The Very Best of Cher

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The Very Best of Cher
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedApril 1, 2003 (US)
Recorded1964–2001
Genre
Length1:15:22(US)
Label Warner Bros.
Producer David McLees
Cher chronology
Living Proof
(2001)
The Very Best of Cher
(2003)
Live! The Farewell Tour
(2003)
Professional ratings
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The Very Best of Cher is the eighth compilation album by American singer-actress Cher, released on April 1, 2003. The album includes many of Cher's most popular songs, such as "If I Could Turn Back Time", "Believe", "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" and "Take Me Home". It debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 albums chart and later reached number four on the issue date of May 17. [3] [4] As of November 2011, the album has sold 2.8 million copies in the United States. [5]

Contents

Album information

The Very Best of Cher was released by Warner Bros. Records, MCA, and Geffen Records. The original US edition features 21 tracks, while the various later editions typically feature more songs or different selections. [6]

The album originally coincided with the Living Proof: The Farewell Tour. The album cover picture is also seen on the DVD The Farewell Tour and was originally planned to be the DVD cover of The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection as well, but was changed at the last minute.

Track listing

International edition: disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Believe" (from Believe , 1998)
4:01
2."Strong Enough" (from Believe, 1998)
  • Mark Taylor
  • Barry
  • Mark Taylor
  • Rawling
3:43
3."If I Could Turn Back Time" (from Heart of Stone , 1989) Diane Warren
  • Warren
  • Guy Roche
4:03
4."I Found Someone" (from Cher , 1987)Bolton3:46
5."Song for the Lonely" (from Living Proof , 2001)
  • Mark Taylor
  • Barry
  • Torch
  • Mark Taylor
  • Rawling
3:29
6."Walking in Memphis" (from It's a Man's World , 1995) Marc Cohn Christopher Neil 3:58
7."Just Like Jesse James" (from Heart of Stone, 1989)Child4:07
8."One by One" (from It's a Man's World, 1995)Anthony Griffiths Stephen Lipson 5:06
9."Love and Understanding" (from Love Hurts , 1991)Warren
  • Roche
  • Warren
4:44
10."Save Up All Your Tears" (from Love Hurts, 1991)
  • Child
  • Warren
4:00
11."Più che puoi" (Eros Ramazzotti featuring Cher, from Stilelibero , 2001) Rick Nowels 4:11
12."Love Can Build a Bridge" (with Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry) Peter Asher 4:16
13."Take Me Home" (from Take Me Home , 1979)
  • Michelle Aller
  • Bob Esty
Esty3:26
14."Rudy" (from I Paralyze , 1982)David Wolfert3:54
15."Bad Love" (from Foxes soundtrack, 1980)Moroder5:29
16."When the Money's Gone" (from Living Proof, 2001)
  • Roberts
  • Warren Rigg
3:44
17."All or Nothing" (from Believe, 1998)
  • Mark Taylor
  • Barry
  • Mark Taylor
  • Rawling
4:00
18."Alive Again" (from Living Proof, 2001)
  • Chicane
  • Mark Taylor
  • Nigel Butler
  • Hedges
4:19
19."A Different Kind of Love Song" (from Living Proof, 2001)3:51
International edition: disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" (from Mermaids soundtrack, 1990) Rudy Clark Asher2:53
2."Heart of Stone" (from Heart of Stone, 1989)Asher4:20
3."Dov'è l'amore" (Emilio Estefan Jnr. Mix, from Believe, 1998)
  • Mark Taylor
  • Barry
Mark Taylor3:44
4."The Music's No Good Without You" (from Living Proof, 2001)
  • Cher
  • James Thomas
  • Mark Taylor
  • Barry
  • Thomas
  • Jeff Taylor
  • Mark Taylor
4:42
5."Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" (from Chér , 1971)Bob Stone Snuff Garrett 2:38
6."Half-Breed" (from Half-Breed , 1973)
Garrett2:46
7."Dark Lady" (from Dark Lady , 1974)Johnny DurrillGarrett3:29
8."I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher) (from Look at Us , 1965) Sonny Bono Bono3:09
9."The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher) (from In Case You're in Love , 1967)BonoBono3:29
10."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (original version, from The Sonny Side of Chér , 1966)BonoBono3:54
11."The Way of Love" (from Chér, 1971)
Garrett2:34
12."All I Really Want to Do" (from All I Really Want to Do , 1965) Bob Dylan Bono2:58
13."Train of Thought" (from Dark Lady, 1974) Alan O'Day Garrett2:34
14."A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" (Sonny & Cher) (from All I Ever Need Is You , 1971)Bono
  • Bono
  • Garrett
3:14
15."We All Sleep Alone" (from Cher, 1987)
  • Bon Jovi
  • Sambora
  • Child
3:54
16."Love Hurts" (from Love Hurts, 1991) Boudleaux Bryant Zito4:19
17."Not Enough Love in the World" (from It's a Man's World', 1995)Lipson4:23
18."Born With the Hunger" (from Not.com.mercial , 2000) Shirley Eikhard
  • Cher
