Living Proof

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Living Proof
Studio album by Cher
Released	November 6, 2001 (Japan) November 19, 2001 (UK) November 20, 2001(France) November 23, 2001 (Germany) November 27, 2001 (Canada) February 26, 2002 (U.S.) March 2002 (Australia)
Recorded	2000-2001 (London, England, United Kingdom)
Genre	Pop/Dance/R'n'B/Latin
Length	50:17 (Europe) 49:05 (U.S.)
Label	Warner Bros./Wea
Producer	Rob Dickens
Professional reviews
All Music Guide () [1] Amazon.com () [2] Blender Magazine () [3] Entertainment Weekly (B+) [4] Rolling Stone () [5]
Cher chronology
not.com.mercial (2000) Living Proof (2001) / (2002) The Very Best of Cher (2003)
Singles from Living Proof
"The Music's No Good Without You" Released: November, 2001 "Song for the Lonely" Released: March, 2002 "Alive Again" Released: June, 2002 "A Different Kind of Love Song" Released: August, 2002 "When the Money's Gone" Released: February, 2003 "Love One Another" Released: February, 2003

Living Proof is the follow-up album to Believe by Cher. The album was released in November 2001 in Europe and February 2002 in the United States. The lead off single for Europe was The Music's No Good Without You, while Song for the Lonely served as the first American single.

[edit] Album information

The lead single in Europe and Australia was "The Music's No Good Without You", while the United States received "Song for the Lonely." "The Music's No Good Without You" received moderate success in the UK, while "Song for the Lonely" peaked at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (one of three songs from the album to top the U.S. dance chart). "Alive Again" and "A Different Kind of Love Song" were follow-up singles, but none of the songs reached any much success except in single sales.

In addition "Song for the Lonely" was #1 on the Maxi-Singles Chart for 21 weeks beating out Madonna's "Die Another Day". Many of the songs may have not reached the Hot 100 because of the lack of promotion. The third single (USA only) was released as "When the Money's Gone/Love One Another", earning Cher a Grammy nomination for "Love One Another." She lost the award to Kylie Minogue's song "Come Into My World".

Cher won many awards including a World Music Award for Dance/Club Play Artist of the Year and Lifelong Contribution Award.

In Australia, prior to the release of the album, earlier unedited versions of "Alive Again", "Rain Rain" and "Love So High" were released on CD as a sampler for promotional use only. These versions have been praised by Cher fans, and have spread through forums and file sharing networks. The scarce sampler CD also included "The Music's No Good Without You" and "A Different Kind of Love Song".

The album was followed by Cher's multi-year Living Proof: The Farewell Tour.

[edit] Singles

[edit] Europe

1. "The Music's No Good Without You"
2. "Alive Again"
3. "(This Is) A Song for the Lonely" (PROMO)

[edit] North America

1. "Song for the Lonely"
2. "The Music's No Good Without You"
3. "A Different Kind of Love Song"
4. "When the Money's Gone"
5. "Love One Another"

[edit] Track listings

[edit] American release

[edit] American 'Wal Mart' release

Warner Brothers later rereleased the album in the United States with the radio edit versions of "Song for the Lonely" and "A Different Kind of Love Song". There was no official announcement of this re-release, but Cher fans found out about it quick after the release. It has been penned the "Wal Mart" version of Living Proof, because that is the only place known to sell the re-issue.

[edit] European/Canadian/Australian release

[edit] Japanese release

[edit] Charts

[edit] Credits

Michael Lavine - photography

[edit] Certifications

[edit] References

1. ^ AMG review
2. ^ Amazon.com review
3. ^ Blender review
4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
5. ^ Stone review
6. ^ Swiss official certifications