Inner Views


Inner Views is the only album by American singer Sonny Bono as a solo artist, released in November 1967 by ATCO Records.

Album history

Following the success of Sonny and Cher, Bono released his first and only solo album, Inner Views, in 1967. Inner Views consists of five tracks and has a limited running time of 33 minutes.
Unlike his then-wife Cher, Bono's attempt as a solo artist was unsuccessful. Although Bono had some mild success with his 1965 single "Laugh At Me", Inner Views did not chart on Billboard.
Inner Views does have a historical note, having a one-page ad in the first Rolling Stone magazine on November 9, 1967.

Track listing

  1. "I Just Sit There" 12:41
  2. "I Told My Girl to Go Away" 4:18
  3. "I Would Marry You Today" 4:24
  4. "My Best Friend's Girl Is Out of Sight" 4:11
  5. "Pammie's on a Bummer" 7:45

    1999 CD bonus tracks

In 1999, Rhino HandMade released Inner Views on a limited 1500 series which included 11 supplementary tracks. The limited-edition CD gathered all of Bono's recordings on Atco during the 1960s. In 2005, Collectors' Choice Music released the original five-track pressing without any bonus tracks.
  2. "Laugh at Me"
  3. "Tony"
  4. "The Revolution Kind"
  5. "Georgia and John Quetzal"
  6. "Misty Roses"
  7. "Cheryl's Goin' Home"
  8. "I Told My Girl to Go Away"
  9. "Pammie's on a Bummer"
  10. "My Best Friend's Girl Is Out of Sight"
  11. "Laugh at Me"
  12. "Laugh at Me" "

    Personnel

  • Sonny Bono - Producer, Main performer
  • Bob Fisher - Mastering
  • Donald Peake - Arranger
  • Stan Ross - Engineer
  • Barry Prager - Cover Design
  • Gordon Anderson - Executive Producer