All I Ever Need Is You - SONNY & CHER***

All I Ever Need Is You/Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling/More Today Than Yesterday/Crystal Clear-Muddy Waters/United We Stand/A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done/I Love What You Did With The Love I Gave You/You Better Sit Down Kids/We'll Watch The Sun Coming Up/Somebody

The former hippy duo Sonny & Cher had been absent from the charts for four years when this album was released. During this time they had broadened their appeal through their TV show and had become more mainstream in appearance and outlook. Includes the US top ten singles A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done and the title track, the latter also reaching the top ten in the UK. (US:14)

“It shows off the various facets of their appeal, even if what they were doing during the '70s was more mainstream music than anything near the cutting edge of even pop music.”

“The two voices together on the record fascinated me. I loved the way they sounded: her voice cavernous, low and comforting, the high nasal harshness of his in contrast.”

“This album represents a conglomeration of qualities: a new slick show-biz act that had arrived, fuelled by their not-so recent stint as entertainment outcasts. The mid-60s teeny-bopper hippies lost their footing in the landslide of psychedelic rock. A new act was formed as a result, a glittery dress bought to disguise the dreary road they had travelled to get back in the game.”

“What works well about this album is the material's collective feel. All the songs sound as if they belong together on one album of slightly western, a little bit Vegas, middle-of-the-road, adult contemporary pop.”

"All I Ever Need Is You begins with a subtle strut of an opening guitar strum and Cher's new drawl is unveiled to the world, along with her new vocal confidence. Violins come in smooth like a wind sailing around her vocals. In contrast, Sonny's nasal singing comes closer to the note than on any other record. His best performance is on this track, still a bitter sound but less abrasive.”

“The All I Ever Need Is You album is an important piece because it officially ushered in the new Sonny & Cher look and sound. This was the version that captured a whole new legion of fans, old and young, to replace the late teen fans they had recently lost.”