If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | March 9, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1965–1991 | |||
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Length | 61:40 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A [2] |
If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits is the fourth U.S. compilation album by American singer-actress Cher, released on March 9, 1999, by Geffen. In January 2000, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling more than 500,000 copies in the US. Billboard stated in November 2011 that the album had sold 955,000 copies in the US. [3]
The album was released in United States and Canada in March 1999 by Cher's former record company the Geffen records. It peaked at #57 on the US Billboard 200 album chart and #40 on the Canadian album chart. [4] As it was made available as an import in some countries, the album peaked at #2 on the Danish albums chart in February 1999, being held from the top spot by Cher's current studio album Believe . [5]
The album was originally released with a remix of "Don't Come Cryin' To Me," a track that was recorded during the Heart of Stone album sessions, but the track was later removed per Cher's personal request. In November of the same year, Cher's current record label Warner Brothers released the compilation The Greatest Hits outside North America, which does contain her last 1998 worldwide hit - "Believe".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "Don't Come Cryin' to Me†" | Diane Warren | Previously unreleased (Originally recorded for Heart of Stone) | 4:02 |
2. | "Love and Understanding" | Warren | Love Hurts | 4:44 |
3. | "Save Up All Your Tears" | Warren, Desmond Child | Love Hurts | 4:02 |
4. | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | Rudy Clark | Mermaids (soundtrack) | 2:53 |
5. | "After All" (duet with Peter Cetera) | Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford | Heart of Stone | 4:07 |
6. | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Warren | Heart of Stone | 4:03 |
7. | "Just Like Jesse James" | Warren, Child | Heart of Stone | 4:07 |
8. | "Heart of Stone" (Remix) | Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield | Heart of Stone | 4:20 |
9. | "I Found Someone" | Michael Bolton, Mark Mangold | Cher | 3:46 |
10. | "We All Sleep Alone" | Jon Bon Jovi, Child, Richie Sambora | Cher | 3:51 |
11. | "Bang Bang" (1987 version) | Sonny Bono | Cher | 3:54 |
12. | "Take Me Home" | Bob Esty, Michele Aller | Take Me Home | 3:26 |
13. | "Dark Lady" | Johnny Durrill | Dark Lady | 3:29 |
14. | "Half-Breed" | Mary Dean, Al Capps | Half-Breed | 2:46 |
15. | "The Way of Love" | Al Stillman, Jacques Dieval | Chér | 2:34 |
16. | "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" | Bob Stone | Chér | 2:38 |
17. | "I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher) | Bono | Look at Us | 3:09 |
Total length: | 61:40 |
† Only available on early editions
Mike Khouri - liner notes
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [12] | Gold | 955,000 [13] |
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