Stars is the 12th studio album by American singer-actress Cher,released on April 19,1975,by Warner Bros. Records. A covers album of rock,pop and other hits,Stars was one in a string of commercial disappointments for Cher in the 1970s. It charted at number 153 on the Billboard 200 at the end of May 1975. Cher's earnest delivery of ballads and uptempo numbers was overwhelmed in a market newly dominated by disco. After two more albums that sold even less well,Cher made her smash comeback in 1979 with the disco album Take Me Home.
"Half-Breed" is a 1973 song recorded by American singer-actress Cher with instrumental backing by L.A. sessions musicians from the Wrecking Crew. Recorded on May 21,1973 at Larrabee Sound in Los Angeles. Lyrically,the song describes the life of a biracial girl from a white father and indigenous mother and it contains themes of racism and double standards. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100,becoming Cher's second solo number 1 hit in the US. The single was certified Gold in the US for the sales of over 1 million copies.
Cher is the self-titled 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.
"I Got You Babe" is a song performed by Sonny &Cher and written by Sonny Bono. It was the first single taken from their debut studio album Look at Us. In August 1965,their single spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States where it sold more than 1 million copies and was certified Gold. It also reached number one in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Chér is the 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 11th 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.
American entertainer Cher has released 26 studio albums,ten compilation albums,two soundtrack albums,and three live albums. In 1964 Cher signed a recording contract with Imperial Records,a label owned by Liberty Records. After the success of her first major single,Bob Dylan's "All I Really Want to Do" she and her then-husband Sonny Bono worked on her first album All I Really Want to Do released in 1965. The album peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 and at number seven on the UK Albums Chart. After the massive success of "I Got You Babe" the record label encouraged her to record the second album,The Sonny Side of Chér (1966). The record peaked within the top 30 in several countries. Chér (1966) and With Love,Chér (1967) were less successful on the music charts. Backstage and her first official compilation album Cher's Golden Greats (1968) her last efforts with Imperial were critically and commercially unsuccessful. In 1969 Cher signed with Atco Records and released two albums:the critically acclaimed 3614 Jackson Highway and her first soundtrack album Chastity for the film of the same name;both of them were a commercial failure.
"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.
"Dark Lady" is a pop rock 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 early 1974. The song became Cher's third solo U.S. #1 hit on March 22,1974.
"Rhinestone Cowboy" is a song written by Larry Weiss and most famously recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. When released in 1975,it enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences.
"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.
"Love Hurts" is a song written and composed by the American songwriter Boudleaux Bryant. First recorded by the Everly Brothers in July 1960,the song is most well known from the 1974 international hit version by Scottish hard rock band Nazareth and 1975 Top 5 hit in the UK by English singer Jim Capaldi.
"Bang Bang" is the second single by American singer-actress Cher from her second album,The Sonny Side of Chér. Written by her then-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 single week,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.
"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. Allmusic editor Joe Viglione wrote that this song should have been duet with the songwriter itself,because it would bring her back into the public eye.
"Rescue Me" is a rhythm and blues song first recorded and released as a single by 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.
American entertainer Cher has released eighty three official singles,twenty promotional singles and appeared in twenty six 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 33 charted singles as a solo artist. Combined with the entries she had as part of the husband-wife duo Sonny &Cher:5 number 1 singles,17 Top 10 singles,32 Top 40 hits and a total of 51 singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
