The discography of American pop rock duo Sonny & Cher consists of five studio albums, eight compilation albums, one soundtrack album, two live albums and twenty-three singles. Sonny and Cher had released three albums and one single which achieved Gold status in the United States: Look At Us, Sonny & Cher Live, All I Ever Need Is You and I Got You babe. In the decade they spent together, Sonny and Cher sold over 40 million records worldwide.[1]
| Sonny & Cher discography | |
|---|---|
 Sonny and Cher in 1971 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 23 |
| B-sides | 23 |
| Video albums | 7 |
Their debut single was released under the pseudonym Caesar and Cleo, and was "The Letter", on the Vault Records label. Later in 1964 they released "Love Is Strange", a cover of Mickey & Sylvia's 1957 classic, and "Do You Wanna Dance" on the Reprise Records label, Those singles received little attention[2] in the US and failed to chart in the Billboard 100. In 1964, "Baby Don't Go" was released as a single and was their first success, becoming a regional hit on the West Coast. After the success of "Baby Don't Go" the couple signed a contract with Atco Records in the US and Atlantic Records in the UK and Europe. On this label, they released three studio albums and two greatest hits compilations between 1965 and 1967. After "I Got You Babe" reached #1 on the Billboard Chart, "Baby Don't Go" was re-released by Reprise Records and reached #8. The single was included on the album Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher and Friends, a compilation released by Reprise with their old recordings under the label.
The couple achieved their international success between the years 1965 and 1972, especially when they were signed to Atco/Atlantic Records and MCA/Kapp Records, with hit singles like "I Got You Babe", "Little Man", "The Beat Goes On", "All I Ever Need Is You", "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" and "When You Say Love". Their albums Look at Us, The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér, In Case You're In Love, All I Ever Need Is You, and Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs were released in North America, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, South Africa and Japan.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| US [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5][6] |
SWE [7] |
UK [8] | ||||||||||
| Look at Us |
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2 | 3 | — | — | 7 |
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| The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér |
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34 | — | — | 10 | 15 | ||||||||
| In Case You're in Love |
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45 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| All I Ever Need Is You |
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14 | — | 7 | — | — |
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| Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs |
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132 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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| US [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5][10] | ||||||||||||
| Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher and Friends |
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69 | — | — | ||||||||||
| The Best of Sonny & Chér |
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23 | — | 9 | ||||||||||
| Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | ||||||||||
| The Two of Us |
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122 | — | 67 | ||||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
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146 | — | — | ||||||||||
| The Greatest Hits |
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— | 34 | — | ||||||||||
| The Greatest Hits of Sonny & Cher |
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— | 58 | — | ||||||||||
| The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher |
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— | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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| US [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Good Times |
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73 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| US [3] |
CAN [5] | |||||||||||||
| Sonny & Cher Live |
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35 | 43 |
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| Live in Las Vegas Vol. 2 |
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175 | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US AC [11] |
AUS [12] |
BEL | CAN [5] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
NLD [15] |
SWE | UK [8] | ||||||||||
| 1964 | "Baby Don't Go" | 8 | — | 52 | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 16 | 11 | Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher and Friends | |||||||
| 1965 | "Just You" | 20 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | Look at Us | |||||||
| "I Got You Babe"[A] | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| "Sing C'est La Vie" | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "The Letter" | 75 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "The Revolution Kind"[B][C] | 70 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér | ||||||||
| "But You're Mine" | 15 | — | 89 | — | 8 | — | 23 | — | — | 17 | |||||||||
| 1966 | "What Now My Love" | 14 | — | 48 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | ||||||||
| "Laugh at Me"[B] | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |||||||||
| "Have I Stayed Too Long"[C] | 49 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 42 | |||||||||
| "Little Man" | 21 | — | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | In Case You're in Love | ||||||||
| "Living for You" | 87 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | 44 | |||||||||
| 1967 | "The Beat Goes On" | 6 | — | 14 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 7 | — | 29 | ||||||||
| "Good Combination"[C] | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "A Beautiful Story"[D] | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Sonny & Cher | ||||||||
| "Plastic Man"[D] | 74 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "It's the Little Things" | 50 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | Good Times | ||||||||
| "My Best Friend's Girl Is Out of Sight"[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "I Got You Babe" (Soundtrack Version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1968 | "Circus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "You Gotta Have A Thing Of Your Own" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1969 | "You're A Friend Of Mine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1970 | "Get It Together" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | "All I Ever Need Is You" | 7 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | All I Ever Need Is You | |||||||
| 1972 | "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" | 8 | 4 | 13 | — | 3 | 48 | 48 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "When You Say Love" | 32 | 2 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | ||||||||
| 1973 | "Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs" | 77 | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs | |||||||
| 1977 | "You're Not Right For Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Video releases
edit| Title | Video details | Peak chart positions |
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| US [16] | ||
| The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour |
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| The Ultimate Collection |
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| The Christmas Collection |
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| I Got You Babe |
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| The Sonny & Cher Hour |
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| In Concert |
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| I Got You Babe: The Best of Sonny and Cher |
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B-sides and other releases
edit- 1966: "Hello" appears on the B-side to "But You're Mine", it was recorded during The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér (1966) album sessions.
