Very Best Of Cher, The - Cher

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...I must say I knew very little of Cher’s songs when I read them on the back of the CD. I’d had the double CD, featuring tracks from her past albums as well as singles, and with over 44 songs on the album I only knew around six or seven. But, I knew that Cher had her own quality, and I really liked the songs I knew, and gave each a chance. I didn’t regret asking for the album at all, and really wanted to listen to it. I knew that ...
...exact) was “Half Breed”. A very different song, and more Rock than Pop in a way – very different to Cher’s other songs before that. I think “Half Breed” was an important song in her career, because it showed she could – and still can – do so many different tunes, and can succeed in any. “Half Breed” is a song full of hate and anger, and Cher expresses that clearly and wonderfully in the ... 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'

...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 ...
...With her daring fashion sense and tough, independent attitude, she is a role model for strong women everywhere. Since many of the songs on this latest greatest hits package can also be found on the earlier 'If I Could Turn Back Time album', I'll only discuss the new additions in the review. Otherwise, this op would become insanely long and out of hand. As I learned from Mattroberts' review, there is another edition of this album with 44 tracks on ... Read review

Advantages: Most of the 80's/90's stuff is really rather good in hindsight
Disadvantages: She took that vocodered stuff too far, and there's no new songs on it

To accompany her neverending farewell tour (come on Cher, just say cheerio and be done with it), in 2003 Cher released another of her Greatest Hits collections. The tracklisting rarely varies on her collections, but you cant blame an old bird for trying when she really cant be bothered to go into the recording studio anymore. And her recent brand of vocoder-ed pop lead the way for the modern pop sound, so after 40 years of recording, perhaps she's ...
...the end and works her way back, well sort of. She misses a few stumbling blocks along the way, but the cream of the crop is all present and correct. Believe --------- As her biggest selling single, its only right that Believe should open the album and set the stall. With a smashing dance beat and an electro-voiced Cher belting out a sing along chorus, its no wonder this has become the soundtrack to every hen party and gay club in the country. ... Read review

Advantages: Everything.
Disadvantages: Nothing.

This review is on yet another 'best of' album, although of course this particular one has been around for quite some time. I am that you may call a closet Cher fan, you know what I mean! But anyway, actually on to the album itself. A single CD in a case, I got it for £11.99 years ago in my local WHSmith. But of course these days you can always get it cheaper in any number of places, and so check it out! Places like Amazon or Ebay may hold the line, ...
...Warner Strategic Marketing, it holds a number of her best hits that she has had since becoming known as an international pop star. It also boasts a 21 hit album, from a mixture of different sources (see below for track list). As already noted, this is a single CD album and comes in a grey cover with her picture on the front of the inlay card. The inlay is laid out as follows (taking the front page as page number 1): Pages 1; 2; 5; 6; 11, and 12 - ... Read review

Advantages: Her best songs all in one place.
Disadvantages: Another best of hits collection.

This is another of those best of hits collections, but is different from a lot of the other ones. For a start the others are not about Cher, and second there are some good tracks on this one. Starting off with a short biography on the singer, this details her rise to fame through the means of dueting with Sonny; being on her own chat show, through the lines of acting to finally becooming one of the greatest female artists of this time. But now on ...
...Keeping in line with her biography, the music also is a mixture of old and new and details her rise to the top. Although in no particular order on the CD, it goes from the old Sonny and Cher classic I Got You Babe to the more recent tunes of Believe and Strong Enough - taking in the likes of the Shoop Shopp Song and Love and Understanding on its way. Found in all good music shops, this can be bought for the same price as any other 20+ track CD. And ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent tracks from the decades!
Disadvantages: Too many recent tracks on third disc

.... Shame because they did well on this track. 4. Take A Chance On Me - Erasure A very brave move by Erasure to cover the classic from ABBA. To my surprise, this went well and I love it to bits. Not as good as the ABBA original though but very good. 5. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Cher Cher was at her best in the 90s and this song is one of her best. Cher came back in 1998 with "Believe" and this stayed at No.1 for weeks and was the longest in No.1. 6. Would I Lie To You - Charles & Eddie Another great love song which was released in the 90s. Simply unforgettable and is still played on radio stations. 7. Dreams - Gabrielle Gabrielle is at her best with this track. This is my fave track from Gabrielle and always play it. 8. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers This is a special song for my family, remembering my... Read review

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