If I Could Turn Back Time (Greatest Hits) - Cher

Advantages: power pop at its finest
Disadvantages: That Peter Cetera duet. yikes!

...questions about how to tell if a man loves them and Cher answering. A great sing-a-long for the car! I always skip the fifth song because it is intolerable. "After All" is a duet with Peter Cetera, who has probably the most irritating voice I have ever heard. This song is incredibly cheesy and was used as the "love theme" for the film "Chances Are." Ugggh. Next is the epic "If I Could Turn Back Time," another Diane Warren composition and probably ...
...would hate "I Found Someone" if it was sung by anyone but Cher. It is has really cheesy lyrics and was co-written by MICHAEL BOLTON (Pause for shock and horror of readers). This 1987 song is extremely dramatic. "We all Sleep Alone is similar" to the previous track but was written by BON JOVI. It starts out slow but has a good bridge with a guitar solo that is pure '80s. "You may have lovers wherever you roam But sooner or later, we all sleep alone" ... Read review

Advantages: lots of great songs, sparkly
Disadvantages: Redundant if you have other greatest hits albums, old 'Bang Bang,' remix of 'Different Kind of Love Song'

...With a sparkly career that spans five decades, Cher is finally putting her wigs back on the shelf. Yes, Her Fabulousness is (supposedly) retiring. Never one to miss making a grand exit, Cher has released her most complete and colourful greatest hits collection to date. 'The Very Best of Cher' features nearly all of Cher's hits plus a remix from 'Living Proof.' Since I already have 'If I Could Turn Back Time' (her previous greatest hits collection) and 'Living Proof,' I wasn't planning on buying this album, despite it's enticing packaging. A few weeks ago, just when I thought I was going to die of boredom at work, a colleague brought out 'The Very Best of Cher.' I was nearly blinded by the glittery cover art and was saved. Cher is my goddess. With her daring fashion sense and tough, independent attitude, she is a role model... Read review

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Advantages: "When the Money's Gone" and a couple others, danceable
Disadvantages: rather bland; slower songs are lame

...is burning hotter than the sun' Track Listing: 1. Song for the Lonely - 4:02 2. A Different Kind of Love Song - 3:52 3. Alive Again - 4:19 4. The Music's No Good Without You - 4:43 5. Rain, Rain - 3:44 6. Real Love - 3:57 7. Love So High - 4:33 8. Body to Body, Heart to Heart - 3:59 9. Love Is a Lonely Place Without You - 3:53 10. Love One Another - 3:45 11. When You Walk Away - 4:21 12. When the Money's Gone - 4:40 True Cher fans should give this album a chance, but the rest of you should stick with one of the sparkly fabulous one's Greatest Hits collections such as 'If I Could Turn Back Time' (http://www.uk.ciao.com/IfICouldTurnBackTimeCherReview5308490). Yes, Cher, when your money's gone, I will stop eating caviar and start eating fast food in your beat up car. But it'll be the year 3024 before... Read review

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