The Very Best of Cher

Greatest hits album by Cher

Released

April 1, 2003 (U.S.)

Recorded

1965/2003

Genre

Pop rock, dance-pop, disco, house

Length

72:00 (U.S.)

Label

Warner Bros.

Producer

David McLees

Cher chronology

Living Proof
(2001)

The Very Best of Cher
(2003)

Live! The Farewell Tour
(2003/2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

The Very Best of Cher is a 2003 compilation album by Cher. The album includes many of Cher's most popular songs, such as "If I Could Turn Back Time", "Believe", "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves", and "Take Me Home". It debuted at #7 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart with sales of 219,000 copies, later reaching a #4 peak. As of November 2011, the album had sold 2.8 million copies in the United States.^[3]

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 editions typically feature more songs or different selections.^[4]

The album originally coincided with the Living Proof: The Farewell Tour. 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.

Track listing

North American version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Believe"	Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Paul Barry, Steven Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell	Believe	4:01
2.	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	Diane Warren	Heart of Stone	4:03
3.	"Heart of Stone"	Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield	Heart of Stone	4:20
4.	"Just Like Jesse James"	Warren, Desmond Child	Heart of Stone	4:07
5.	"Save Up All Your Tears"	Warren, Child	Love Hurts	4:00
6.	"After All" (Love Theme from Chances Are) (with Peter Cetera)	Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford	Heart of Stone	4:07
7.	"I Found Someone"	Michael Bolton, Mark Mangold	Cher	3:46
8.	"One by One" (Junior Vasquez Vocal Edit)	Anthony Griffiths	It's a Man's World	4:06
9.	"Strong Enough"	Mark Taylor, Barry	Believe	3:43
10.	"All or Nothing"	Taylor, Barry	Believe	4:00
11.	"Song for the Lonely" (Edit)	Taylor, Barry, Torch	Living Proof	3:29
12.	"Take Me Home" (Edit)	Bob Esty, Michele Aller	Take Me Home	3:26
13.	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"	Rudy Clark	Mermaids	2:53
14.	"All I Really Want to Do"	Bob Dylan	All I Really Want to Do	2:58
15.	"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"	Sonny Bono	The Sonny Side of Chér	3:54
16.	"Half-Breed"	Mary Dean, Al Capps	Half-Breed	2:46
17.	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"	Bob Stone	Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves	2:38
18.	"Dark Lady"	Johnny Durrill	Dark Lady	3:29
19.	"The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	In Case You're in Love	3:29
20.	"I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	Look at Us	3:09
21.	"A Different Kind of Love Song" (Rodney Jerkins Main Mix - Faster)	Johan Aberg, Michelle Lewis, Sigurd Rosnes	Living Proof	4:51

Special Edition Bonus Disc – Live! The Farewell Tour
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen, Jr.	4:35
2.	"Song for the Lonely"	Taylor, Barry, Torch	6:47
3.	"All or Nothing"	Taylor, Barry	3:58
4.	"I Found Someone"	Bolton, Mangold	3:36
5.	"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"	Bono	3:41
6.	"All I Really Want to Do" (Edit)	Dylan	2:01
7.	"Half-Breed"	Capps, Dean	1:34
8.	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"	Stone	1:31
9.	"Dark Lady"	Durrell	1:13
10.	"Take Me Home"	Esty, Aller	3:48
11.	"The Way of Love"	Jacques Dieval, Al Stillman	2:34
12.	"After All"	Pitchford, Snow	3:54
13.	"Just Like Jesse James"	Child, Warren	5:39
14.	"Heart of Stone"	Hill, Sinfield	4:09
15.	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"	Clark	2:30
16.	"Strong Enough"	Taylor, Barry	3:01
17.	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	Warreny	6:17
18.	"Believe"	Higgins, McLennen, Barry, Torch, Gray, Powell	6:49

International version

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Believe"	Higgins, McLennen, Barry, Torch, Gray, Powell	Believe	4:01
2.	"Strong Enough"	Taylor, Barry	Believe	3:43
3.	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	Warren	Heart of Stone	4:03
4.	"I Found Someone"	Bolton, Mangold	Cher	3:46
5.	"Song for the Lonely" (Edit)	Taylor, Barry, Torch	Living Proof	3:29
6.	"Walking in Memphis"	Marc Cohn	It's a Man's World	3:58
7.	"Just Like Jesse James"	Warren, Child	Heart of Stone	4:07
8.	"One by One"	Griffiths	It's a Man's World	5:06
9.	"Love and Understanding"	Warren	Love Hurts	4:44
10.	"Save Up All Your Tears"	Warren, Child	Love Hurts	4:00
11.	"Più che puoi" (with Eros Ramazzotti)	Eros Ramazzotti, Galbiati	Stile Libero	4:11
12.	"Love Can Build a Bridge" (with Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry)	John Barlow Jarvis, Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet	Non-album single	4:16
13.	"Take Me Home" (Edit)	Esty, Aller	Take Me Home	3:26
14.	"Rudy"	Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Dennis Frederiksen, Howie Epstein, Jimmy Hunter, Mark Maierhoffer	I Paralyze	3:54
15.	"Bad Love"	Cher, Giorgio Moroder	Previously unreleased	5:29
16.	"When the Money's Gone"	Bruce Roberts, Donna Weiss	Living Proof	3:44
17.	"All or Nothing"	Taylor, Barry	Believe	4:00
18.	"Alive Again"	Nick Bracegirdle, Ray Hedges, Tracy Ackerman	Living Proof	4:19
19.	"A Different Kind of Love Song"	Aberg, Lewis, Rosnes	Living Proof	3:51

