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 1965-2003
Genre Pop/Dance/Rock/Disco
Length 72:00 (U.S.)
Label *Warner Music:
Warner Bros. Records
*Universal Music:
Geffen, MCA, WSM
Producer David McLees
Professional reviews
Cher chronology
Living Proof
(2001) / (2002)		 The Very Best of Cher
(2003)		 Live! The Farewell Tour
(2003) / (2004)
Alternate cover
Cover of the US/Canada Deluxe Edition
Cover of the US/Canada Deluxe Edition

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" - (Radio Edit)
  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

[edit] Disc 1

Same as regular U.S. Edition.

[edit] Disc 2

(Live CD of Farewell Tour)

  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. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (Original version)
  20. "I Got You Babe"
  21. "All I Really Want to Do"

[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" from the film Foxes
  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 Top Internet Albums 1
Swedish Albums Chart 2
U.S. Billboard 200 4
Swiss Albums Chart 10
Danish Albums Chart 10
Australian Albums Chart 12
UK Albums Chart 17
Austrian Albums Chart 17
Canadian Albums Chart 18
Belgian Albums Chart 25
French Compilations Chart 25
New Zealand Albums Chart 26
Norwegian Albums Chart 27
German Albums Chart 31
U.S. Billboard 200 (special edition) 83
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums 85
  • The album debuted on the Billboard 200 on April 19, 2003 at number 7, with sales of approximately 122,000 copies. It spent 51 weeks on the chart.

[edit] Certifications

Country Providers Certification Sales
United States RIAA 2x Platinum 2,000,000
Australia ARIA Platinum 70,000
Sweden IFPI Platinum 60,000
UK BPI Gold 100,000
Canada IFPI Platinum 100,000
Total 2,330,000

[edit] References

  1. ^ AMG review
  2. ^ Production and credits
v • d • e
Cher
Studio albums
All I Really Want to Do (1965) · The Sonny Side of Cher (1966) · Chér (1966) · With Love, Cher (1967) · Backstage (1968) · 3614 Jackson Highway (1969) · Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves (1971) · Foxy Lady (1972) · Bittersweet White Light (1973) · Half-Breed (1973) · Dark Lady (1974) · Stars (1975) · I'd Rather Believe in You (1976) · Cherished (1977) · Take Me Home (1979) · Prisoner (1979) · Black Rose (1980) · I Paralyze (1982) · Cher (1987) · Heart of Stone (1989) · Love Hurts (1991) · It's a Man's World (1995/96) · Believe (1998) · not.com.mercial (2000) · Living Proof (2001/02) · Cher's Forthcoming album (2008)
Compilations
Cher sing The Hits (1967) · Cher's Golden Greats (1968) · Greatest Hits (1974) · Bang Bang & Other Hits (1992) · Greatest Hits: 1965-1992 (1992) · The Casablanca Years (1994) · If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits (1999) · The Greatest Hits (1999) · Bittersweet: The Love Songs Collection (1999) · Half Breed/Dark Lady (1999) · The Millenium Collection (2000) · The Way of Love: The Cher Collection (2000) · The Very Best of Cher (2003) · Gold (2005) · The Best of Cher: The Imperial Recordings 1965-1968 (2007)
Soundtracks
Alfie (1966) · Chastity OST (1969) · Roller Boogie (1979) · Foxes (1980) · Mask (1985)  · Chances Are (1989) · Days of Thunder (1990) · Mermaids OST (1990) · Walk on the Moon (1999) · Stuck on You (2003)
Other albums
Live Albums & Videos
Cher Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage (1992) · Live in Concert (1999) · VH1 Divas 1999 (1999) · VH1 Divas 2002 (2002) · Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003) · Live! The Farewell Tour (2003/04) · Live at the Mirage(DVD release) (2005)
Music Video & Others
Cherfitness - A New Attitude (1991) · Cher - The Video Collection (1992) · Cherfitness - Body Confidence (1992) · The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection (2004)
Tours
Two the Hard Way Tour (1978) · Take Me Home Tour (1979/81) · Live in Montecarlo (1980) · A Celebration at Caesar's Palace (1983)  · Heart of Stone Tour (1989/90) · Love Hurts Tour (1991/92) · Do You Believe? Tour (1999/2000) · Living Proof: The Farewell Tour (2002/05)  · Cher at the Colosseum (2008)
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