Icon: Cher by Cher

Artist:

Cher

UPC:

602527567891

See Also:

Sonny & Cher

Description:

Cher`s recording career took a left turn as the 1970s began. No longer produced by Sonny Bono, she released the striking "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves," produced by Snuff Garrett, in 1971, and the song rode its odd tempo changes and a strong, smoky lead vocal that was as theatrical as it was confident straight to the radio dial, where it continues to be a frequently featured play on oldies stations. Garrett also produced Cher`s "Half-Breed," "Dark Lady," and "The Way of Love" singles, all of which sold Cher`s developing character as a brand as much as they were successful pop songs. All of these sides are collected in this concise set of tracks from Cher`s "middle period," along with the Guy Roche and Diane Warren-produced "If I Could Turn Back Time" and the Peter Asher-produced "The Shoop Shoop Song (It`s in His Kiss)" remake. As Garrett later pointed out, Cher wasn`t a great singer so much as she was a great stylist, and in the world of pop and pop culture, that can mean everything. These were the songs that helped establish her as a brand apart. This is where Cher really became Cher. ~ Steve Leggett

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. If I Could Turn Back Time
2. I Found Someone
3. After All (Love Theme from Chances Are)
4. Half-Breed
5. Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
6. We All Sleep Alone
7. Dark Lady
8. Just Like Jesse James
9. Way of Love, The
10. Love and Understanding
11. Living in a House Divided
12. Shoop Shoop Song, The (It`s in His Kiss)

Album Information

Release Date:

01/04/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Folk Rock

Label:

Geffen

Catalog Number:

2756789

Original Release Year:

2011

# of Discs:

1

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

41 : 31

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