In Case You're in Love [Original recording reissued]

Sonny & Cher | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 28, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B0000064YZ
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #374,509 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sonny & Cher sold their songs without even trying--they were THAT good !!!, April 17, 2008

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Case You're in Love (Audio CD)

In Case You're In Love is an outstanding Sonny & Cher record album reproduced here on CD. The sound quality is excellent and the artwork is also quite good; I believe it's the same artwork from the record album. Sonny & Cher certainly are in good form on this album!

The track set opens with their big hit entitled "The Beat Goes On." The percussion marks the beat very well; Sonny & Cher sing this with passion and it all works very well. "Groovy Kind Of Love" is a very well done cover of this early rock and roll love song; Sonny & Cher delivers this really well and the musical arrangement makes great use of the guitars and the percussion. There's also "Monday;" this tune is new to me but I like it very much. They sing beautifully and I predict you'll enjoy "Monday" a lot.

"Love Don't Come" was always one of my very favorite songs by Sonny & Cher; this tune highlights their singularly beautiful style together and they bat this one straight out of the ballpark! "Love Don't Come" is a major highlight of this album. "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" by Gale Garnett really does stand out when Sonny & Cher perform it with heart and soul; you can tell they enjoyed recording this with just one listen to it. The music that accompanies their vocals works very well to embellish this tune even further.

"Misty Roses" is a tender rock ballad that uses the strings very well; and listen also for "Stand By Me." "Stand By Me" is a touching ballad by Ben E. King; and Sonny & Cher perform this cover of this song without a single flaw. "Living For You" is yet another fine love ballad that rocks at the same time it sends out a heartfelt message about a love affair. "A Beautiful Story," a bonus track, also sparkles when Sonny & Cher give this their all; and the music is very well done.

"Good Combination," another bonus track, has a fantastic, upbeat tempo and the percussion along with the electric guitars make the melody very pretty. Cher sings this especially well and Sonny remains in great form. His voice is rich and full of masculine warmth. The album ends well with Sonny & Cher perform one last bonus track entitled "Plastic Man;" this tune has a great melody and Sonny & Cher sing this 1960s sounding rock ballad with all their might. The brass really shines on "Plastic Man," too.

Sonny & Cher definitely made some pretty fine music in their time together; and this album proves it. People can say it's not their favorite album but I like it very much. Sonny & Cher fans will want this for their collections.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an exciting pop lp ,creative and up-beat in tone, September 1, 1998

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This review is from: In Case You're in Love (Audio CD)

In Case You're in Love has many origional Bono compositions,including the pan-european "Little Man", and the gypsy-like "Love Don't Come". "The Beat Goes On", a top 10 hit in 1967, has become a signature anthem of the flower-power years. There is a nice cover of Bob Linds' "Cheryl's Goin' Home", and a sweet Cher vocal on "We'll Sing in the Sunshine", a Gale Garnett hit.The harmonies are well done and the production more varied and fresh than they were in " The Wondrous World of Sonny and Cher". It has been said that this lp contained out-takes, and was inferior because of it. The truth is, that the material regardless of its' orgin is superior songs and arrangements. This cd stands the time test and is good "pop" music!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Sonny & Cher Mixes Originals & Covers, June 12, 2008

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This review is from: In Case You're in Love (Audio CD)

I think this album along with their first are Sonny & Cher's best albums. Sonny wrote half of this albums songs, which always fit the duo so well. There is growth in the sound on this 3rd album, especially on the classic THE BEAT GOES ON, which fits in today so well. Leave it to Sonny to have come up with timeless lyrics & melodies. The other big hit LITTLE MAN is one of their classic singles, mixing Italian rhythms & instruments, a great unique song & performance from them. The 3rd single LIVING FOR YOU didn't do as well, but the sound shows more progression in the use of violins. All these Sonny penned songs , plus the others MONDAY, LOVE DON'T COME & the funny PODUNK, which sounds like an old vaudeville skit make this one of their best original albums. The production by Sonny shows a step away from the Spector sound which was more evident on the 1st 2 albums they did.

Even the cover tunes are fun, and sound like they fit better than all the oldies that filled up their 2nd album, WONDROUS WORLD OF. YOU BABY is a Ronettes cover that Cher sings so well, STAND BY ME sounds so different in this arrangement , sung solo by Cher until Sonny comes in at the end, plus cool versions of A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE and WE'LL SING IN THE SUNSHINE. These cover versions do have more of the Spector sound and aren't as fresh sounding 1967-wise as Sonny's original songs. The other 2 songs are song by Sonny solo, with MISTY ROSES being a folk type song penned by Tim Hardin, and CHERYL'S GOIN' HOME being a perfect song for Sonny to sing , with a neat electric guitar solo & sounding more psychedelic than most S&C songs. That was written by Bob Lind, and Cher covered other songs by him too. A few bonus tracks & nice liner notes. I wonder why it's in mono, and not stereo though?

This album , plus their first, LOOK AT US , are my favorite Sonny & Cher albums, not counting THE BEST OF .