Love Hurts (Cher album)
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| Love Hurts | ||
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| Studio album by Cher | ||
| Released | June 11, 1991 | |
| Recorded | 1990-1991 | |
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |
| Length | 43:54 | |
| Label | Geffen Records | |
| Producer(s) | John Kalodner | |
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| Cher chronology | ||
 Heart of Stone (1989) |
 Love Hurts (1991) |
 Greatest Hits: 1965-1992 (1992) |
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| Cover of the European album | ||
Love Hurts, released in 1991, was the third and last album Cher released for Geffen Records.
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[edit] Album information
Love Hurts was the third album released by Cher for Geffen Records. Unlike Heart of Stone and Cher, Love Hurts received less attention in the North America. In the U.S. Love Hurts was certified Gold while in European countries the album was certified multi-platinum. Specially in the U.K where debuted at #1 and had that position for 6 weeks, been certified 3x Platinum. [3]
The European cover of the album was different from the American release, it featured Cher laying on a white background wearing a red wig.
The European release also included the world wide hit, The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) which reached number 1 in over 10 countries and has sold over six million copies. In the United States, The Shoop Shoop Song was available only through the original soundtrack, Mermaids OST for the film of the same name. For a limited time the Love Hurts box set was available for buying, it included tarot cards with the lyrics of every song on the album.
The track "Love Hurts" featured on the album is a remake of the 1975 version which Cher had previously recorded for her album, Stars. This time the song was more pop/rock rather than a ballad.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Song | Composers | Duration |
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| 1 | Save Up All Your Tears | Warren; Child | 4:01 |
| 2 | Love Hurts | Bryant | 4:21 |
| 3 | Love and Understanding | Warren | 4:44 |
| 4 | Fires of Eden | Goldenberg; Hain | 3:43 |
| 5 | I'll Never Stop Loving You | Sfrin; Cassidy; Wetton | 3:58 |
| 6 | One Small Step | Mann; Waldman; Parker | 3:27 |
| 7 | A World Without Heroes | Stanley; Simmons; Reed; Ezrin | 3:10 |
| 8 | Could've Been You | Roman; Helligan Jr. | 3:31 |
| 9 | When Love Calls Your Name | Scott; Snow | 3:34 |
| 10 | When Lovers Become Strangers | Warren | 4:46 |
| 11 | Who You Gonna Believe? | Fontano; Marquez | 4:46 |
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| 12 | The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) | Clark | 2:53 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||||
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CAN | UK | GER | NOR | SWE | IRE | POL | EU | AUS | |||
| 1990 | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | 1 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.20m |
| 1991 | "Love and Understanding" | - | 17 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 5 | - | 24 | 2.00m |
| 1991 | "Save Up All Your Tears" | - | 37 | 40 | 16 | - | 37 | 56 | - | - | 30 | 26 | - | - | 0.50m |
| 1991 | "Love Hurts" | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | - | 2 | - | - | 21 | - | - | 0.50m |
| 1992 | "Could've Been You" | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 72 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | 0.30m |
| 1992 | "When Lovers Become Strangers" | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | unknown |
[edit] Charts
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 48 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 1 |
| German Albums Chart | 6 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 3 |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 |
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Providers | Certification | Sales |
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| UK | BPI | 3x Platinum | 1,500.000 |
| USA | RIAA | Gold | 600.000 |
| Germany | IFPI | Platinum | 500.000 |
| Austria | IFPI | Platinum | 50.000 |
