Live in Las Vegas Vol. 2
Live in Las Vegas Vol. 2 | ||||
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Live album by Sonny & Cher | ||||
Released | December 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 in Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 57:24 | |||
Label | Kapp, MCA | |||
Producer | Denis Pregnolato | |||
Sonny & Cher chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Live in Las Vegas Vol. 2 is the second live album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in December 1973 by Kapp/MCA Records.
Album information
It was released in December 1973, entered the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart on December 22, 1973, and reached #175 on the Billboard album charts.
This was their third double album after 1968's Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits and 1972's The Two of Us. The album is largely a collection of cover songs including "I Can See Clearly Now" (originally by Johnny Nash) and "Where You Lead" (originally by Carole King). No singles were released from the album. The songs "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and "You Better Sit Down Kids" were performed by Bono; both were written by Bono and performed by Cher in the late 60s. Cher also sings "Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves" as a solo.
Track listing
Side A
- "All I Ever Need is You" (Eddie Reeves, Jimmy Holiday) - 3:06
- Music Medley & Dialogue: - 3:09
- "I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash) - 1:57
- "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) - 3:09
- "Where You Lead" (Carole King, Toni Stern) - 1:49
- "You've Got a Friend (Reprise)" (Carole King) - 0:49
Side B
- Comedy Monologue" - 3:24
- "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" (Bob Stone) - 2:25
- "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" (Neil Diamond) - 3:39
- "You and I" (Stevie Wonder) - 5:00
Side C
- "Superstar" (Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett) - 5:14
- Monologue - 4:02
- "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (Sonny Bono) - 6:20
Side D
- "You Better Sit Down Kids"/"A Cowboy's Work is Never Done" (Sonny Bono) - 10:34
- Band Introduction - 2:57
- "I Got You Babe" (Sonny Bono) - 2:59
Charts
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 175 |
Personnel
- Cher - vocals
- Sonny Bono - vocals
- David Paich - conductor, piano, organ
- David Hungate - bass
- Jeff Porcaro - drums
- Dan Ferguson - guitar
- Dean Parks - guitar
- Jack Eglash Orchestra - house band
- Technical
- Lenny Roberts - engineer
- Wally Heider - equipment
- Thor - photography
Production
- Producer: Denis Pregnolato
References
- ^ AMG Review
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- Sonny & Cher Live
- Live in Las Vegas Vol. 2
- The Best of Sonny & Chér
- Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits
- The Two of Us
- Greatest Hits
- All I Ever Need Is You
- The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher
- The Definitive Pop Collection
- Good Times
- "Baby Don't Go"
- "Just You"
- "I Got You Babe"
- "But You're Mine"
- "What Now My Love"
- "Little Man"
- "The Beat Goes On"
- "All I Ever Need Is You"
- "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done"
- "When You Say Love"
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
- The Sonny Comedy Revue
- The Sonny & Cher Show