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You Better Sit Down Kids
"You Better Sit Down Kids" is a major hit single by American singer/actress Cher in 1967 from her fourth studio album '' With Love, Chér'', released in November 1967 by Imperial Records. The song was written by her then-husband Sonny Bono. Sung from a father's perspective, the lyrics tell the story of a divorce as explained to the couple's children. The song is featured on the compilation albums '' Cher's Golden Greats'' (1968), '' Superpack Vol. 1'' (1972) and ''Gold'' (2005). The song was well received by music critics. It peaked at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Cher's second top ten single after "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". “You Better Sit Down Kids” became a top 20 hit in Canada peaking at number twelve. It was covered by Roy Drusky, Liza Minnelli, Glen Campbell and Bono himself on '' All I Ever Need Is You'' (1971). Background The year of 1967 was full for Sonny & Cher. They released their third studio album '' In Case You're in Love'' in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cher
Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. Cher is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances throughout her six-decade-long career. Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher after their song "I Got You Babe" peaked at number one on the US and UK charts. Together they sold 40 million records worldwide. Her solo career was established during the same time, with the top-ten singles "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and "You Better Sit Down Kids". She became a television personality in the 1970s with her CBS shows; first ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'', watched by over 30&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny & Cher
Sonny & Cher were an American pop and entertainment duo in the 1960s and 1970s, made up of husband and wife Sonny Bono and Cher. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector. The pair first achieved fame with two hit songs in 1965, "Baby Don't Go" and "I Got You Babe". Signing with Atco/Atlantic Records, they released three studio albums in the late 1960s, as well as the soundtrack recordings for two unsuccessful movies, ''Good Times'' and ''Chastity'', with Cher contributing vocals to one cut, "Chastity's Song (Band of Thieves)". In 1972, after three years of silence, the couple returned to the studio and released two other albums under the MCA/Kapp Records label. In the 1970s, they also positioned themselves as media personalities with two top ten TV shows in the US, ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' and ''The Sonny & Cher Show''. The couple's career as a duo ended in 1975 following their divorce. In the decade they spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Minnelli (album)
''Liza Minnelli'' is a self-titled studio album by Liza Minnelli. Released on February 26, 1968, by A&M Records in the United States, it contains her interpretations of pop/rock and singer/songwriters' songs. The production is by Larry Marks, and unlike her previous albums, this is the first one to depart from her typical Broadway sound and delve more into the contemporary pop genre of the 1960s and the works of singer-songwriters. The main inspiration for this change was her recent marriage to composer Peter Allen, who had a strong affinity for Randy Newman, whose songs are most prominent on this album. The reception from music critics was favorable. Overall, they noted that the album was light, relaxed, and featured an effervescent performance by the singer, with many considering it Minnelli's best work up to that point. Commercially, it performed poorly, becoming her third consecutive album not to enter the ''Billboard 200'' chart. ''HiFi Stereo Review'' magazine named it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPM (magazine)
''RPM'' ( and later ) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. ''RPM'' ceased publication in November 2000. ''RPM'' stood for "Records, Promotion, Music". The magazine's title varied over the years, including ''RPM Weekly'' and ''RPM Magazine''. Canadian music charts ''RPM'' maintained several format charts, including Top Singles (all genres), Adult Contemporary, Dance, Urban, Rock/Alternative and Country Tracks (or Top Country Tracks) for country music. On 21 March 1966, ''RPM'' expanded its Top Singles chart from 40 positions to 100. On 6 December 1980, the main chart became a top-50 chart and remained this way until 4 August 1984, whereupon it reverted to a top-100 singles chart. For the first several weeks of its existence, the magazine did not compile a national chart, but simply printed the cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Do You Go (Cher Song)
