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5. "Sunny"
Released in 1967, sold 160,813 copies
A song that has charted for several different artists is this classic Bobby Hebb tune. Cher's version was included on her third album ("Chér") and was released outside America, becoming a top 5 hit in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. However, it's the song's moderate success in the UK (number 32) that made up the majority of its total sale.
http://chernews.blogspot.com/2012/03/chers-six-best-selling-singles-of.html
LINER notes to CHER'S GOLDEN GREATS
http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/Cher_s_Golden_Hits.html
Original 1968 album liner notes
side one
1. YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS 3:42
(Sonny Bono)
Chrismarc Music – Cotillion Music, Inc. BMI
2. SUNNY 3:06
(Bobby Hebb)
Portable Music Co., Inc. BMI
3. COME AND STAY WITH ME 2:45
(Jackie DeShannon)
Metric Music Co. BMI
4. ALFIE 2:48
(Hal David – Burt Bacharach)
Famous Music Corp. ASCAP
5. TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE 2:40
(Trade Martin)
Lollipop Music Corp. BMI
6. ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO 2:56
(Bob Dylan)
Warner Bros., Seven Arts ASCAP (Witmark)
AL STOFFEL'S LINER NOTES
From behind the microphone, she takes you gently, completely into her world – the voice is the vehicle; the style is the roadway. She begins with “You Better Sit Down Kids,” a lump-throated tragedy of the domestic variety providing a stark glimpse of reality on an unusual topic for song. A soft-blues guitar transports “Sunny” into a moving mood-piece; Chér changes musical keys with ease and builds, with strong instrumental accompaniment, to an electric blues crescendo. She dissolves to whispered heartbreak in “Alfie,” as soft flutes introduce off-tempo accompaniment. Dylan’s “All I Really Want To Do” winds up side one.
LINER notes to CHER'S GOLDEN GREATS
http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/Cher_s_Golden_Hits.html
Original 1968 album liner notes
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