The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher

Sonny & Cher - The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher

The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher
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Artist: Sonny & Cher
Brand: SONNY & CHER
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1991-11-05
Music Label: Elektra/Asylum
Product features:
  • SONNY & CHER THE BEAT GOES ON
Soundtracks:
  1. Baby Don't Go
  2. Just You
  3. Sing C'est La Vie
  4. I Got You Babe
  5. Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love
  6. Laugh At Me
  7. But You're Mine
  8. The Revolution Kind
  9. What Now My Love
  10. Have I Stayed Too Long
  11. Leave Me Be
  12. Little Man
  13. Living For You
  14. Love Don't Come
  15. The Beat Goes On
  16. Beautiful Story
  17. It's The Little Things
  18. My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight
  19. Good Combination
  20. I Got You Babe ('Good Times' Soundtrack Version)
  21. Hello

Free Music Notes for The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher

Free Music Review: Comprehensive overview of the ATCO years (first phase of their career)
Hit: 5 Stars

I listened to this CD (again) in its entirety last night. This is an excellent compilation of Sonny & Cher's best songs from their ATCO years (1965-1967). The packaging is top-notch, and the essay by Ken Barnes is informative and entertaining.

For a die-hard fan like me, this is a five-star set. But for the sake of objectivity, I'm willing to look beyond my die-hardedness and to put myself in the shoes of the casual listener. There are 21 songs in this collection, 14 of which were chart hits. (Think about it: 14 charted songs in 3 years!!!) The collection would work far-more successfully for the casual listener if only the chart hits were included. (So, if you're not a die-hard fan, consider this a four-star set.)

For the die-hards, though, this is an excellent historical overview of their career. There are three Sonny solo songs: the top 10 hit "Laugh At Me," and the follow-up "The Revolution Kind" and his ultimate camp classic "My Best Friend's Girl Is Out of Sight." There's a rare B-side, "Hello," from 1965, which is throw-away filler to be sure, but a Sonny & Cher throw-away!! And also a brief public service announcement with Sonny & Cher encouraging kids to "stay cool, go back to school."

My hair stands on end whenever I read that Sonny's talent was "limited." Whose isn't? Think of what this man accomplished, however. He had a knack for writing commercial hits that had addictive hooks and lyrics. Some of his lesser-known songs aren't as "good" as his hits, but so what? Out of the 14 chart hits Sonny & Cher amassed that are on this collection, he wrote (or co-wrote) 12 of them. That ain't bad, is it? (And that is not counting the hits that came about in the second phase of their career in the early '70s, either.)

I've written in another review that their voices blended together beautifully, especially in this inital phase of their career. I'm always taken aback by their duets. "The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher" is an expertly-compiled collection of their best work together.

The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher Poster

SONNY & CHER THE BEAT GOES ON
Sonny Bono was a record-biz vet by the time he hooked up with a teenaged female singer named Cher. After a 1963 flop under the name Caesar and Cleo, the pair clicked with "I Got You Babe," a leap onto the folk-rock bandwagon that made them America's favorite pseudohippies for a brief moment. Cher's less-than-dulcet tones never sounded better than when placed next to Sonny's nasal croak. As for Sonny himself, his solo protest work--including "Laugh at Me," later covered by Mott the Hoople--is excerpted here. There are no words. --Rickey Wright

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