Half-Breed (song)

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"Half-Breed"
Cher-halfUSA cover.jpg
Single by Cher
from the album Half-Breed
B-side
ReleasedJuly 23, 1973
Recorded Larrabee Sound Studios, 1973
Genre
Length2:46
Label MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Snuff Garrett
Cher singles chronology
"Am I Blue?"
(1973)		"Half-Breed"
(1973)		"Carousel Man"
(1973)
Alternative covers
Cher-halfSPANISH cover.jpg
Spanish single

Covers

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  11. ↑ Cher [@cher] (December 23, 2017). "Cher tweets about Half-Breed" (Tweet). Retrieved June 28, 2023– via Twitter. I Did Song 50 yrs ago,& it wasn't meant 2🐝offensive. However,That's kinda Bull Shit excuse.Need to retire beautiful Costume,& stop singing it,it's WAY past time.
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