Sunny Side Up [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Sonny James | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony Special Product
• ASIN: B000002YFU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #760,554 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pledge of Love

2. Spend Another Night in Houston

3. Kid Cisco

4. Hold What You've Got

5. If I Ever Wanted You

6. The Letter

7. Lorelei

8. Too Many Rivers

9. Looking Back

10. (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointing, but anything Sonny is great!, July 7, 1999

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Stephen J. Franklin (Eureka, Montana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sunny Side Up (Audio CD)

I guess I was expecting the Sonny James of the 1950s, but was sadly disappointed, but I still enjoyed listening to Sonny. I'm trying to find the following albums by SJ, "HONEY", "SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN", AND "SONNY" and I would appreciate hearing from any fans of Sonny James, Faron Young, Carl Smith, Hank Snow, and George Morgan.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sonny has always been the COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, April 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sunny Side Up (Audio CD)

I was fortunate to know Sonny when he was living in Dallas in the 1950's. He was recording for CAPITOL and doing a weekly show on the WFAA Shindig. He could sing and play with the best in country music, and I am pleased to hear in this album some of the same style and musicianship that made him famous. His fans always thought of him as the COUNTRY GENTLEMAN because he was just as gracious onstage as offstage.

3.0 out of 5 stars Great singer, less than great album, June 9, 2001

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Paul E. Nelson, Jr. (Cuba, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sunny Side Up (Audio CD)

This album, first released by Monument Records in 1979, is not Sonny's best work. The songs on it are not the best, and even Sonny's vocals are not in his usually excellent style. Just a disappointing album. The only reason I give it 3 stars is because it's a Sonny James album; if it were most other singers, I would only give it 2.

Most of the songs on it do not deal with Sonny's usual themes of the joys of love or the sadness of heartbreak. Those are represented by such songs as "Pledge of Love," and "Looking Back." There is a bit of a Mexican theme with "Spend Another Night In Houston" and "Kid Cisco." There are also two old-time songs covered by Sonny on the album: "Lorelei" and "Oh Baby Mine."

However, nothing really defines this album. Some of the songs are confusing; none of them really stand out as excellent with the possible exception of "Hold What You've Got." The album has a 70's sound, but it doesn't have a Sonny James sound to it, a lot of the reason this album is disappointing. Only true Sonny fans would appreciate this album. . .maybe.