
Reprise 0723 Baby Don't Go (2900) / Love Is Strange (2906) Back To Back Hits Rel before Aug 1972
Cher: 28654 I Believe rec Gold Star, LA Dec 3, 1969 28655 Easy To Be Hard rec Gold Star, LA Nov 28, 1969 28656 Momma, Look Sharp rec Gold Star, LA Dec 4, 1969 28657 You've Made Me So Very Happy rec Gold Star, LA Jan 25, 1969 28658 Danny Boy rec Gold Star, LA Dec 3, 1969 28659 I Believe 28660 It Gets Me Where I Wanna Go 28661 Band Of Thieves (Chastity) rec Gold Star, LA Dec 1, 1969
Sonny:
28662 I'm Not Small Enough (Unreleased)
rec Gold Star, LA Aug 16, 1967
Sonny & Cher:
28663 Born To Be With You (Unreleased)
rec Gold Star, LA Mar 24, 1969
28664 Just A Little (Unreleased)
rec Gold Star, LA Mar 26, 1969
28665 Play Me Some Music rec Gold Star, LA Dec 4, 1969
The Two Of Us ~ Atco SD 2-804 BB rvw Aug 19, 1972 Ent BB Sept 9, 1972 pk #122 CB pk #137 Packaged like a Kapp album! Contains Look At Us (deletes '500 Miles' and adds 'Baby Don't Go') & In Case You're In Love LPs
Atlantic Oldies Series OS-13071 Just You / I Got You Babe OS-13072 The Beat Goes On / What Now My Love
Atco / Rhino 7 91796-2, November 1991 Produced by Bill Inglot
Baby Don't Go Just You Sing C'est La Vie I Got You Babe Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love Laugh At Me But You're Mine The Revolution Kind What Now My Love Have I Stayed Too Long Leave Me Be Little Man Living For You Love Don't Come The Beat Goes On Stereo A Beautiful Story Stereo It's The Little Things My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight Stereo Good Combination I Got You Babe (Good Times Soundtrack Version) Hello S&C PSA: Stay cool go back to school
I Got You Babe Wayne & Dee Master 6761 HIT 221
In The Style Of Sonny & Cher
Baby Don't Go
Jimmy & Pat Master 6774 HIT 224
In The Style Of Sonny & Cher
Bang Bang Sandy
Master 6827 HIT 250
In The Style Of Cher
The Beat Goes On Bobby & Connie Master 7027 HIT 281
In The Style Of Sonny & Cher
Sundazed CDs with liner notes (and photos) by Ward Lamb
SC 6140 (Mono) Released April 1998 w/ "Summertime" (2:54)(Previously 2:35), "What Now My Love" (3:40) (Previously 3:38 on Bill Inglot's Atco / Rhino CD 7 91796-2, November 1991 and 3:28 on original Atco LP & 45), LP version of "Laugh At Me" & 45 Version of "But You're Mine"
SC 6141 Released April 1998 Stereo cuts: The Beat Goes On Love Don't Come We'll Sing In The Sunshine Stand By Me Cheryl's Goin' Home A Beautiful Story
I Got You Babe Rhino Special Editions CD R2 71233, 1993 I Got You Babe The Beat Goes On Mono Just You But You're Mine What Now My Love Have I Stayed Too Long Let It Be Me Sing C'est La Vie Laugh At Me The Revolution Kind
I Got You Babe And Other Hits Rhino--Flashback CD R2 72806, 1997 I Got You Babe Little Man Just You Good Combination But You're Mine The Beat Goes On Stereo Have I Stayed Too Long A Beautiful Story It's The Little Things What Now My Love
I Got You Babe Stereo on Eclipse 64869-2, 1996 Rock 'N Roll Relix 18 Classic Hits 1964-1965
CD Single: Atlantic R2 76012 The Beat Goes On Mono I Got You Babe Mono
Sonny & Cher
The Beat Goes On (39:03)
German Atlantic CD 7567-80801-2 (14 September 1998)
(Straight Reissue of ATCO album SD 11000,
released mid-November 1975)
01. The Beat Goes On (Stereo)
02. I Got You Babe (Stereo)
03. What Now My Love (Stereo)
04. Just You (Stereo)
05. Laugh At Me (Stereo Album Version)
06. Baby Don't Go (Off-Kilter Left Channel Fake “Stereo“)
07. Little Man (Stereo)
08. Cher: Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (Stereo)
09. Cher: I Walk On Guilded Splinters (Stereo)
10. Sing C'est La Vie (Stereo)
11. It's The Little Things (Stereo)
12. Cher: Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (Stereo)
Billboard review 13 December 1975: "First set in the new Atlantic $4.98 line is a good collection of the biggest hits of this once monstrous duo. With Cher on TV weekly and Sonny still getting much exposure, sales should be helped even more. Best cuts: 'The Beat Goes On', 'I Got You Babe', 'Laugh At You' [sic!], 'Little Man'". Record World 27 December 1975, also failed to notice the unmarked Cher solo cuts.
