The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér
# The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér

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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) | 10 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 15 |
| US Billboard 200 | 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