"Where Do You Go" is a song written by Sonny Bono Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and politician who came to fame in partnership with his second wife Cher as the popular singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republica .... It was released as the first single by Cher in the later quarter of 1965 for her second album '' The Sonny Side of Cher''. It fell short of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100's top 20, but still earned Cher a moderate success, by reaching the Top 40. It was followed by the U.S. #2 smash hit " Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" which saw a release early the following year. It was a bigger hit in Canada, where it reached #5 on the singles chart. '' Billboard'' said of the song that "rhythmic folk composition by Sonny can't miss being a smash for Cher" and praised the vocal performance and the "driving beat." Charts References Cher songs 1965 singles Songs written by Sonny Bono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits
''Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits'' is the second compilation album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in 1968 by Atlantic/Atco Records. Album information The album was released in 1968 and did not enter the album charts. ''Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits'' contained Sonny and Cher's hit songs from their three studio albums and their soundtrack album ''Good Times''. It contained "Plastic Man", written by Bono and previously released as a single in 1967. Like the previous compilation, it didn't contain their first hit "Baby Don't Go" released on the Reprise Records label. The original ''Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits'' compilation album remains unreleased on compact disc, but has since been available as a digital download on music sites such as Spotify. Track listing All songs written by Sonny Bono, unless otherwise noted. Side A #"The Beat Goes On" - 3:23 #" Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, P. Delanoë) - 2:25 #"What Now My Love" (Carl Sigman, Gilbert Bécaud, Pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Sonny & Chér
''The Best Of Sonny & Chér'' is the first compilation album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released on August 12 1967 by Atlantic/ATCO Records. It is one of their best selling albums in the US, reaching number 23 and spending 64 weeks on the ''Billboard'' albums chart. Album information ''The Best of Sonny & Chér'' contains Sonny and Cher's hits released through Atco from 1965 to 1967, including " The Beat Goes On", "I Got You Babe", "But You're Mine" and " Little Man". The duo's first major hit, "Baby Don't Go", is not included in the album, as it was owned and released by Reprise Records prior to Sonny and Cher's signing with Atco. This compilation was also remastered in the 1991 compilation ''The Beat Goes On: The Best Of Sonny & Cher'' alongside many other tracks. The original ''The Best of Sonny & Chér'' compilation album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact disc. Track listing All tracks composed by Sonny Bono; except where indicated Side A # " The B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Times (soundtrack)
''Good Times'' is the first soundtrack album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in 1967 by Atlantic/Atco Records in conjunction with the film of the same name. Album information It was released in 1967 and reached #73 on the ''Billboard'' album charts. The first single released was "It's the Little Things" reaching in the US #50 and in Canada at #3. Other single releases were "Caro Cara", the Italian version of "It's The Little Things" and the B-side "Fantasie" the Italian version of "Don't Talk to Strangers". The single was released exclusively for the Italian market, but the song didn't enter in the chart. Another single, a rerecorded version of their #1 hit I Got You Babe. All the songs on the album were written by Bono. The song "I'm Gonna Love You" was recorded for the debut album of Cher ''All I Really Want to Do'' but was cut and used for the B-side of "All I Really Want to Do" single. Track listing All tracks composed by Sonny Bono Side A #"I Got You Babe" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Times (film)
''Good Times'' is a 1967 American comedy musical western film starring Sonny & Cher. The film also co-stars George Sanders, Norman Alden, Larry Duran, Kelly Thordsen and Lennie Weinrib. The film marks the feature directorial debut of William Friedkin, who later directed '' The French Connection'' and ''The Exorcist''. Plot Sonny and Cher appear as themselves in this spoof of various genres, including mysteries, westerns, Tarzan movies and spy thrillers. The plot revolves around a film contract offered to Sonny by powerful executive Mr. Mordicus, played by George Sanders, who also plays the antagonist in each of Sonny's ideas for the proposed film, which are played out in a number of skits featuring music and dancing by the star duo. Cast * Sonny Bono as Sonny * Cher as Cher * George Sanders as Mr Mordicus / Knife McBlade / White Hunter / Zarubian * Norman Alden as Warren * Larry Duran as Smith * Kelly Thordsen as Tough Hombre * Lennie Weinrib as Leslie Garth * Peter Robbins as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
