Look At Us – SONNY & CHER***

I Got You Babe/Unchained Melody/Then He Kissed Me/Sing C’est La Vie/Its Gonna Rain/500 Miles/Just You/The Letter/Let It Be Me/You Don’t Love Me/You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me/Why Don’t They Let Us Fall In Love

Sonny & Cher became the singing sensation of summer 1965 with the driving pop anthem I Got You Babe a No. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic. Cher would enjoy a singing career spanning several decades whilst Sonny gradually fell by the wayside. (US:2 UK:7)

"This is their full length debut album, a curious mix of folk-rock jangle and Spector-influenced orchestral pop. Sonny Bono worked under Spector as a session musician and staff songwriter, and his admiration for the producer's patented 'Wall of Sound' verges on slavish imitation."

"Sonny Bono picked up every trick from Phil Spector's book and surrounded himself (and his young girlfriend) with tinkling bells, echoing drums and so on, re-creating that famous 'Wall of Sound'. It was a huge hit and made stars of them."

"Cher takes most of the leads, but whenever Sonny does step forward he might not be singing with a particularly strong or pleasant voice, but somehow his delivery never lacks charm. To top it off he wrote the record's best track, I Got You Babe. It's simple, kitschy and exquisitely pure. The beauty of the song lies in its corniness and simplicity. True, most of the recordings on this album are forgettable, but when it's good it's good."

"This LP was the most exciting the pair released, packed with heart-felt duets. It is vital folk rock. Look At Us has genuine sensitivity, and Sonny Bono is at his best. The anthem I Got You Babe has surely lasted and become a piece of pop history."

"Look At Us is one of the best collections of (mostly) cover songs from the sixties. Yes, Sonny Bono wrote a couple of mega-hits with I Got You Babe and The Beat Goes On, but most of this work was forgettable. Even when she was just starting out Cher was a fine singer and Sonny always had a flair for making their totally different voices work together and this album proves it."

"This is the album that has the greatest love song of the rock-folk movement of the sixties, I Got You Babe."