The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér

The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér
The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér
Studio album by Sonny & Cher
Released	May 1966
Genre	Pop rock
Length	32:11
Label	Atlantic/Atco
Producer	Sonny Bono
Sonny & Cher chronology
Singles from The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher
	"Laugh At Me"; Released: August 1965; "But You're Mine"; Released: September 1965; "The Revolution Kind"; Released: November 1965; "What Now My Love"; Released: January 1966; "Have I Stayed Too Long"; Released: May 1966;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Record Mirror	^[2]

The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér is the second studio album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in 1966 by Atco Records.

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 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
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[3]	10
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	15
US Billboard 200^[5]	34

Personnel

Cher – vocals
Sonny Bono – vocals
Wrecking Crew – instrumental backing

Production

Harold Battiste – conductor
Sonny Bono – arrangements, producer
Bob Irwin – mastering, mixing
Stan Ross – engineer

Design

Rich Russell – package design
Jerry Schatzberg – cover photography
Haig Adishian – original cover artwork
Jud Cost – liner notes

References

^ AMG Review
^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (28 May 1966). "Sonny And Cher: The Wondrous World Of Sonny And Cher" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 272. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Cash Box Magazine, December 10, 1966, Sweden's LP Best-Sellers, page 57" (PDF). Cash Box Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
^ "Sonny and Cher | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Sonny & Cher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[1] AMG Review

[2] Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (28 May 1966). "Sonny And Cher: The Wondrous World Of Sonny And Cher" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 272. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[Swedish_charts-3] "Cash Box Magazine, December 10, 1966, Sweden's LP Best-Sellers, page 57" (PDF). Cash Box Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[ac_UK_Sonny_and_Cher-4] "Sonny and Cher | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Sonny_&_Cher-5] "Sonny & Cher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

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