  • Roberts
4:05
19."After All" (Love Theme from Chances Are ) (duet with Peter Cetera, from Heart of Stone, 1989)Asher4:07
20."All I Ever Need Is You" (Sonny & Cher) (from All I Ever Need Is You, 1971)Garrett2:38
21."Baby Don't Go" (Sonny & Cher) (from Baby Don't Go, 1965)BonoBono3:05
22."Dead Ringer for Love" (Meat Loaf featuring Cher, from Dead Ringer , 1981) Jim Steinman
4:24
23."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (from Cher, 1987)Bono
  • Bon Jovi
  • Child
  • Sambora
3:51
French edition
No.TitleLength
1."Believe"4:00
2."The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"2:53
3."If I Could Turn Back Time"4:03
4."Heart of Stone"4:20
5."Love and Understanding"4:44
6."Just Like Jesse James"4:07
7."I Found Someone"3:46
8."One by One"5:06
9."Strong Enough"3:43
10."Più che puoi" (with Eros Ramazzotti)4:11
11."Walking in Memphis"3:58
12."Love Can Build a Bridge" (with Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry)4:16
13."All I Really Want to Do"2:58
14."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"3:54
15."Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"2:38
16."The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher)3:29
17."I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher)3:09
18."Dov'è l'amore" (Emilio Estefan Jnr. Mix)3:44
19."Save Up All Your Tears"4:00
20."A Different Kind of Love Song"3:51
21."The Music's No Good Without You"4:42
UK edition
No.TitleLength
1."Believe"4:00
2."If I Could Turn Back Time"4:03
3."Save Up All Your Tears"4:00
4."Walking in Memphis"3:58
5."The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"2:53
6."Love and Understanding"4:44
7."I Found Someone"3:46
8."Just Like Jesse James"4:07
9."One by One"5:06
10."Love Can Build a Bridge" (with Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry)4:16
11."Strong Enough"3:43
12."All or Nothing"3:58
13."A Different Kind of Love Song"3:51
14."Heart of Stone"4:20
15."The Music's No Good Without You"4:42
16."Dov'è l'amore" (Emilio Estefan Jnr. Mix)3:44
17."Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"2:38
18."The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher)3:29
19."I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher)3:09
20."All I Really Want to Do"2:58
21."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"3:54
US edition
No.TitleLength
1."Believe"3:59
2."If I Could Turn Back Time"4:00
3."Heart of Stone"4:11
4."Just Like Jesse James"4:07
5."Save Up All Your Tears"4:00
6."After All" (Love Theme from Chances Are ) (duet with Peter Cetera)4:05
7."I Found Someone"3:44
8."One by One" (Junior Vasquez Vocal Edit)4:23
9."Strong Enough"3:43
10."All or Nothing"3:58
11."Song for the Lonely"3:22
12."Take Me Home"3:28
13."The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"2:52
14."All I Really Want to Do"2:58
15."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"2:44
16."Half-Breed"2:45
17."Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves"2:36
18."Dark Lady"3:28
19."The Beat Goes On"3:29
20."I Got You Babe"3:11
21."A Different Kind of Love Song" (Rodney Jerkins Main Mix (Faster))4:19
North American special edition bonus disc: Live! The Farewell Tour
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"4:35
2."Song for the Lonely"
6:47
3."All or Nothing"
  • Taylor
  • Barry
3:58
4."I Found Someone"3:36
5."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" Sonny Bono 3:41
6."All I Really Want to Do" Bob Dylan 2:01
7."Half-Breed"
1:34
8."Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves"Bob Stone1:31
9."Dark Lady"Johnny Durrill1:13
10."Take Me Home"
  • Michele Aller
  • Bob Esty
3:48
11."The Way of Love"
2:34
12."After All" (Love Theme from Chances Are)3:54
13."Just Like Jesse James"5:39
14."Heart of Stone"4:09
15."The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" Rudy Clark 2:30
16."Strong Enough"
  • Taylor
  • Barry
3:01
17."If I Could Turn Back Time"Warren6:17
18."Believe"
  • Barry
  • Matthew Gray
  • Brian Higgins
  • Stuart McLennen
  • Timothy Powell
  • Steven Torch
6:49
Notes

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [38] 2× Platinum140,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [39] Platinum100,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [40] Gold10,000
Sweden (GLF) [41] Platinum60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [43] 2× Platinum2,800,000 [5]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United StatesApril 1, 2003 Warner Bros. CD R2 73852
August 26, 20032CDR2 73956
GermanyAugust 29, 2003 Warner Music 2CD25646 0864 2
CanadaSeptember 1, 2003Warner Bros.WTVD 60864
AustraliaSeptember 2003Warner Music25646 0864 5
FranceSeptember 22, 2003CD50466 8588 2
United KingdomNovember 24, 2003CD50466 8586 2
JapanJanuary 21, 20042CDWPCR-11751-2

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