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"	Clark	Love Hurts	2:53
2.	"Heart of Stone"	Hill, Sinfield	Heart of Stone	4:20
3.	"Dov'è l'amore" (Emilio Estefan Jnr. Mix)	Taylor, Barry	Believe	3:44
4.	"The Music's No Good Without You"	Cher, James Thomas, Taylor, Barry	Living Proof	4:42
5.	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"	Stone	Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves	2:38
6.	"Half-Breed"	Dean, Capps	Half-Breed	2:46
7.	"Dark Lady"	Durrill	Dark Lady	3:29
8.	"I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	Look at Us	3:09
9.	"The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	In Case You're In Love	3:29
10.	"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"	Bono	The Sonny Side of Chér	3:54
11.	"The Way of Love"	Al Stillman, Jacques Dieval	Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves	2:34
12.	"All I Really Want to Do"	Dylan	All I Really Want to Do	2:58
13.	"Train of Thought"	Alan O'Day	Dark Lady	2:34
14.	"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	All I Ever Need Is You	3:14
15.	"We All Sleep Alone"	Jon Bon Jovi, Child, Richie Sambora	Cher	3:54
16.	"Love Hurts" (1991 version)	Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant	Love Hurts	4:19
17.	"Not Enough Love in the World"	Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Benmont Tench	It's a Man's World	4:23
18.	"Born With the Hunger"	Shirley Eikhard	Not.com.mercial	4:05
19.	"After All" (with Peter Cetera)	Snow, Pitchford	Heart of Stone	4:07
20.	"All I Ever Need Is You" (Sonny & Cher)	Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves	All I Ever Need Is You	2:38
21.	"Baby Don't Go" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	Non-album single	3:05
22.	"Dead Ringer for Love" (with Meat Loaf)	Jim Steinman	Dead Ringer	4:24
23.	"Bang-Bang" (1987 version)	Bono	Cher	3:51

UK version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Believe"	Higgins, McLennen, Barry, Torch, Gray, Powell	Believe	4:00
2.	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	Warren	Heart of Stone	4:03
3.	"Save Up All Your Tears"	Warren, Child	Love Hurts	4:00
4.	"Walking in Memphis"	Cohn	It's a Man's World	3:58
5.	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"	Clark	Love Hurts	2:53
6.	"Love and Understanding"	Warren	Love Hurts	4:44
7.	"I Found Someone"	Bolton, Mangold	Cher	3:46
8.	"Just Like Jesse James"	Warren, Child	Heart of Stone	4:07
9.	"One by One"	Griffiths	It's a Man's World	5:06
10.	"Love Can Build a Bridge" (with Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry)	Jarvis, Judd, Overstreet	Non-album single	4:16
11.	"Strong Enough"	Taylor, Barry	Believe	3:43
12.	"All or Nothing"	Taylor, Barry	Believe	3:58
13.	"A Different Kind of Love Song"	Aberg, Lewis, Rosnes	Living Proof	3:51
14.	"Heart of Stone"	Hill, Sinfield	Heart of Stone	4:20
15.	"The Music's No Good Without You"	Cher, Thomas, Taylor, Barry	Living Proof	4:42
16.	"Dov'è l'amore" (Emilio Estefan Jnr. Mix)	Taylor, Barry	Believe	3:44
17.	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"	Stone	Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves	2:38
18.	"The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	In Case You're In Love	3:29
19.	"I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	Look at Us	3:09
20.	"All I Really Want to Do"	Dylan	All I Really Want to Do	2:58
21.	"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"	Bono	The Sonny Side of Chér	3:54

