Sonny and Cher

See Louis Prima. Around 100 million copies of her records have been sold worldwide. During the performance, Cher remained resistant to the reunion, while Bono felt the earnestness of the moment. As of 2005, Summer has gotten 5 Grammy and 6 American Music awards, as well as 24 gold and platinum certifications from the USA and 19 gold and silver certifications from the UK. The couple made a surprise impromptu reunion performance in the 1980s on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman where they performed their hit song "I Got You Babe". Summer added to her credits in October 2004, when she performed "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch at Game 2 of the 2004 World Series at Boston's Fenway Park. The marriage and the musical duo ended in 1974 when Bono and Cher were divorced. In 2003, Donna Summer released a greatest hits compilation called "The Journey", which rocketed into the UK top 10 in the following year thanks to her appearance on ITV1 show Discomania.

Their on-stage banter added to their audience appeal, with Sonny's eagerness and Cher's putdowns. A new remix of "I Feel Love" was a big UK hit all over again in 1995. The couple hosted a number of television series and specials, including The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, which ran from 1971 to 1974, and The Sonny & Cher Show in 1976. In the 1990s, Summer has continued to work, producing numerous dance hits such as "Melody Of Love", which became the Billboard number one dance hit of the year, "I Will Go With You", the dance version of the beautiful Andrea Bocelli song "Con Te Partiṛ" and "You're So Beautiful", a club anthem she co-wrote with legendary DJ Tony Moran. The song made a bit of a comeback when it was heavily featured as Bill Murray's wake-up call in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. The first single "This Time I Know It's For Real" became a huge hit, first in Europe and later in the United States, and brought her back to the top of the charts. Drumming on it, as he did on so many of the hits of that era, was master session drummer Hal Blaine. Summer's career began to slow down drastically in the mid 1980s but was revamped in 1989 with her Stock Aitken Waterman collaboration "Another Place and Time".

Sonny and Cher's biggest hit, I Got You Babe hit the #1 spot in July 1965. Summer continued her work with Geffen, later releasing the smash hit She Works Hard For the Money, which included a well-remembered hit in the title track. They were the first hippies with mainstream appeal, although Bono's hippiedom may have been for promotional purposes only. This song was the inspiration for Quincy Jones to later create with Michael Jackson "We are the World". Sonny and Cher were an American rock and roll duo, made up of husband and wife team Sonny Bono and Cher in the 60s and 70s. Instead, Geffen had Summer drop Moroder and Bellotte, her long-time songwriters, and paired her with music sensation Quincy Jones on the self titled album "Donna Summer", which produced the dance hit "Love is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)", a Top 40 hit "Woman in Me" and the Vangelis penned "State of Independence", which became a huge hit in Europe with its New Age feel and star chorus that included Christopher Cross and Michael Jackson. Mama Was a Rock'n'Roll Singer, 1974. The follow-up album, I'm a Rainbow, was not released until 1996 because Geffen did not think it was good enough.

2, 1974. Her first Geffen album was The Wanderer (1980), which included more rock and roll and R&B influences. Live in Las Vegas, Vol. Summer then decided to leave Casablanca and sign to Geffen Records, then just starting up. All I Ever Need Is You, 1972. When a greatest hits album, On the Radio, became a #1 hit, Summer was the first artist with three consecutive #1 double albums. Sonny & Cher Live, 1971. Summer's songwriting was showcased on Bad Girls (1979), which included a hit single in the title track, as well as "Hot Stuff", which won Summer the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocalist.