Live in Las Vegas Vol. 2
Live album by Sonny & Cher
Released	December 1973
Recorded	1973 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Genre	Pop rock
Length	57:24
Label	Kapp, MCA
Producer	Denis Pregnolato
Sonny & Cher chronology
Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs (1974) Live in Las Vegas Vol. 2 (1973) Greatest Hits (1974)

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Live in Las Vegas Vol. 2 is the second live album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in December 1973 by Kapp/ MCA Records.

Album information

It was released in December 1973, entered the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart on December 22, 1973, and reached #175 on the Billboard album charts.

This was their third double album after 1968's Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits and 1972's The Two of Us. The album is largely a collection of cover songs including "I Can See Clearly Now" (originally by Johnny Nash) and " Where You Lead" (originally by Carole King). No singles were released from the album. The songs "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and " You Better Sit Down Kids" were performed by Bono; both were written by Bono and performed by Cher in the late 60s. Cher also sings "Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves" as a solo.

Track listing

Side A

1. "All I Ever Need is You" ( Eddie Reeves, Jimmy Holiday) - 3:06
2. Music Medley & Dialogue: - 3:09
3. " I Can See Clearly Now" ( Johnny Nash) - 1:57
4. " You've Got a Friend" ( Carole King) - 3:09
5. "Where You Lead" (Carole King, Toni Stern) - 1:49
6. "You've Got a Friend (Reprise)" (Carole King) - 0:49

Side B

1. Comedy Monologue" - 3:24
2. "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" (Bob Stone) - 2:25
3. "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" ( Neil Diamond) - 3:39
4. "You and I" ( Stevie Wonder) - 5:00

Side C

1. "Superstar" ( Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett) - 5:14
2. Monologue - 4:02
3. " Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (Sonny Bono) - 6:20

Side D

1. "You Better Sit Down Kids"/"A Cowboy's Work is Never Done" (Sonny Bono) - 10:34
2. Band Introduction - 2:57
3. " I Got You Babe" (Sonny Bono) - 2:59

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Personnel

• Cher - vocals
• Sonny Bono - vocals
• David Paich - conductor, piano, organ
• David Hungate - bass
• Jeff Porcaro - drums
• Dan Ferguson - guitar
• Dean Parks - guitar
• Jack Eglash Orchestra - house band

Technical

• Lenny Roberts - engineer
• Wally Heider - equipment
• Thor - photography

Production

• Producer: Denis Pregnolato

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