Gold (Cher album)

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Gold
Cher gold.jpg
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2005
Recorded1964–2001
Genre
Length114:39
Label Geffen [1]
Producer
Cher chronology
Live! The Farewell Tour
(2003)
Gold
(2005)
Burlesque
(2010)

Gold is the ninth U.S. compilation album by American singer-actress Cher, released on March 1, 2005 by Geffen Records. The album was released only two years after the multi-platinum The Very Best of Cher . As of August 2010, the album has sold 88,000 copies in the United States. [2] The album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling over 60,000 copies.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Tim Sendra of AllMusic gave the compilation four-and-a-half out of five stars and stated "...this is a disc that will certainly please the fans who want a sampling of her career and don't really want rarities or surprises." [3]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher) Sonny Bono 3:09
2."Baby Don't Go" (Sonny & Cher)Bono3:12
3."All I Really Want to Do" Bob Dylan 2:58
4."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"Bono3:45
5."Alfie" Burt Bacharach, Hal David 3:01
6."The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher)Bono3:29
7."You Better Sit Down Kids"Bono4:10
8."Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"Bob Stone2:38
9."The Way of Love"Al Stillman, Jacques Dieval2:34
10."All I Ever Need Is You" (Sonny & Cher) Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves 2:41
11."Living in a House Divided" Tom Bahler 2:59
12."A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" (Sonny & Cher)Bono3:18
13."Half-Breed"Mary Dean, Al Capps 2:46
14."Dark Lady"Johnny Durrill3:29
15."Train of Thought" Alan O'Day 2:38
16."Take Me Home" (Extended Version)Bob Esty, Michele Aller6:46
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Found Someone" Michael Bolton, Mark Mangold 3:46
2."We All Sleep Alone" Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Richie Sambora 3:54
3."After All" (Love Theme from Chances Are ) (with Peter Cetera) Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford 4:07
4."If I Could Turn Back Time" Diane Warren 4:03
5."Just Like Jesse James"Warren, Child4:07
6."Heart of Stone†" (Remix) Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield 4:20
7."The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" Rudy Clark 2:53
8."Love and Understanding"Warren4:44
9."Save Up All Your Tears"Warren, Child3:56
10."Love Hurts" (1991 version) Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant 4:18
11."One by One" (Junior Vasquez Vocal Edit)Anthony Griffiths4:25
12."Believe" Cher (Uncredited), [4] Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Paul Barry, Steven Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell4:01
13."Strong Enough" Mark Taylor, Barry3:43
14."All or Nothing"Taylor, Barry4:00
15."Song for the Lonely" (Edit)Taylor, Barry, Torch3:25
16."A Different Kind of Love Song" (Rodney Jerkins Main Mix - Faster) Johan Aberg, Michelle Lewis, Sigurd Rosnes 4:19
Notes

Personnel

Production
Design

Charts and certifications

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