45 RPMs 102: Cher ~ Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

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On February 11, 1966, Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) was recorded. It is the second single by American singer-actress Cher from her second album, The Sonny Side of Chér (1966). It was written by her husband Sonny Bono and released in 1966. It became her first million-selling single and her first top 3 hit in the UK         

 

Bang, Bang has had many interpretations over the decades. Lady Gaga performed it at the Lincoln Center as a tango. Cher recorded a rock version of Bang Bang for her Platinum-certified comeback album Cher (1987). Produced by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, the song features backing vocals by Jon Bon Jovi and Michael Bolton. In 2014 David Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort performed a fast, almost frantic cover of the song and retitled it, Bang, Bang.           

 

        

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down), written by Sonny Bono - 2:40

Side 2:


B - Our Day Will Come, written by Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson - 2:28

Companies, etc.

    Record Company – Liberty Records, Inc.

 Credits:

 

      Arranged By – Harold Battiste
    Producer – Sonny Bono

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers        

        

    Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): IM-6189
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): IM-6190
    Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): IM 6189 X
    Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B): IM 6190

        

Cher – Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) / Our Day Will Come
Label: Imperial – 66160
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: Pop        

        

        

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Michael Bolton               

Jon Bon Jovi        

Cher     

Desmond Child      
Mort Garson        

David Guetta               

Giorgio Tuinfort         
     
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Cher ~ 

          Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)             

          Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (live) (1991)        

          Our Day Will Come            

Lady Gaga ~ Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (live) (tango)       

David Guetta feat. Skylar Grey ~  Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)   

Nancy Sinatra ~  Bang, Bang       
        
         

        

        

Styrous® ~ Monday, September 7, 2020

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