- 1966: "Crying Time" song recorded during The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér but remained unreleased until the album was released on CD.
- 1966: "Je M'en Balance (Car Je T'aime)" French version of "But You're Mine" and released in France on a four-track EP and in Canada on a single.
- 1966: "Mais Tu Es à Moi" was the second French version of "But You're Mine", only released as a single in Canada.
- 1966: "Petit Homme". French version of Little Man. It was released as an EP in France. Also released as a single in Canada with "Mais Tu Es à Moi" on its B-side.
- 1967: "Piccola Ragazza" Italian version of Little Man. Released only as a single in Italy.
- 1967: "Il Cammino Di Ogni Speranza". Released as a single in Italy.
- 1967: "L'umanita". Released on the B-side of "Il Cammino Di Ogni Speranza".
- 1967: "Caro Cara" Italian version of "It's The Little Things". Released as a single in Italy. It was recorded during the Good Times (1967) album sessions.
- 1967: "Fantasie". Italian version of "Don't Talk To Strangers". Released as the B-side of "Caro Cara".
- 1967: "You And Me" appeared on the B-side of "Good Combination".
- 1970: "Hold You Tighter". This song is on the B-side of Get It Together.
- 1971: "Real People". This song was released on the B-side of the Somebody single.
- 1977: "Wrong Number". This song is on the B-side of You're Not Right For Me.
Notes:
- A ^ I Got You Babe was certified Gold in the US for sales of over 1,000,000 copies. It also charted on the "Billboard Black Singles Chart" and reached #19. In 1966 it re-entered the French singles chart for one week at #76, and the UK singles chart in 1993 at #66, almost 30 years after its release.
- B ^ The Revolution Kind, Laugh At Me and My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight were solo singles by Sonny Bono.
- C ^ Released only as a single, and available on the CD reissue.
- D ^ Also available on the 1998 CD reissue of In Case You're in Love.
See also
edit- Sonny & Cher, the main article
- Sonny Bono, the main article
- Cher, the main article
- Cher albums discography
- List of best selling music artists
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
References
edit- ^ "Appreciation: The Sonny Side of Life - 01-19-98". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Sonny and Cher". classicbands.com. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ a b c d "Allmusic: Sonny & Cher". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:*For pre-1989 peaks: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c d "RPM Canadian Chart Position, search for Sonny & Cher". RPM Canada. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ "RPM" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 1972-05-20. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ^ "Cash Box Magazine, December 10, 1966, Sweden's LP Best-Sellers, page 57" (PDF). Cash Box Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ a b "Official Charts Company: Sonny & Cher". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "RPM" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 1967-10-02. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ^ a b Billboard Singles Chart Position
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 280. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "French Single Chart Position". Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Charts-Surfer". Charts-surfer.de. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Discografie Sonny %26 Cher". Dutchcharts.nl.
- ^ Peak chart positions in the US:
- I Got You Babe: The Best of Sonny and Cher: "Billboard's Music Video Sales chart". Billboard. 2020-04-18.[dead link]