The Very Best of Cher

The Very Best of Cher
Greatest hits album by Cher
Released April 1, 2003 (U.S.)
Recorded 1965/2003
Genre Pop rock, dance-pop, disco, house
Length 72:00 (U.S.)
Label Warner Bros.
Producer David McLees
Cher chronology
Living Proof
(2001)
The Very Best of Cher
(2003)
Live! The Farewell Tour
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

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 had sold 2.8 million copies in the United States.[5]

Album information

The Very Best of Cher was released by Warner Bros. Records, MCA, and Geffen Records. The original U.S. 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 Cher: The Farewell Tour Live in Miami and was originally planned to be the DVD cover of The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection as well, but was changed last minute.

Track listing

North American edition (one disc)

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Believe"  
3:59
2. "If I Could Turn Back Time"  Diane Warren
4:00
3. "Heart of Stone"  Peter Asher 4:11
4. "Just Like Jesse James"  
Child 4:07
5. "Save Up All Your Tears"  
  • Child
  • Warren
4:00
6. "After All" (Love theme from Chances Are) (duet with Peter Cetera)Asher 4:05
7. "I Found Someone"  Bolton 3:44
8. "One by One" (Junior Vasquez Vocal Edit)Anthony GriffithsStephen Lipson 4:23
9. "Strong Enough"  
  • Taylor
  • Barry
  • Taylor
  • Rawling
3:43
10. "All or Nothing"  
  • Taylor
  • Barry
  • Taylor
  • Rawling
3:58
11. "Song for the Lonely" (Edit)
  • Taylor
  • Barry
  • Torch
  • Taylor
  • Rawling
3:22
12. "Take Me Home" (Edit)
  • Michele Aller
  • Bob Esty
Esty 3:28
13. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"  Rudy ClarkAsher 2:52
14. "All I Really Want to Do"  Bob DylanSonny Bono 2:58
15. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"  BonoBono 2:44
16. "Half-Breed"  
Snuff Garrett 2:45
17. "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"  Bob StoneGarrett 2:36
18. "Dark Lady"  Johnny DurrillGarrett 3:28
19. "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher)BonoBono 3:29
20. "I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher)BonoBono 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

International edition (two discs)

French edition (one disc)

UK edition (one disc)

Production and credits

"Believe" (1998)
Cher's best selling record was received with positive reviews.

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Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 12
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 29
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 18
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 10
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 60
European Albums (Top 100)[14] 45
French Compilations (SNEP)[15] 25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 31
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] 31
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 67
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 27
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[20] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 17
US Billboard 200[25] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[26] 89
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[27] 89
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 127
US Billboard 200[30] 28
Chart (2004) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 184

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[32] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[33] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[34] Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[36] 2× Platinum 2,800,000[5]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States April 1, 2003 Warner Bros. 1CD R2 73852
August 26, 2003 2CD R2 73956
Germany August 29, 2003 Warner Music 2CD 25646 0864 2
Canada September 1, 2003 Warner Bros. WTVD 60864
Australia September 2003 Warner Music 25646 0864 5
France September 22, 2003 1CD 50466 8588 2
United Kingdom November 24, 2003 1CD 50466 8586 2
Japan January 21, 2004 2CD WPCR-11751-2

References

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  2. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 159. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. http://www.billboard.com/charts/Billboard-200/2003-04-19
  4. http://www.billboard.com/charts/Billboard-200/2003-05-17
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  15. "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
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  34. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2003" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  35. "British album certifications – Cher – The Very Best of Cher". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Very Best of Cher in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  36. "American album certifications – Cher – The Very Best of Cher". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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