Sonny & Cher
36 All-Time Favorites
GSC Music / EDI 17075
Warner Special Products OPCD 3590 / 17075-1, -2, -3
Released 2003
Disc 1 (36:45)
01. I Got You Babe
02. A Groovy Kind Of Love
03. I’m Gonna Love You
04. Do You Wanna Dance STEREO
05. The Letter
06. Little Man
07. Set Me Free
08. Good Times
09. You Baby
10. Stand By Me STEREO
11. I Look For You
12. But You’re Mine SINGLE VERSION
Disc 2 (35:33)
01. The Beat Goes On STEREO
02. Sing C’est La Vie
03. Love Is Strange STEREO
04. It’s The Little Things
05. You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
06. A Beautiful Story STEREO
07. Love Don’t Come
08. I’m Leaving It All Up To You
09. So Fine
10. We’ll Sing In The Sunshine STEREO
11. Turn Around
12. What Now My Love
Disc 3 (38:16)
01. Laugh At Me SINGLE VERSION
02. 500 Miles
03. Bring It On Home To Me
04. Let It Be Me
05. Then He Kissed Me
06. Living For You
07. Tell Him
08. Just You
09. Unchained Melody
10. Why Don’t They Let Us Fall In Love
11. Summertime
12. Baby Don’t Go
All songs from the Look At Us album except It’s Gonna Rain, You Don’t Love Me
All songs from the Wonderous World Of Sonny & Cher album except Leave Me Be
All songs from the In Case You’re In Love album except Monday, Podunk, Misty Roses, Cheryl’s Goin’ Home
Adds A Beautiful Story, Good Times, I’m Gonna Love You, It’s The Little Things and Reprise cuts Baby Don’t Go, Love Is Strange, Do You Wanna Dance
01. Believe
02. If I Could Turn Back Time
03. Heart Of Stone
04. Just Like Jesse James
05. Save Up All Your Tears
06. After All (Love Theme From Chances Are) -- duet with Peter
Cetera
07. I Found Someone
08. One By One
09. Strong Enough
10. All Or Nothing
11. Song For The Lonely
12. Take Me Home
13. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
14. All I Really Want To Do MONO
15. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) STEREO
16. Half-Breed
17. Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
18. Dark Lady
19. The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher (ATCO) STEREO
Previously STEREO on "The Best Of Sonny & Cher" (Atco / Rhino 7 91796-
2, November 1991), "In Case You're In Love" (Sundazed SC 6141
Released April 1998), "I Got You Babe And Other Hits" (Rhino--
Flashback CD R2 72806, 1997) and "Sonny & Cher: The Essentials"
(Elektra / Warner Strategic Marketing R2 76155, October 1, 2002).
Previously MONO on "I Got You Babe" (Rhino Special Editions CD R2
71233, 1993) and CD Single (Atlantic R2 76012).
20. I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher (1965 ATCO 45-6359) STEREO!
Previously STEREO only on the German Sonny & Cher compilation CD "The Beat Goes On" (originally Atco album SD 11000, mid-November 1975), "Hard To Find 45's On CD, Vol. 5: 60's Pop Classics" (Eric 11509, 23 May 2000),
the "Buster Original Motion Picture Soundtrack " (Atlantic 7 81905-2, 20 September 1988) and "Rock 'N Roll Relix 18 Classic Hits 1964-1965" (Eclipse 64869-2,
1996)
21. A Different Kind Of Love Song (Rodney Jerkins main mix
(faster))
Released 1 October 2002 SONNY & CHER THE ESSENTIALS
Elektra / Warner Strategic Marketing R2 76155
(40:33)
01. I Got You Babe
02. Laugh At Me 45 Version
03. Just You
04. But You're Mine 45 Version
05. The Revolution Kind
06. What Now My Love
07. Have I Stayed Too Long
08. Little Man
09. Living For You
10. A Beautiful Story STEREO
11. It's The Little Things
12. The Beat Goes On STEREO
Project Concept: Thane Tierney
Compilation: Bill Inglot
Remastering: WEA Studios, Los Angeles
Liner Notes: Sheryl Farber
Discographical Annotation: Ted Myers
Photography Research: Steven P. Gorman
From :
mr.hand@rhino.com
Subject :
Rhino Handmade Early Warning #4
Date :
Sat, 11 Sep 1999 21:54:53 -0400
Greetings Earthling!
