Cher Album By Album

1. All I Really Want To Do
2. I Go To Sleep
3. Needles And Pins
4. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
5. She Thinks I Still Care
6. Dream Baby

7. The Bells Of Rhymney
8. Girl Don't Come
9. See See Rider
10. Come And Stay With Me
11. Cry Myself To Sleep
12. Blowin' In The Wind

13. All I Really Want To Do (Stereo Mix)
14. I Go To Sleep (Stereo Mix)
15. Needles And Pins (Stereo Mix)
16. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Stereo Mix)
17. She Thinks I Still Care (Stereo Mix)
18. Dream Baby (Stereo Mix)
19. The Bells Of Rhymney (Stereo Mix)
20. Girl Don't Come (Stereo Mix)
21. See See Rider (Stereo Mix)
22. Come And Stay With Me (Stereo Mix)
23. Cry Myself To Sleep (Stereo Mix)
24. Blowin' In The Wind (Stereo Mix)

25. I'm Gonna Love You

 

I will come clean about Cher's early albums: I didn't hear them until much, much later. As a kid growing up, I always liked her singles on the radio, but I used my weekly allowance for albums by my other favorites Nancy Sinatra, Petula Clark, Bobbie Gentry and Jackie DeShannon, who seemed to have new albums out every time I went to the store!

When I finally did hear the music from the albums on the two double-LP compilations, "Superpak" (released in 1972 to capitalize on the renewed interest in Sonny & Cher due to their popular TV show), the songs and production all sounded the same to me! I still love some of those early singles "Bang, Bang", "You'd Better Sit Down Kids" and "All I Really Want To Do", but the albums are not my favorites from her catalogue.

 

Really would love it if this era was treated the same way Bear Records does their releases. Original Mono and stereo mixes, alternate takes out unreleased tracks etc.

 

In the summer of 1965 - this was my first hit record!

 

1. Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
2. A Young Girl (Une Enfant)
3. Where Do You Go
4. Our Day Will Come
5. Elusive Butterfly
6. Like A Rolling Stone

7. Ol' Man River
8. Come To Your Window
9. The Girl From Ipanema
10. It's Not Unusual
11. Time
12. Milord

13. Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Stereo Mix)
14. A Young Girl (Une Enfant) (Stereo Mix)
15. Where Do You Go (Stereo Mix)
16. Our Day Will Come (Stereo Mix)
17. Elusive Butterfly (Stereo Mix)
18. Like A Rolling Stone (Stereo Mix)
19. Ol' Man River (Stereo Mix)
20. Come To Your Window (Stereo Mix)
21. The Girl From Ipanema (Stereo Mix)
22. It's Not Unusual (Stereo Mix)
23. Time (Stereo Mix)
24. Milord (Stereo Mix)

25. Our Day Will Come (Longer Single Version)
26. Needles and Pins

 

Nice albums. Love a bit of Cher. Always moved by the latter-day HOpe You Find It.

 

Honestly, aside from "Bang, Bang" what was Sonny thinking having Cher sing "Ol Man River", "The Girl From Ipanema" and "It's Not Unusual"? The same sounding production continues on this album with it being hard to tell the songs apart. And for the record, I prefer Nancy Sinatra's version of "Bang, Bang" to Cher's!

 

I prefer these things in mono. The stereo is terrible, horribly mixed. It took me a while to figure out that All I Really Want To Do was a Sonny and Cher record with Cher doing both parts. Not sure what market these albums were aimed at, teens or their parents? Or were they just to keep her busy? A couple of semi hits. Jackson Hwy was a better record and I think that's because Sonny was not hands on running the show.

 

1. Sunny
2. Twelfth Of Never
3. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (Io Che Non Vivo) (SenzaTe)
4. Magic In The Air
5. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
6. Until It's Time For You To Go

7. Cruel War
8. Catch The Wind
9. Pied Piper
10. Homeward Bound
11. I Want You
12. Alfie

13. Sunny (Stereo Mix)
14. Twelfth Of Never (Stereo Mix)
15. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (Io Che Non Vivo) (SenzaTe) (Stereo Mix)
16. Magic In The Air (Stereo Mix)
17. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Stereo Mix)
18. Until It's Time For You To Go (Stereo Mix)
19. Cruel War (Stereo Mix)
20. Catch The Wind (Stereo Mix)
21. Pied Piper (Stereo Mix)
22. Homeward Bound (Stereo Mix)
23. I Want You (Stereo Mix)
24. Alfie (Stereo Mix)

25. She's No Better Than Me

 

"A Young Girl" is one of Sonny's best production jobs. He uses every Phil Spector trick he learned to his advantage. Makes it more trashy than the original, like a three minute Lifetime movie.

