Look at Us

Look at Us
Look at Us
Studio album by Sonny & Cher
Released	August 2, 1965
Recorded	May 1965
Genre	Pop rock
Length	35:42
Label	Atco
Producer	Sonny Bono
Sonny & Cher chronology

Look at Us is the debut album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in 1965 by Atco Records. The album reached number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Record Mirror	^[2]

Album information

Shortly after their single "I Got You Babe" had reached number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic, Sonny Bono quickly put together an album for himself and Cher to release in late 1965 to capitalize on its success. Much like the single, this album was also a hit, peaking at the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 for 8 weeks.^[4] It also went top ten in the UK, reaching #7.^[5] Other than "I Got You Babe", the album contains the Billboard Hot 100 top 20 hit single "Just You" and the minor hit single "The Letter", which peaked at #75.

The cover was designed by Haig Adishian and photographed by Robert W. Young.^[6]

The song "Sing C'est la Vie" was covered in 1968 by future ABBA star Agnetha Fältskog with Swedish lyrics as a non-album duet-single with fellow Swedish singer Jörgen Edman entitled "Sjung denna sång".

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Got You Babe"	Sonny Bono	3:12
2.	"Unchained Melody"	Hy Zaret, Alex North	3:52
3.	"Then He Kissed Me"	Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry	2:56
4.	"Sing C'est la Vie"	Sonny Bono, Charles Green, Brian Stone	3:39
5.	"It's Gonna Rain"	Sonny Bono	2:24
6.	"500 Miles"	Hedy West	3:55

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just You"	Sonny Bono	3:36
2.	"The Letter"	Don Harris, Dewey Terry	2:09
3.	"Let It Be Me"	Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë	2:25
4.	"You Don't Love Me"	Bo Diddley, Willie Cobbs	2:32
5.	"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"	Smokey Robinson	2:24
6.	"Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love"	Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry	2:29

1998 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"It's the Little Things"	Sonny Bono	3:05
14.	"Don't Talk to Strangers"	Sonny Bono	2:45
15.	"Hello"	Sonny Bono	2:42

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1965)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[7]	3
Quebec Albums (ADISQ)^[8]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	7
US Billboard 200^[10]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1965)	Position
US Cash Box^[11]	68

Chart (1966)	Position
US Cash Box^[12]	51

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	750,000^[13]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	2,000,000^[13]

Personnel

Cher - co-lead vocals
Sonny Bono - co-lead vocals
Frank Capp - drums
Barney Kessel - guitar
Don Randi - piano
Lyle Ritz - bass guitar
Steve Mann - guitar
Hal Blaine - drums
Harold Battiste - piano
Monte Dunn - guitar
Gene Estes - percussion
Cliff Hills - bass guitar
Donald Peake - guitar
Michel Rubini - harpsichord
Brian Stone - percussion

Production

Producer: Sonny Bono
Engineer: Stan Ross
Arranger: Harold Battiste Jr.

References

^ AMG Review
^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (30 September 1965). "Sonny And Cher: Look At Us" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 238. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ "American album certifications – Sonny & Cher – Look at Us". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "Cherlove.net - cherlove Resources and Information".
^ "Cherlove.net - cherlove Resources and Information".
^ "Awesome Album Covers: Sonny And Cher’s 'Look At Us'". WCBS-FM, June 17, 2011
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ "Sonny and Cher | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Sonny & Cher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1966". Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1966". Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
^ ^a ^b Murrells, Joseph (1985). Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory. Arco Pub. p. 214. ISBN 0668064595. This tremendous hit for Sonny and Cher's first album passed the 750,000 sale in just over two months after release in the U.S.A. With sales from all over Europe and the Far East, the global tally was over two million
^ "American album certifications – Sonny & Cher – Look at Us". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] AMG Review

[2] Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (30 September 1965). "Sonny And Cher: Look At Us" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 238. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[3] "American album certifications – Sonny & Cher – Look at Us". Recording Industry Association of America.

[4] "Cherlove.net - cherlove Resources and Information".

[5] "Cherlove.net - cherlove Resources and Information".

[6] "Awesome Album Covers: Sonny And Cher’s 'Look At Us'". WCBS-FM, June 17, 2011

[AUS-7] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[8] "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[ac_UK_Sonny_and_Cher-9] "Sonny and Cher | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Sonny_&_Cher-10] "Sonny & Cher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[11] "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1966". Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.

[12] "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1966". Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.

[sales-13] Murrells, Joseph (1985). Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory. Arco Pub. p. 214. ISBN 0668064595. This tremendous hit for Sonny and Cher's first album passed the 750,000 sale in just over two months after release in the U.S.A. With sales from all over Europe and the Far East, the global tally was over two million

[United_StatesSonny_&_CherLook_at_UsalbumCertRef-14] "American album certifications – Sonny & Cher – Look at Us". Recording Industry Association of America.

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