This Monday, 13 September 1999, at Noon Pacific Daylight Time
[1900
UTC], we will begin taking orders for Rhino Handmade's fourth
internet-only release:
The re-issue -for the first time anywhere in 32 years- of SONNY
BONO's
only solo album "Inner Views".
In 1967, with SONNY & CHER as hot as they would ever be, SONNY
BONO
recorded and released 'Inner Views'. His first -and only- solo
album. It
was then, and it remains, a very singular and unique listening
experience.
The opening track, the nearly thirteen-minute long opus grandé,
"I Just
Sit There", is the perfect example. Any song which has a sitar
as its
lead instrument, quotes from both "The Battle Hymn Of The
Republic" and
"A Day In The Life" within sixty seconds of each other,
liberally uses
faux-Dylanesque harmonica and organ stings throughout, rhymes
"sturgeon"
with "virgin" and thunders from your speakers with Sonny's own
Wall
(well, perhaps, Wallpaneling) Of Sound is just Absolutely A-OK
with all
of The Archivists here.
They just don't make records like this anymore.
Being that the SONNY BONO 'Inner Views' solo album is just
33-minutes
long, we have filled out this CD with every SONNY BONO solo Atco
single
there ever was. From his first solo hit "Laugh At Me" (in fact,
we've
included the mono single-lyric version, the stereo album-lyric
version
and a previously unreleased original backing track recording
session)
through his cover versions of "Misty Roses" and "Cheryl's Going
Home" to
the shortened "radio friendly" re-edited single versions of many
'Inner
Views' tracks which Atco's Entirely Too Optimistic Promotion
Department
then thought might Somehow Somewhere Someway become Big Hits.
Every Atco release SONNY BONO ever issued under his own name in
one
convenient pocket-sized container suitable for sharing with all
of your
friends. "Inner Views" has been out of print for three decades.
It has
been remastered from the Atco vault masters and it appears on
compact
disc for the first time anywhere.
Sonny Bono was shagadelic before shagadelic was a registered
trademark.
And with this wackily comprehensive Rhino Handmade expanded
reissue of
"Inner Views" there is now 69-minutes of incontrovertible
permanently-encoded digital proof.
SONNY BONO "Inner Views" will be available in an
individually-numbered
limited edition of 1,500 (one thousand five-hundred) copies.
It is NOT AVAILABLE in any store on the planet.
It is available ONLY from Rhino Handmade.
It is available ONLY on The Internet at:
http://www.rhinohandmade.com
You will find the complete track listing for SONNY BONO "Inner
Views" at
the bottom of this e-mail. And sound samples for every track on
the
Rhino Handmade website.
Our next Rhino Handmade release will be a limited edition
release of a collection of previously unissued TIM BUCKLEY
studio
recordings. And I'll tell you all about it in my next e-mail in
two
weeks.
Always Cybernetically Yours,
R W Hand
Curator
Rhino Handmade Institute Of Petromusicology
e-mail: mr.hand@rhino.com
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SONNY BONO
"Inner Views"
Catalogue Number:
RHM2 7704
ALL TIMES APPROXIMATE
[Approximately 69:00 Total Time]
1. I JUST SIT THERE 12:40
2. I TOLD MY GIRL TO GO AWAY 4:17
3. I WOULD MARRY YOU TODAY 4:22
4. MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL IS OUT OF SIGHT 4:10
5. PAMMIE'S ON A BUMMER 7:46
Tracks 1 to 5 taken from Atco album SD33-229 INNER VIEWS
6. LAUGH AT ME (SINGLE VERSION) 2:56
7. TONY (INSTRUMENTAL) 2:19 SONNY'S GROUP
Tracks 6 to 7 taken from Atco single 45-6369
8. THE REVOLUTION KIND 3:22
9. GEORGIA AND JOHN QUETZAL (INSTRUMENTAL) 2:10 SONNY'S GROUP
Tracks 8 to 9 taken from Atco single 45-6386
10. MISTY ROSES 3:04
11. CHERYL'S GOING HOME 2:39
Tracks 10 to 11 taken from scheduled, but never issued, Atco
single
45-6446
12. I TOLD MY GIRL TO GO AWAY (SINGLE VERSION) 3:30
Track 12 taken from A-side Atco single 45-6505
13. PAMMIE'S ON A BUMMER (SINGLE VERSION) 4:57
14. MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL IS OUT OF SIGHT (SINGLE VERSION) 2:34
Tracks 13 to 14 taken from Atco single 45-6531
15. LAUGH AT ME (ORIGINAL BACKING TRACK TAKES 9 + 10) 4:25
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
16. LAUGH AT ME (ALBUM VERSION) 2:48
Track 16 taken from Atco album SD33-183 THE WONDROUS WORLD OF
SONNY &
CHER
