Chastity
With dwindling record sales and the failure of their goofy big-screen outing "Good Times," Sonny and Cher decided to take their careers in another direction. The result was the 1969 film "Chastity." Written and produced by Sonny, Cher starred as Emily, a narcissistic teenage runaway who changed her name to Chastity after randomly stumbling upon the word in the dictionary.
It's difficult to describe the plot of the film because there isn't much of one. The movie follows Chastity as she aimlessly wanders from California to Mexico and back, continuously conversing with herself more than with anyone else. Although there's two other big characters in the film (Barbara London as a lesbian whorehouse madame and Stephen Whittaker as a parking lot attendant who's studying to be a lawyer), neither is given much to do. The film rests squarely on Cher's shoulders, though she got a major boost from Sonny's dialogue, which was littered with unusual thoughts and pithy one-liners.
The movie is very artsy and could only have been made in the late '60s. Regardless of one's feelings for Sonny & Cher, it's certainly possible to like the movie if one likes films that are strange and offbeat... or if one wants to see Cher naked (with all her original parts!). Contrariwise, the film is so overwhelmingly offbeat that it's easy for people who like Sonny and Cher to hate it. Unsurprisingly, the movie was a massive flop and was never officially issued on VHS/Beta in the USA, though it's now out on DVD.
Okay, so I guess it's share time. Or Cher time. Whichever, here's a soundtrack compilation unlike any you might've stumbled on in the past. In addition to a newly-cleaned-up 320 rip of the long out of print soundtrack LP with Sonny's score, there's an alternate mono version of Cher's theme song "Band of Thieves," three radio spots, and three interviews with Sonny and Cher talking about the film!
A few notes about the interviews. They were issued on a promotional 45 that was sent to radio stations with a cue sheet that included questions. Local DJ's would ask the questions and Sonny and Cher would answer accordingly to make listeners think it was a live interview. Sorry, I don't have the cue sheets, but it's not hard to figure out what the questions are. Also should note that the combined interview track differs a little bit from the solo interviews, though it doesn't seem that way at first. So without further ado...
Chastity Soundtrack
01. Chastity's Song (Band of Thieves)
02. Chastity Overture
03. Motel I
04. Chastity Walk
05. Flowers (Love of a Family)
06. Chastity Love Theme
07. Chastity Titles
08. Motel II
09. Chastity Carrousel
10. Mexico
11. Chastity (Closing Theme)
BONUS TRACKS!
12. Chastity's Song (Band of Thieves) (Mono Version)
13. Radio Spot #1
14. Radio Spot #2
15. Radio Spot #3
16. Sonny Bono Interview
17. Cher Interview
18. Sonny & Cher Interview
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