Greatest Hits (Cher album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 1974
October 23, 1990 (re-release)
Recorded1971–74
Genre
Length31:33
Label MCA
Producer Snuff Garrett
Cher chronology
Dark Lady
(1974)
Greatest Hits
(1974)
Stars
(1975)
Alternative cover
Greatest Hits (Cher album) 1990 CD release.jpg
1990 CD release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard (favorable) [2]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [3]

Greatest Hits is the third greatest hits compilation by American singer-actress Cher, released in October 1974 by MCA Records. The album was released to close Cher's contract with MCA, her record company since 1971. This release follows the greatest hits albums Golden Greats (1968) and Superpack (1972). The album peaked at 152 on the Billboard 200 chart. [4]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Dark Lady"John Durrill Dark Lady , 19743:26
2."The Way of Love"
Chér , 19712:30
3."Don't Hide Your Love" Foxy Lady , 19722:50
4."Half-Breed"
Half-Breed , 19732:42
5."Train of Thought" Alan O'Day Dark Lady2:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"Bob StoneChér2:36
2."I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife"DurrillDark Lady3:13
3."Carousel Man"DurrillHalf-Breed3:02
4."Living in a House Divided" Tom Bahler Foxy Lady2:57
5."Melody"
  • Cliff Crofford
  • Thomas L. Garrett
Half-Breed2:34
Total length:28:24
1990 Re-release
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
11."Dixie Girl"DurrillDark Lady3:22
Total length:31:46

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1974–75)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [5] 100
US (Billboard 200) [6] 152
US Cash Box Top Pop Albums [7] 121

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Billboard review
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 23, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  4. "Biography (Page III)". Cher News. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 61. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. Billboard charts - Cher Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. "Top Albums" (PDF). Cashbox . p. 138. Retrieved July 13, 2025.