 

blasphemy lol

 

1. You Better Sit Down Kids
2. But I Can't Love You More
3. Hey Joe
4. Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)
5. Behind The Door

6. Sing For Your Supper
7. Look At Me
8. There But For Fortune
9. I Will Wait For You (Love Theme From "The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg")
10. The Times They Are A-Changin'

11. You Better Sit Down Kids [Mono Mix]
12. But I Can't Love You More [Mono Mix]
13. Hey Joe [Mono Mix]
14. Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies) [Mono Mix]
15. Behind The Door [Mono Mix]
16. Sing For Your Supper [Mono Mix]
17. Look At Me [Mono Mix]
18. There But For Fortune [Mono Mix]
19. I Will Wait For You (Love Theme From "The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg") [Mono Mix]
20. The Times They Are A-Changin' [Mono Mix]

21. Hey Joe [7" Edit]
22. You Better Sit Down Kids [7" Edit]
23. Behind The Door [7" Edit]
24. Come To Your Window
25. Our Day Will Come

 

Greats pictures covers and greats records...the production seems always the same (Sonny and Harold Battiste..!) But it s so good!!!!

 

I didn't get to know the album until much later, but the single of "You Better Sit Down Kids" with "Mama..." was a favorite of mine. Sonny FINALLY changed up the sound a bit!

 

A great Side one and then it falls apart.

 

1. Go Now
2. Carnival (Manha De Carnaval) (Canción De Orfeo)
3. It All Adds Up Now
4. Reason To Believe
5. Masters Of War
6. Do You Believe In Magic?

7. I Wasn't Ready
8. A House Is Not A Home
9. Take Me For A Little While
10. The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
11. The Click Song
12. Song Called Children

13. Go Now [Mono Mix]
14. Carnival (Manha De Carnaval) (Canción De Orfeo) [Mono Mix]
15. It All Adds Up Now [Mono Mix]
16. Reason To Believe [Mono Mix]
17. Masters Of War [Mono Mix]
18. Do You Believe In Magic? [Mono Mix]
19. I Wasn't Ready [Mono Mix]
20. A House Is Not A Home [Mono Mix]
21. Take Me For A Little While [Mono Mix]
22. The Impossible Dream (The Quest) [Mono Mix]
23. The Click Song [Mono Mix]
24. Song Called Children [Mono Mix]

25. Take Me For A Little While [Extended Single Version]
26. Song Called Children [Single Edit]

 

I like all the 60s albums a lot, but they were sped up to make her voice not sound so masculine. The only way I can listen to them is slowed down and luckily I have a CD player with pitch control. They sound great at the proper speed.

Backstage is my favorite 60s album by Cher. Harold Battiste had a heavier hand in the production and it shows. Carnival is fantastic. Wish she did more songs like that. Masters Of War is a superb version. She really felt that one as she was a big Dylan fan. Love the strings on the album and some of the bizarre song choices, like Click Song. It All Adds Up Now is another favorite. It was written by Doug Sahm and to this day I've never heard of another version of the song done by anyone.

 

She's No Better Than Me is another fave. I love when she does low-key songs like that.

Should've been a proper 3rd album cut instead of relegated to the B-side of Alfie.

 

Prefer Sonny & Cher.
Nancy Sinatra stole the sixties pop princess crown ( How Does That Grab You Darlin )
Fave Cher song "Gypsies Tramps Thieves " also the hairband Desmond Child late eighties produced album.
Did have all here Liberty LPs at one time. Eclectic label Liberty ...Jan & Dean, PJ Proby, Canned Heat, Bonzo Dog Band.

 

1. For What It's Worth
2. (Just Enough To Keep Me) Hangin' On
3. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
4. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
5. I Threw It All Away
6. I Walk On Guilded Splinters
7. Lay Baby Lay
8. Please Don't Tell Me
9. Cry Like A Baby
10. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
11. Save The Children

12. For What It's Worth [Mono Mix]
13. (Just Enough To Keep Me) Hangin' On [Mono Mix]
14. I Walk On Guilded Splinters [Mono Mix]
15. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You [Mono Mix]
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Unreleased Atco Album (release with 3614 Jackson Highway in 2001)

1. Easy To Be Hard
2. I Believe
3. Danny Boy
4. Momma Look Sharp
5. It Gets Me Where I Want To Go
6. You've Made Me So Very Happy
7. Your's Until Tomorrow
8. The Thought Of Loving You
9. The First Time
10. Chastity's Song (Band Of Thieves)

11. Chastity's Song (Band Of Thieves) [Stereo Mix]
12. Superstar

13. The Thought Of Loving You [Extended Single Edit]
14. The First Time [Extended Single Edit]

 

never realized how many Dylan songs cher covered, i that last one was never released...? looks pretty good

 

It's a shame it's only available in a mono mix.

 

I love me some After All.

 

We're about 25 years behind that in the thread, but that's cool. I love the movie version of it.