After All (Cher and Peter Cetera song)

"After All" is a 1989 Billboard Hot 100 hit song performed as a duet by American singer and actress Cher and American singer and bass player Peter Cetera (former lead vocalist of Chicago), released on February 21, 1989 by Geffen Records. It was used as the love theme for the movie Chances Are and was nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards 1989. The song was also the first North American single (promo in the rest of the world) release from Cher's nineteenth album Heart of Stone. The song was featured on Peter Cetera's album You're The Inspiration - A Collection .

Song information

The single peaked at number six in the United States and Canada, the only two countries where the song was officially released. However, it did manage to enter some European charts due to airplay, including Ireland, where it peaked at 24, and the United Kingdom, where it reached 84.

"After All" also became Cher's first solo number one hit on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States, her earlier number one was in 1971 when Sonny & Cher's "All I Ever Need Is You" spent five weeks at the top.^[1] It was ranked #79 on US Billboard Year-end Hot 100 singles of 1989.^[2] The song found strong success stateside, but no video was ever made to further promote it. It was certified Gold by the RIAA for the sales of 500,000 copies. As of November 2011, Billboard reported the digital sales of "After All" to be 226,000 in the US.^[3]

Live performances

Peter Cetera and Cher recorded this song separately. There is no footage of Cher and Cetera ever performing this song live together. At the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990, the song was performed by Peabo Bryson and Melissa Manchester.

Cher performed a solo version of the song during her Heart of Stone and Love Hurts tours. She then performed it with her keyboardist/musical director, Paul Mirkovich, for her Believe and Farewell tours. She currently performs it in her latest concert Cher at the Colosseum. These particular performances would accompany a video montage of Cher in film, which would start before the song begins.

Personnel

Lead Vocals by Cher and Peter Cetera
Drums: Carlos Vega
Percussion: Michael Fisher
Bass: Lee Sklar
Guitars: Waddy Wachtel, Mike Landau
Keyboards: Robbie Buchanan, Jon Gilutin

Cover versions

Filipino singers Martin Nievera and Vina Morales covered this song and their version was used as the theme song for the local soap opera series A Beautiful Affair.

Track listing

Germany 12" Vinyl^[4]

A1. "After All"
A2. "Dangerous Times"
B1. "I Found Someone"
B2. "Main Man"

Official versions

Main Version (4:03)
Edit (3:39)
Extended Remix (6:46)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	50
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[6]	5
Canada (The Record)^[7]	6
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	24
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[9]	84
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[11]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[12]	67
US Billboard Hot 100^[13]	79
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[13]	5

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^{^}
Digital
United States (RIAA)^[15]		226,000^[16]
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 54.
↑ http://www.godadida.com/1989
↑ "Ask Billboard: Cher Information, Yes?". Billboard. 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
↑ "After All Single".
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Cher & Peter Cetera – After All". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6352." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – After All". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ "Cher: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ "Cher – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Cher. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ "Cher – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Cher. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ "Top 100 Singles of '89". RPM. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
1 2 "The Year in Music: 1989" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ "American single certifications – Cher and Peter Cetera – After All". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
↑ "American single certifications – Cher – Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
↑ "Ask Billboard: Cher Information, Yes?". Billboard. 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2012-03-11.

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Preceded by "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles	Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single April 22, 1989 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Second Chance" by 38 Special

Cher

Albums Singles Filmography Tours Videography Awards

Studio albums	All I Really Want to Do The Sonny Side of Chér Chér With Love, Chér Backstage 3614 Jackson Highway Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Foxy Lady Bittersweet White Light Half-Breed Dark Lady Stars I'd Rather Believe in You Cherished Take Me Home Prisoner I Paralyze Cher Heart of Stone Love Hurts It's a Man's World Believe not.com.mercial Living Proof Closer to the Truth

Compilations	Golden Greats Superpack Vol. 1 and 2 Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits The Greatest Hits The Very Best of Cher Gold

Soundtracks	Chastity Mermaids Burlesque

Music video releases	The Video Collection The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection

Live releases	Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage Live in Concert Live! The Farewell Tour The Farewell Tour Live at the Mirage

Other video releases	CherFitness: A New Attitude CherFitness: Body Confidence

Tours and residency shows	Cher 1979–1982 World Tour Heart of Stone Tour Love Hurts Tour Do You Believe? Living Proof: The Farewell Tour Cher Dressed to Kill Tour

Motion pictures	Good Times Chastity Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Silkwood Mask Suspect The Witches of Eastwick Moonstruck Mermaids The Player Prêt-à-Porter Faithful If These Walls Could Talk Tea with Mussolini Stuck on You Burlesque Zookeeper

Television	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Cher The Sonny and Cher Show Cher... Special The X-Files: The Post-Modern Prometheus Super Bowl XXXIII Will & Grace: Gypsies, Tramps and Weed Dear Mom, Love Cher

Theatrical plays	Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Books	The Ugly Duckling (audiobook)

Related music	Sonny Bono Sonny & Cher (discography) Gregg Allman "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" "Be My Baby" Two the Hard Way (with Gregg Allman) Black Rose The Beavis and Butt-head Experience The Glory of Gershwin "Love Can Build a Bridge"

Related tours	Two the Hard Way Tour The Black Rose Show

Related soundtracks	Roller Boogie Foxes Chances Are Days of Thunder

Record companies	Warner Bros. WEA Geffen Columbia Casablanca MCA Kapp Atco Imperial

Related articles	Cher as a gay icon Chaz Bono Elijah Blue Allman Mego Sonny & Cher Toys Uninhibited 9: The Last Resort

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Cher singles

1960s	"All I Really Want to Do" "Where Do You Go" "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" "Alfie" "I Feel Something in the Air" "Sunny" "Hey Joe" "You Better Sit Down Kids" "For What It's Worth"

1970s	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" "The Way of Love" "Living in a House Divided" "Don't Hide Your Love" "Am I Blue" "Half-Breed" "Dark Lady" "Train of Thought" "Take Me Home" "Wasn't It Good" "Hell on Wheels"

1980s	"Rudy" "I Paralyze" "I Found Someone" "We All Sleep Alone" "Skin Deep" "Bang Bang" "Main Man" "After All" "If I Could Turn Back Time" "Just Like Jesse James"

1990s	"Heart of Stone" "You Wouldn't Know Love" "Baby I'm Yours" "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" "Love and Understanding" "Save Up All Your Tears" "Love Hurts" "Could've Been You" "When Lovers Become Strangers" "Oh No Not My Baby" "Whenever You're Near" "Many Rivers to Cross" "Walking in Memphis" "One by One" "Not Enough Love in the World" "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" "Paradise Is Here" "Believe" "Strong Enough" "All or Nothing" "Dov'è l'amore"

2000s	"The Music's No Good Without You" "Song for the Lonely" "Alive Again" "A Different Kind of Love Song" "When the Money's Gone" "Love One Another"

2010s	"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" "Woman's World" "I Hope You Find It" "Take It Like a Man" "I Walk Alone"

Guest singles	"A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" "Dead Ringer for Love" "I Got You Babe" "It Ain't Necessarily So" "Love Can Build a Bridge" "Più che puoi" "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"

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