The Very Best of Cher

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The Very Best of Cher
The Very Best of Cher cover
Compilation album by Cher
Released April 1, 2003 (U.S.)
Recorded 1965-2002
Genre Pop/Dance
Length 72:00 (U.S.)
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s) David McLees
Professional reviews
Cher chronology

Living Proof
(2001) / (2002)
The Very Best of Cher
(2003)
Live! The Farewell Tour
(2003) / (2004)


The Very Best of Cher is a 2003 compilation album by Cher.

Contents

[edit] Album information

The Very Best of Cher was released by Warner Bros. Records, MCA, and Geffen Records. The original U.S. Edition features 21 tracks, while the various later-on released editions typically feature more songs or different selections.

The album originally coincided with the Living Proof: The Farewell Tour, and went on to sell over 2 million copies. The album cover picture is also seen on the DVD Cher: The Farewell Tour Live in Miami and was originally planned to be the DVD cover of The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection as well (but was changed last minute).

[edit] Track listings

[edit] U.S. edition

  1. "Believe"
  2. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
  3. "Heart of Stone"
  4. "Just Like Jesse James"
  5. "Save Up All Your Tears"
  6. "After All" (Love Theme from Chances Are) (with Peter Cetera)
  7. "I Found Someone"
  8. "One by One (Junior Vasquez Vocal Edit)"
  9. "Strong Enough"
  10. "All or Nothing"
  11. "Song for the Lonely"
  12. "Take Me Home"
  13. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
  14. "All I Really Want to Do"
  15. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
  16. "Half-Breed"
  17. "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves"
  18. "Dark Lady"
  19. "The Beat Goes On" Sonny & Cher
  20. "I Got You Babe" Sonny & Cher
  21. "A Different Kind of Love Song (Rodney Jerkins Main Mix, Faster Version)"

[edit] U.S. deluxe edition

U.S. deluxe edition cover
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U.S. deluxe edition cover

[edit] Disc 1

  1. "Believe"
  2. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
  3. "Heart of Stone"
  4. "Just Like Jesse James"
  5. "Save Up All Your Tears"
  6. "After All"
  7. "I Found Someone"
  8. "One by One (Junior Vasquez Vocal Edit)"
  9. "Strong Enough"
  10. "All or Nothing"
  11. "Song for the Lonely"
  12. "Take Me Home"
  13. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
  14. "All I Really Want to Do"
  15. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
  16. "Half-Breed"
  17. "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves"
  18. "Dark Lady"
  19. "The Beat Goes On"
  20. "I Got You Babe"
  21. "A Different Kind of Love Song"

[edit] Disc 2

  1. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
  2. "Song for the Lonely"
  3. "All or Nothing"
  4. "I Found Someone"
  5. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
  6. "All I Really Want to Do"
  7. "Half-Breed"
  8. "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves"
  9. "Dark Lady"
  10. "Take Me Home"
  11. "The Way of Love"
  12. "After All"
  13. "Just Like Jesse James"
  14. "Heart of Stone"
  15. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
  16. "Strong Enough"
  17. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
  18. "Believe"

[edit] UK edition

  1. "Believe"
  2. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
  3. "Save Up All Your Tears"
  4. "Walking in Memphis"
  5. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
  6. "Love and Understanding"
  7. "I Found Someone"
  8. "Just Like Jesse James"
  9. "One by One"
  10. "Love Can Build a Bridge" (with Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry, & Eric Clapton)
  11. "Strong Enough"
  12. "All or Nothing"
  13. "A Different Kind of Love Song" (Original version)
  14. "Heart of Stone"
  15. "The Music's No Good Without You"
  16. "Dov'è L'Amore" (Emilio Estefan, Jr. Mix)
  17. "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves"
  18. "The Beat Goes On"
  19. "I Got You Babe"
  20. "All I Really Want to Do"
  21. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (Original version)

[edit] French edition

  1. "Believe"
  2. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
  3. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
  4. "Heart of Stone"
  5. "Love and Understanding"
  6. "Just Like Jesse James"
  7. "I Found Someone"
  8. "One by One" (European version)
  9. "Strong Enough"
  10. "Più Che Puoi" (with Eros Ramazzotti)
  11. "Walking in Memphis"
  12. "Love Can Build a Bridge"
  13. "All I Really Want to Do"
  14. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
  15. "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves"
  16. "The Beat Goes On"
  17. "I Got You Babe"
  18. "Dov'è L'Amore"
  19. "Save Up All Your Tears"
  20. "A Different Kind of Love Song" (Original version)
  21. "The Music's No Good Without You"

