Sonny and Cher

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Sonny and Cher
Sonny and Cher, 1966. Photograph by Peter Dentor
Sonny and Cher, 1966. Photograph by Peter Dentor
General information
Genre (s) Pop , rock , folk rock
founding 1964
resolution 1977 (Reunions 1979 and 1987)
Last occupation
Sonny Bono († 1998)
singing
 Cher
"Sonny & Cher" Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , 7018 Hollywood Blvd.

Sonny and Cher was an active American pop duo from 1964 to 1977, which consisted of Sonny Bono and his wife Cher and has sold more than 80 million records to date.

Her singles I Got You Babe (1965), Little Man (1966) and The Beat Goes On (1967) were successful . In 1965, five hits by Sonny and Cher were simultaneously in the top 20 of the international charts.

history

The two have had several television shows, including The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971) and The Sonny and Cher Show (1976).

In 1987, the two surprisingly performed their earlier hit I Got You Babe on David Letterman's Late Night Show . This was their last appearance together.

Private

Cher, born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946 in California and Sonny Bono, born Salvatore Bono in Detroit on February 16, 1935 to Italian immigrants, were married in 1969. On March 4, 1969, their child Chastity Bono was born. Bono has other children from his first marriage.

In 1975 the marriage ended in divorce. Sonny Bono died on January 5, 1998 in a skiing accident.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1965 Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher and Friends - US69 (10 weeks)
US
First published: March 1965
Look at Us UK7 (13 weeks)
UK 		US2
gold
gold

(44 weeks)US
First published: August 1965
Sales: + 500,000
1966 The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher UK15 (7 weeks)
UK 		US34 (20 weeks)
US
First published: May 1966
1967 In Case You're in Love - US45 (29 weeks)
US
First published: March 1967
Good Times - US73 (18 weeks)
US
First published: May 1967
The best of Sonny & Cher - US23 (64 weeks)
US
First published: 1967
1971 All I Ever Need Is You - US14th
gold
gold

(29 weeks)US
First published: June 1971
Sales: + 500,000
Sonny & Cher Live - US35
gold
gold

(40 weeks)US
First published: September 1971
Sales: + 500,000
1973 The Two of Us - US122 (12 weeks)
US
First published: 1972
Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer ... - US132 (6 weeks)
US
First published: February 1973
Live in Las Vegas Vol. 2 - US175 (7 weeks)
US
First published: December 1973
1974 Greatest hits - US146 (6 weeks)
US
First published: 1974

More albums

  • This Good Earth , 1970 - Unpublished.
  • Our Last Show , 1974 - Unreleased compilation with two new songs.
  • Untitled , 1976 - Sonny and Cher's last, unreleased album. Of 15 recorded songs, only the titles You're Not Right For Me and Wrong Number were released as a single in 1977.
  • The Singles + , 2000 - DCD Best of Sonny & Cher and Cher.

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT UK UK US US
1964 Baby Don't Go
Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher and Friends 		- - UK11 (9 weeks)
UK 		US8 (12 weeks)
US
First published: October 1964
1965 Just You
Look at Us 		- - - US20 (9 weeks)
US
First published: April 1965
I Got You Babe
Look at Us 		DE3 (3½ months)
DE 		AT6 (2 months)
AT 		UK1 (13 weeks)
UK 		US1
gold
gold

(14 weeks)US
First published: June 1965
Sales: + 1,000,000
But You're Mine
The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher 		- - UK17 (8 weeks)
UK 		US15 (8 weeks)
US
First published: October 1965
The Letter
Look at Us 		- - - US75 (5 weeks)
US
First published: October 1965
1966 What Now My Love
The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher 		- - UK13 (11 weeks)
UK 		US14 (8 weeks)
US
First published: January 1966
Have I Stayed Too Long
The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher 		- - UK42 (3 weeks)
UK 		US49 (6 weeks)
US
First published: May 1966
Little Man
In Case You're in Love 		DE2 (4 months)
DE 		- UK4 (10 weeks)
UK 		US21 (7 weeks)
US
First published: September 1966
Living for You
In Case You're in Love 		- - UK44 (4 weeks)
UK 		US87 (2 weeks)
US
First published: November 1966
1967 The Beat Goes On
In Case You're in Love 		DE24 (1½ month)
DE 		- UK29 (8 weeks)
UK 		US6 (11 weeks)
US
First published: December 1966
A Beautiful Story
The Best of Sonny & Cher 		- - - US53 (5 weeks)
US
First published: April 1967
Plastic Man
Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits 		- - - US74 (3 weeks)
US
First published: May 1967
It's the Little Things
Good Times 		- - - US50 (7 weeks)
US
First published: July 1967
Good Combination
In Case You're in Love 		- - - US56 (6 weeks)
US
First published: November 1967
1971 All I Ever Need Is You
All I Ever Need Is You 		- - UK8 (12 weeks)
UK 		US7 (15 weeks)
US
First published: September 1971
1972 A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done
All I Ever Need Is You 		DE48 (1 week)
DE 		- - US8 (13 weeks)
US
First published: February 1972
When You Say Love
Greatest Hits (Sonny & Cher) 		- - - US32 (10 weeks)
US
First published: June 1972
1973 Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer
Papa Used to Write All Her Songs
Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer ... 		- - - US77 (5 weeks)
US
First published: March 1973

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More singles

  • 1964: Do You Wanna Dance
  • 1965: Laugh at Me
  • 1965: Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love
  • 1965: Sing c'est la vie
  • 1965: Love is Strange
  • 1966: Bang Bang
  • 1968: Circus
  • 1968: You Gotta Have a Thing Of Your Own
  • 1969: You're a Friend Of Mine
  • 1970: Get It Together
  • 1977: You're Not Right For Me / Wrong Number

literature

  • Stambler, Irwin: The Encyclopedia Of Pop, Rock And Soul . 3rd revised edition. St. Martin's Press, New York City 1989, ISBN 0-312-02573-4 , pp. 624 f.

swell

  1. ↑ For more information on the title, see: Fred Bronson: The Billboard Book of Number One Hits . 3rd revised and expanded edition. Billboard Publications, New York City 1992, p. 181
  2. ↑ Sara Kettler: How Sonny and Cher Went From TV's Power Couple to Bitter Exes. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (American English).
  3. ^ This Day in History 1975: Sonny and Cher divorce. May 1, 2009, accessed August 4, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Bernard Weinraub: Sonny Bono, 62, this in Skiing Accident . In: The New York Times . January 7, 1998, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed June 14, 2020]).
  5. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT UK US
  6. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
  7. ↑ The Cher Show: Sonny and Cher part 3 . tvparty.com. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  8. ↑ Cher's Lost Recordings / Cher Records . tvparty.com. Retrieved May 19, 2009.

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