"Half-Breed" is a popular song recorded by Cher in 1973.
Cher is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher,released on November 10,1987 by Geffen Records. The album has been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA and Gold in Australia by ARIA and the UK by BPI.
Chér is the self-titled seventh studio album by American singer-actress Cher,released in September 1971 by Kapp Records. For this album,Cher left her husband Sonny Bono to produce the album,and for the first time she collaborated with Snuff Garrett and with Al Capps for the arrangements. The album was retitled after the success of the single of the same name. It received positive reviews from critics,and the RIAA certified it Gold on July 2,1972. The album was her first and most successful album of the '70s. Two singles were released from the album,"The Way of Love" and "Gypsies,Tramps &Thieves",both reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Foxy Lady is the eighth studio album by American singer-actress Cher,released in July 1972 by Kapp Records. Following the commercial success of the previous album Gypsies,Tramps &Thieves,Cher again collaborated with Snuff Garrett (producer),Al Capp (arrangements) and her then-husband Sonny Bono (co-producer). Foxy Lady was also the second and last record for Kapp. The album was also promoted on Cher's successful The Sonny &Cher Comedy Hour show. After its release,it was well received by critics,but unlike her previous effort Gypsies,Tramps &Thieves,had only moderate chart and sales success.
Half-Breed is the tenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher,released in September 1973 by MCA. For the production of the album Cher returned with Snuff Garrett and Al Capps. Half-Breed was her second record for MCA and was promoted on her successful The Sonny &Cher Comedy Hour television show. After its release,the album faced mixed reviews from critics,and the RIAA certified it gold on March 4,1974. The album was her second solo album to receive a certification by RIAA.
Dark Lady is the eleventh studio album by American singer-actress Cher,released in May 1974 by MCA. Cher again collaborated with Snuff Garrett as a record producer,and with Al Capps for the arrangements. Dark Lady was the third and final studio album for MCA. It was also the last record promoted on her successful The Sonny &Cher Comedy Hour show. After its release,the album received positive reviews from critics but,unlike her previous record produced by Garrett,was only moderately successful.
"Just Like Jesse James" is a song recorded by American singer and actress Cher for her nineteenth album Heart of Stone (1989). It was released as the third North American and second European single in October 1989,by Geffen Records. The song was written by Desmond Child and Diane Warren,and produced by Child. It was a December 1989 top-ten hit. The song's title is a reference to legendary Wild West bandit Jesse James. The title phrase previously appeared in Linda Ronstadt’s hit “Poor Poor Pitiful Me”.
"Dark Lady" is a folk song recorded by American singer-actress Cher,and the title selection from her eleventh studio album,Dark Lady. Written and composed by John Robert "Johnny" Durrill and produced by Snuff Garrett,it was released as the album's first single in December of 1973. The song became Cher's third solo U.S. number 1 hit on March 23,1974.
"Save Up All Your Tears" is a song written by Desmond Child and Diane Warren,and originally released by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. The song was subsequently covered by other artists including Robin Beck,Cher,Freda Payne and Bonfire.
"I Found Someone" is the name of a chart single originally written and composed for Laura Branigan by Michael Bolton and Touch keyboardist Mark Mangold. The song was a bigger hit for Cher in 1987,reaching the top 10.
"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" is the second single by American singer-actress Cher from her second album,The Sonny Side of Chér (1966). It was written by her husband Sonny Bono and released in 1966. The song reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week (behind "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" by The Righteous Brothers),eventually becoming one of Cher's biggest-selling singles of the 1960s.
"A Cowboy's Work is Never Done" is a song by pop duo Sonny and Cher from their album All I Ever Need Is You,written by Sonny Bono. It was released as a single in 1972 and peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked it at No. 71 on the 1972 year-end singles chart.
Cherished is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher,released on June 4,1977 as Cher's final studio album released by Warner Bros. Records. This album,like several other predecessors,was a commercial failure and failed to chart. The album was promoted by the release of the lead single,"Pirate" which charted at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a second single,"War Paint and Soft Feathers" which failed to chart. "Pirate" was the only single from the 70s Warner era to chart despite the album being her lowest selling album of her entire career.
"Living in a House Divided" is a song by American entertainer Cher,released as the lead single from her album Foxy Lady. The song's lyrics discuss the separation of a couple,as a rather poignant descriptor of Cher's marriage to then-husband,Sonny. Due to Cher's feelings of resentment over Sonny's control of both her life and her career,their marriage soured. They divorced two years after this song became a hit.
"Don't Hide Your Love" is a song released by American singer-actress Cher as the second single released from the album Foxy Lady. The song was written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. It hit number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100,and number 19 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
"Rescue Me" is a rhythm and blues song first recorded and released as a single by American soul singer-songwriter Fontella Bass in 1965. The original versions of the record,and BMI,give the songwriting credit to Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith,although many other sources also credit Bass herself as a co-writer. It would prove the biggest hit of Bass's career,reaching #1 on the R&B charts for four weeks and placing at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Rescue Me" also peaked at #11 on the UK Singles Chart.
The discography of American pop rock duo Sonny &Cher consists of five studio albums,eight compilation albums,one soundtrack album,two live albums and twenty-three singles. Sonny and Cher had released three albums and one single which achieved Gold status in the United States:Look At Us,Sonny &Cher Live,All I Ever Need Is You and I Got You babe. In the decade they spent together,Sonny and Cher sold over 40 million records worldwide.
"Dead Ringer for Love" is a song performed by American rock singer Meat Loaf and American singer-actress Cher from Meat Loaf's second studio album,Dead Ringer. The song was written by Jim Steinman and one of only two tracks on the album produced by Steinman and Jimmy Iovine.
American entertainer Cher has released 80 official singles,24 promotional singles and appeared in 22 other songs. On the Billboard Hot 100,she has achieved:4 number 1 singles,12 Top 10 singles,22 Top 40 singles and a total of 34 charted singles as a solo artist. Combined with the entries she had as part of Sonny &Cher:5 number 1 singles,17 Top 10 singles,32 Top 40 hits and a total of 52 singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
"I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife" is the third single released by American singer/actress Cher from her 11th studio album Dark Lady. It reached #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