[edit] International edition

[edit] Disc 1

  1. "Believe"
  2. "Strong Enough"
  3. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
  4. "I Found Someone"
  5. "Song for the Lonely" (Radio edit)
  6. "Walking in Memphis"
  7. "Just Like Jesse James"
  8. "One by One" (European version)
  9. "Love and Understanding"
  10. "Save Up All Your Tears"
  11. "Più Che Puoi"
  12. "Love Can Build a Bridge"
  13. "Take Me Home"
  14. "Rudy"
  15. "Bad Love"
  16. "When the Money's Gone"
  17. "All or Nothing"
  18. "Alive Again"
  19. "A Different Kind of Love Song" (Original version)

[edit] Disc 2

  1. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
  2. "Heart of Stone"
  3. "Dov'è L'Amore"
  4. "The Music's No Good Without You"
  5. "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves"
  6. "Half-Breed"
  7. "Dark Lady"
  8. "I Got You Babe"
  9. "The Beat Goes On"
  10. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
  11. "The Way of Love"
  12. "All I Really Want to Do"
  13. "Train of Thought"
  14. "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done"
  15. "We All Sleep Alone"
  16. "Love Hurts" (1991 version)
  17. "Not Enough Love in the World" (European version)
  18. "Born With the Hunger"
  19. "After All"
  20. "All I Ever Need Is You"
  21. "Baby Don't Go"
  22. "Dead Ringer for Love" (with Meat Loaf)
  23. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (1987 version)

[edit] Reviews

   
“
 Since it's a cross-licensed, 21-track collection, it stands to reason that Warner Strategic Marketing's 2003 The Very Best of Cher is finally the Cher collection that gets it right, presenting a fully rounded portrait of her long, winding, multi-label career. It's not, but it's closer than any previous collection, eclipsing Hip-O's 2001 The Ultimate Collection by containing hits from every aspect of her career, from Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe" to her 1999 comeback, "Believe" and beyond to the new, Rodney Jerkins-produced "A Different Kind of Love Song" (yes, it does feature heavy vocoder work). Where other collections emphasized her '70s hits, this focuses on the Geffen work, which may be appropriate since they rarely appeared on hits compilations before this, along with the late-'90s comeback on Warner. This is all pushed toward the front, taking up the first 11 songs, which, frankly, is infuriating sequencing, especially since it bounces between the Geffen album rock and the post-house, neo-disco of the Warner years. Also, there is simply too much Warner material, given that apart from "Believe" it was entirely too generic and also not big hits. They nearly knock the collection off track by providing a dead stretch in the middle of the record before it regains momentum with 1979's "Take Me Home" and then more or less works its way back to her beginning. This is a bewildering choice in sequencing, and it hurts the general listenablity of the record; even if all periods are represented and all the big hits are here, the lack of logic leads to a herky-jerky sequencing that is tiring on the ear. That said, this does have all the big hits — "Believe," "If I Could Turn Back Time," "Just Like Jesse James," "After All," "I Found Someone," "The Shoop Shoop Song," "All I Really Want to Do," "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)," "Half-Breed," "Gypsies Tramps & Thieves," among them. And even if the presentation leaves a lot to be desired, it's still nice to have all these in one place.
   
”

[edit] Production and credits

  • Producer: Sonny Bono [2]
  • Producer: Peter Asher
  • Producer: Michael Bolton
  • Producer: Desmond Child
  • Producer: Bob Esty
  • Producer: Snuff Garrett
  • Producer: Steve Lipson
  • Producer: Brian Rawling
  • Producer: Guy Roche
  • Producer: Bob Rock
  • Producer: Mark Taylor
  • Producer: Diane Warren
  • Producer: Richie Zito
  • Executive producer: Cher
  • Compilation producer: David MacLees
  • Remastering: Bill Inglot
  • Remastering: Dan Hersch
  • Remixing: Junior Vasquez
  • Editorial supervision: Sheryl Farber
  • Annotation: Steve Woolard
  • Art direction: Jeri Heiden
  • Art direction: Hugh Brown
  • Design: Barrie Goshko
  • Photography: Sonny Bono
  • Photography: Norman Seeff
  • Photography: Harry Langdon
  • Photography: Kevyn Aucoin
  • Project assistant: Leigh Hall
  • Project assistant: April Milek
  • Project assistant: Randy Perry
  • Project assistant: Tim Scanlin
  • Liner notes: Kurt Loder

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 4
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums 85
U.S. Billboard 200 (special edition) 83
Australian Albums Chart 12
Austrian Albums Chart 17
Belgian Albums Chart 25
Canadian Albums Chart 18
Danish Albums Chart 10
German Albums Chart 31
New Zealand Albums Chart 26
Norwegian Albums Chart 27
Swedish Albums Chart 2
Swiss Albums Chart 10
UK Albums Chart 17
world wide sales 6,000,000

[edit] Certifications

Country Providers Certification Sales
United States RIAA 2x Platinum 2,000,000
Australia ARIA Gold
Sweden IFPI Gold
Sweden* IFPI Platinum
UK BPI Gold
World Media Traffic 3x Platinum 6,000,000
  • International edition

[edit] References

  1. ^ AMG review
  2. ^ Production and credits
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