Album of the Day

King and queen of the Sunset Strip in the mid-1960s, Salvatore “Sonny” Bono and Cherilyn “Cher” Sarkisian had apprenticed with producer Phil Spector and constructed their own wall of sound on hits beginning with “I Got You Babe,” which reached No.1 on the U.S. singles chart on this day in 1965. The double-album SONNY & CHER'S GREATEST HITS includes that classic love ballad along with the cream of their output for Atco – more than half of the 20 tracks were charting singles, including Top 10 hits “Laugh At Me” and “The Beat Goes On.” While hitting the highlights, the collection digs a little deeper into the duo's work, with cuts from their three albums (and movie soundtrack GOOD TIMES) revealing Sonny to be a first class pop songwriter.  SONNY & CHER'S GREATEST HITS brims with folk-rock magic.