The talented half of Sonny & Cher, and the one with the higher voice, Sonny Bono. This was his first solo album, and is very much a product of 1967, in the best possible way. It features Sonny's ornately decorated pop tunes with tunes like, I Would Marry You Today. A style he was brilliant at. But, you can't really talk about this album with out diving into the opening track, which takes up almost the entire first side at 12minutes 15 seconds. Yes, even Sonny was hopping on the psychedelic bandwagon. When I listen to this album I envision a mythic swinging 60's psychedelic party with bright colors, and lots of booze and drugs, and through the smoke someone says, "Hey Sonny, we need you to cut a record in the next room." And he did! At least that's my take.
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