All I Really Want to Do/The Sonny Side of Cher [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Product Description
Digitally Remastered Collection of Two Original Albums on a Single CD. These Are Cher’s First Two Solo Albums for Liberty Records from 1965 and 1966. As One Half of the Duo of Sonny and Cher with Husband Sonny Bono in the ‘1960s, Sonny was Intelligent Enough to Know that Cher Deserved her Own Solo Singing Career Without a Comic Foil. These Recordings Started the Ball Rolling and Offer Strong Material in the Form of Hits ("All I Really Want to Do", "Needles and Pins", that Sonny Himself Wrote, "Bang Bang") and Pop Cover Versions. These Songs also Served as Repertoire for the Bono's Popular Nightclub Act that Sustained them to the End of the Decade.

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All I Really Want to Do/The Sonny Side of Cher [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Average customer rating: It's "Time" Cher: All I Really Want To Do Excellent collection of songs This is great!

All I Really Want to Do/The Sonny Side of Cher Cher Manufacturer: Beat Goes On ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cher/With Love, Cher Look at Us Backstage/Golden Greats The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher The Singles + ASIN: B0007ZB39U Release Date: 2005-05-02

Tracks:

1. All I Really Want to Do
2. I Go to Sleep
3. Needles and Pins
4. Don't Think Twice
5. She Thinks I Still Care
6. Dream Baby
7. Bells of Rhymney
8. Girl Don't Come
9. See See Rider
10. Come and Stay With Me
11. Cry Myself to Sleep
12. Blowin' in the Wind
13. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
14. Elusive Butterfly
15. Where Do You Go
16. Our Day Will Come
17. Girl from Ipanema
18. It's Not Unusual
19. Like a Rolling Stone
20. Time
21. Come to Your Window
22. Old Man River
23. Milord
24. Young Girl (Une Enfante)

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Collection of Two Original Albums on a Single CD. These Are Cher's First Two Solo Albums for Liberty Records from 1965 and 1966. As One Half of the Duo of Sonny and Cher with Husband Sonny Bono in the `1960s, Sonny was Intelligent Enough to Know that Cher Deserved her Own Solo Singing Career Without a Comic Foil. These Recordings Started the Ball Rolling and Offer Strong Material in the Form of Hits ("All I Really Want to Do", "Needles and Pins", that Sonny Himself Wrote, "Bang Bang") and Pop Cover Versions. These Songs also Served as Repertoire for the Bono's Popular Nightclub Act that Sustained them to the End of the Decade.

Customer Reviews:

It's "Time".......2007-06-28

"The Sonny Side of Cher" was the best of her early solo albums, indeed, her best album next to "Stars". Sonny Bono really knew what kind of a singer he was working with. Sonny utilized the legendary New Orleans musician, Harold Battiste and the talents of musicians that although, not the Motown Funk Brothers, were top notch, incredible musicians where the rhythm section "smoked"! In hindsight it seems so surprising to hear where these songs came from: Edith Piaf!!!(Milord), the 1927 musical production "Showboat" by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein (Old Man River), Antonio Carlos Jobim (The Girl From Ipanema), Tom Jones!!!(It's Not Unusual, one of my favorites), Ruby & The Romantics (Our Day Will Come-another fave), just what was Sonny thinking?! Even "world music" influences (Bang, Bang) and somehow it all works, I don't know how or if any contemporary artist could manage an album like this, male or female. No record company would EVER ok an album that had this kind of range and I'm not sure what that says about this album and the current state of music but I know I will treasure it for what it is, my hats off to both Sonny (as producer) and, of course, Cher(still going strong, who knew?). An album of it's time, indeed.
"All I Really Want To Do", released in 1965, was Cher's first solo album and it contains some gems: "I Go To Sleep", "Dream Baby" (heavily influenced by Phil Spector, who Sonny worked with), "Cry Myself to Sleep". I VERY much appreciate Sonny's acknowledgement of the musicians who played on the album by listing them. I don't believe that was common practice in 1965 but it was informative to know people like Julius Wechter, Mike Rubini, Lyle Ritz and Gene Estes, among others, were the wonderful players. Cher recorded this album at the legendary Gold Star Studios in Hollywood. An essential CD that documents the beginnings of the recording career of the one-of-a-kind Cher.

Cher: All I Really Want To Do.......2005-09-07

This is unbelievable. I was 7 years old when this album was released in 1965. My parents bought the album for my birthday. However, because I was somewhat irresponsible, I left it in the car, in the sun. You know the rest if you ever owned a vinyl record. I am delighted that this is now available on CD. I never thought I would see this album again. We do live in a fabulous age.

Excellent collection of songs.......2005-06-25

Cher's first two albums for Imperial Records are reissued together on this remastered CD. Sonny produced these recordings using Phil Spector's famed wall of sound production techniques and the results are endurably memorable. The remastered sound highlights the solid musicianship (which sometimes sounded ramshackle on vinyl) and Cher's great vocals. The songs are classics, written by Bob Dylan, Jackie DeShannon, Sonny Bono, and Pete Seeger, among many others. Don't miss out on this great CD!!

This is great!.......2005-06-09

I can't believe this collection has came out, this is Cher at her best. I can't wait to buy it.

Average customer rating: Sonny side indeed Best found at thrift stores

All I Really Want to Do/The Sonny Side of Cher Cher Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Girl Groups | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008E6A Release Date: 1992-12-08

Tracks:

1. All I Really Want to Do
2. I Go to Sleep
3. Needles and Pins
4. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
5. He Thinks I Still Care
6. Dream Baby
7. Bells of Rhymney
8. Girl Don't Come
9. See See Blues (C.C. Rider)
10. Come and Stay With Me
11. Cry Myself to Sleep
12. Blowin' in the Wind
13. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
14. Young Girl (Une Enfante)
15. Where Do You Go
16. Our Day Will Come
17. Elusive Butterfly
18. Like a Rolling Stone
19. Ol' Man River
20. Come to Your Window
21. Girl from Ipanema
22. It's Not Unusual
23. Time
24. Milord

Customer Reviews:

Sonny side indeed.......2005-04-18

Cher is at her folkish best in these original Imperial recordings.
Featured here is her winning version of "All I really want to do",The moody epic "Bang Bang"(Sonny Bono),as well as the Ray Davies great," I go to sleep"and done Magnificently(pre-Pretenders)by Cher.
"Where do you go a 65 mild hit is simply heart-wrenching,as her under-stated version of "Time".
Her first single "Dream Baby" is here in all it's Bono-Spector grandeur.Cher's cover of "The Bells of Rhymney is simply the earthy best!!
This is the Cher that was innocent and heart-felt,and if you love the 60's girl.This re-release is essential!
I love it!!

Best found at thrift stores.......2004-07-06

I found this record for my friend at a thrift store for only 25 cents! I originally was planning to cut it up and turn it into a book cover. However, I recently came across a record player (another one of my cheap finds, try FREE.99) and listed to this album. If you can find a really nice copy of this vinyl, I recomment that you get it because it is a shame to hear "wobbly" versions of these songs.

The first track is "Bang, Bang" which is most recently popularized because of the movie Kill Bill. The Cher version is much better. It also features other familiar songs such as the "Girl from Impanema" and "Like a Rolling Stone". This is a great album for Cher fans, and non Cher fans (like me) alike. It might even turn you non Cher people into fans!

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