Inner Views is the only album

Album

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 by American

United States

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 singer Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono

Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono was an American recording artist, record producer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades.-Early life:...

 as a solo artist, released in November 1967 by Atco Records

Atco Records

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Album history

Following the success of Sonny and Cher, Bono released his first and only solo album, Inner Views, in 1967. Inner Views consists of five tracks and has a limited running time of 33 minutes.

Unlike his then-wife Cher

Cher

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, Bono's attempt as a solo artist was unsuccessful (at the time of the release of Inner Views, Cher had released three successful albums and was simultaneously releasing her fourth album, With Love, Cher

With Love, Cher

-Credits:Personnel*Cher - lead vocalsProduction*Sonny Bono - record producer*Stan Ross - sound engineerDesign*Sonny Bono - photography*Woody Woodward - art direction- Chart positions :-External links:**...

). Although Bono had some mild success with his 1965 single "Laugh At Me

Laugh At Me

"Laugh At Me" was a one-hit wonder for Sonny Bono as a solo artist under the name Sonny. The song was released in 1965 and became a #1 hit for Bono in Canada on the RPM national singles chart , and a top-40 hit in the U.S., peaking at #10...

", Inner Views did not chart on Billboard

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.

Inner Views does have a historical note, having a one-page ad in the first Rolling Stone

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magazine on November 9, 1967.

Track listing

1. "I Just Sit There" (S. Bono) 12:41
2. "I Told My Girl to Go Away" (S. Bono) 4:18
3. "I Would Marry You Today" (S. Bono) 4:24
4. "My Best Friend's Girl Is Out of Sight" (S. Bono) 4:11
5. "Pammie's on a Bummer" (S. Bono) 7:45

CD release

In 1999, Rhino HandMade released Inner Views on a limited 1500 series which included 11 supplementary tracks. The limited-edition CD gathered all of Bono's recordings on Atco during the 1960s. In 2005, Collectors' Choice Music

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 released the original five-track pressing without any bonus tracks.

1999 bonus tracks

• "Laugh At Me (Single Version)"
• "Tony (Instrumental)"
• "The Revolution Kind"
• "Georgia And John Quetzal (Instrumental)"
• "Misty Roses"
• "Cheryl's Goin' Home"
• "I Told My Girl To Go Away (Single Version)"
• "Pammie's On A Bummer (Single Version)"
• "My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight (Single)"
• "Laugh At Me
  Laugh At Me
  "Laugh At Me" was a one-hit wonder for Sonny Bono as a solo artist under the name Sonny. The song was released in 1965 and became a #1 hit for Bono in Canada on the RPM national singles chart , and a top-40 hit in the U.S., peaking at #10...
  
   (Original Backing Tracks Takes 9 + 10)"
• "Laugh At Me
  Laugh At Me
  "Laugh At Me" was a one-hit wonder for Sonny Bono as a solo artist under the name Sonny. The song was released in 1965 and became a #1 hit for Bono in Canada on the RPM national singles chart , and a top-40 hit in the U.S., peaking at #10...
  
  (Album Version)"

Personnel

• Sonny Bono - Producer, Main performer
• Bob Fisher - Mastering
• Donald Peake - Arranger
• Stan Ross - Engineer
• Barry Prager - Cover Design
• Gordon Anderson - Executive Producer

External links

• Rhino HandMade Page for Inner Views