Good Times

Artist: Sonny & Cher
Label: One Way Records Inc
Category: Music

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Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 046633514026
EAN: 0046633514026
ASIN: B00003TFVL

Release Date: 1999-09-22

Good Times

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Tracks:

I Got You Babe [Instrumental]
It's the Little Things
Good Times
Trust Me
Don't Talk to Strangers
I'm Gonna Love You
Just a Name
I Got You Babe

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Album Description

Sonny & Cher were big stars in 1967. So they made a movie. I'll bet it's pretty funny. The pictures on the CD booklet look kind of silly. The music is quite nice. Sonny broadens his approach a little for the occasion. The record kicks off with a Pet Sounds in an elevator version of 'I Got You Babe' and ends with a comic acoustic version of 'I Got You Babe' wherein Cher hams up the vocals and Sonny tries some flamenco guitar stylings. Breaks a finger or two, one suspects. CD debut of the hit duo's soundtrack to the 1967 cult film, which they also starred in. 8 tracks. Also features the original cover art. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

WHY DID THEY CHANGE THE ORIGINAL?.......2005-10-26

I never saw this film in the theater; I got to know the songs from the original LP soundtrack album. Unfortunately, something has happened between then and the release of this album on CD: a portion of the song "It's the Little Things" has been edited out. After the words "It's the little things that mean a lot; it's what you are, not what you've got," comes a bridge passage that is repeated three times with different lyrics:
"Call my name and I'll come runnin',
Look at me and the clouds start sunnin'.
Hold my hand and you've got me goin',
Kiss my lips and my mind starts blowin'.

"Talk to me and I hear singin',
Walk with me and a bell starts ringin;
I don't know what it is about you, but
There ain't no way I could live without you.

"We've got a thing and it won't stop cookin',
You turn me on just by lookin'
You can make me strong just by sighin'
You break my heart, baby, just by cryin'."

On the CD reissue, however, that bridge has been reduced by one-third, which spoils the musical symmetry of the piece. (For what it's worth, the same edit is made in the current DVD of the film; since I didn't see the original theatrical release, I don't know if had been made for the film at that stage or subsequently. But the fact remains, all of the music is on the original LP, so why isn't it here?)
As I (and others) have pointed out in other reviews of Sonny and Cher albums, the company Sundazed made another indefensible decision to remix most of them down to monaural from the original stereo. If you're going to go into the nostalgia business by re-releasing classic albums, please have the decency to respect the original product, or don't bother. Keep your hands off my memories!

Lively fun from two special people........2001-10-21

Okay, so Good Times was not an Oscar contender, but who cares? It was a fun, funny movie and is enjoyable to watch over and over again. Plus - it is family friendly. And so is the music. Spirited songs written by Sonny that you can't help but sing along with. Admit it - we all know the words by now. This is a must have for any Cher, or Sonny & Cher fan. And I know there are still a lot of you out there. Happy listening.

GOOD TIMES AT THEIR BEST.......2001-04-04

So it was no "A HARD DAY"S NIGHT".Still it was a fun soundtrack,sprinkled with pop tunes of the late 60's.From the intro of an insrumental version of"I GOT YOU BABE" to aslowed down of the same.All songs are great if you listen to the message in them.ITS THE LITTLE THINGS talks about not what you've got that counts,but who you are.The bridge of them excanging their pining for one another.GOOD TIMES is a fun catchy tune.TRUST ME almost seems prophetic consider how Sonny told Cher to trust him aaaaafter their careers went into the toilet.DONT TALK TO STRANGERS is brilliant,Cher at her best.Along with IM GONNA LOVE YOU,souns like the torch songs she would sing on the variety shows.ITS JUST A NAME talks about things thatbug them about each other,but besidesthat,they still love each other.Watch the film and you'll see a pre Sonny and Cher Comedy hour unfold.Music is enjoable and holds up today.

Aaugh! Argh!!.......2000-09-25

OK - Sonny was a wonderful human being and brilliant besides. Cher: What a treasure to the world of entertainment with a vocal style uniquely her own. However, even two great minds such as Sonny & Cher can have a dud. Granted - this is the early days of Sonny & Cher before the truly decent music began to emerge from their souls, but it still isn't anything to get excited about. Buy this only if you want it for historical purposes or if you are a Cher or Sonny & Cher completist. I have the original LP (for historical, collecting purposes) and, believe me, that is enough. A CD of this was really not necessary.

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