French version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Believe"	Higgins, McLennen, Barry, Torch, Gray, Powell	4:00
2.	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"	Clark	2:53
3.	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	Warren	4:03
4.	"Heart of Stone"	Hill, Sinfield	4:20
5.	"Love and Understanding"	Warren	4:44
6.	"Just Like Jesse James"	Warren, Child	4:07
7.	"I Found Someone"	Bolton, Mangold	3:46
8.	"One by One"	Griffiths	5:06
9.	"Strong Enough"	Taylor, Barry	3:43
10.	"Più che puoi" (with Eros Ramazzotti)	Ramazzotti, Galbiati	4:11
11.	"Walking in Memphis"	Cohn	3:58
12.	"Love Can Build a Bridge" (with Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry)	Jarvis, Judd, Overstreet	4:16
13.	"All I Really Want to Do"	Dylan	2:58
14.	"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"	Bono	3:54
15.	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"	Stone	2:38
16.	"The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	3:29
17.	"I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	3:09
18.	"Dov'è l'amore" (Emilio Estefan Jnr. Mix)	Taylor, Barry	3:44
19.	"Save Up All Your Tears"	Warren, Child	4:00
20.	"A Different Kind of Love Song"	Aberg, Lewis, Rosnes	3:51
21.	"The Music's No Good Without You"	Cher, Thomas, Taylor, Barry	4:42

Production and credits

	"Believe" (1998) Cher's best selling record was received with positive reviews.
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Producers: Sonny Bono,^[5] Peter Asher, Michael Bolton, Desmond Child, Bob Esty, Snuff Garrett, Steve Lipson, Giorgio Moroder, Brian Rawling, Guy Roche, Bob Rock, Mark Taylor, Diane Warren, Richie Zito
Executive producer: Cher
Compilation producer: David MacLees
Remastering: Bill Inglot, 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

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[6]	12
Austrian Albums Chart^[6]	17
Belgium Albums Chart^[7]	29
Canadian Albums Chart^[8]	18
Danish Albums Chart^[6]	10
Dutch Albums Chart^[6]	60
French Albums Chart^[6]	25
German Albums Chart^[6]	31
Hungarian Albums^[9]	31
Italian Albums Chart^[6]	41
Norwegian Albums Chart^[6]	27
Polish Albums Chart^[6]	38
Scottish Albums Chart^[10]	9
Swedish Albums Chart^[6]	2
Swiss Albums Chart^[6]	10
UK Albums Chart^[6]	17
U.S. Billboard 200^[6]	4
U.S. Billboard 200 (special edition)^[11]	83

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[12]	89
Danish Albums Chart^[13]	89
US Billboard 200^[14]	28

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)^[15]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[16]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[17]	Platinum	60,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[19]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ The Very Best of Cher at AllMusic
↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 159. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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↑ "All Music: The Very Best of Cher". Allmusic. 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
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↑ aCharts (2003). "aCharts Special edition; 2003". acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
↑ Australian Albums Chart of 2003 ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2003 . Retrieved October 31, 2010.
↑ "Chart of the Year 2003" (in Danish). Top20.dk. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
↑ "Cher - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2003" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
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↑ "American album certifications – Cher – The Very Best of Cher". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

Cher

Albums Singles Filmography Tours Videography Awards

Studio albums	All I Really Want to Do The Sonny Side of Chér Chér With Love, Chér Backstage 3614 Jackson Highway Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Foxy Lady Bittersweet White Light Half-Breed Dark Lady Stars I'd Rather Believe in You Cherished Take Me Home Prisoner I Paralyze Cher Heart of Stone Love Hurts It's a Man's World Believe not.com.mercial Living Proof Closer to the Truth

Compilations	Golden Greats Superpack Vol. 1 and 2 Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits The Greatest Hits The Very Best of Cher Gold

Soundtracks	Chastity Mermaids Burlesque

Music video releases	The Video Collection The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection

Live releases	Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage Live in Concert Live! The Farewell Tour The Farewell Tour Live at the Mirage

Other video releases	CherFitness: A New Attitude CherFitness: Body Confidence

Concert tours	Take Me Home Tour Heart of Stone Tour Love Hurts Tour Do You Believe? Living Proof: The Farewell Tour Dressed to Kill Tour

Residency shows	Cher Show (at Monte Carlo - 79-81) A Celebration at Caesar's Palace - 81-82 Cher at the Colosseum

Motion pictures	Good Times Chastity Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Silkwood Mask Suspect The Witches of Eastwick Moonstruck Mermaids The Player Prêt-à-Porter Faithful If These Walls Could Talk Tea with Mussolini Stuck on You Burlesque Zookeeper

Documentaries	Dear Mom, Love Cher

Television	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Cher The Sonny and Cher Show Cher... Special The X-Files: The Post-Modern Prometheus Super Bowl XXXIII Will & Grace: Gypsies, Tramps and Weed

Theatrical plays	Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Books	The Ugly Duckling (audiobook)

Related music	Sonny Bono Sonny & Cher (discography) Gregg Allman "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" "Be My Baby" Two the Hard Way (with Gregg Allman) Black Rose The Beavis and Butt-head Experience The Glory of Gershwin "Love Can Build a Bridge"

Related tours	Two the Hard Way Tour The Black Rose Show

Related soundtracks	Roller Boogie Foxes Chances Are Days of Thunder

Record companies	Warner Bros. WEA Geffen Columbia Casablanca MCA Kapp Atco Imperial

Related articles	Cher as a gay icon Chaz Bono Elijah Blue Allman Mego Sonny & Cher Toys Uninhibited 9: The Last Resort

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