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Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Sublime
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Not applicable
Value for Money	Good

Advantages:	Everything .
Disadvantages:	Nothing .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

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, so take a look.

Published in 2003 through 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 - photographs from different periods during her musical career. No actual copyrights are added, though.
Pages 3; 4; 7, and 8 hold her biography. OK, so this is a condensed version but at least it goves you some insight in to how she came to be where she is now.
Pages 9 and 10 - this is the track list, as well as there being a track list on the back cover of the CD case.

Which leads me on to the most important part, the next section being the track listing! It is laid out as follows: song title; album title it ca,e from in brackets, along with the year that it was out (also in brackets).

1. Believe (Believe, 1998).
2. If I could turn back time (Heart of Stone, 1989).
3. Save up all your tears (Love Hurts, 1991).
4. Walking in Memphis (It's a Man's World, 1995).
5. The Shoop Shoop Song (aka It's in his kiss) (from the soundtrack Mermaids, 1990).
6. Love and Understanding (Love Hurts, 1991).
7. I found someone (Cher, 1987).
8. Just like Jesse James (Heart of Stone, 1989).
9. One by one (It's a Man's World, 1995).
10. Love can build a bridge (1995). No album shown, as a colloboration between the artist in question; Chrissie Hynde, and Neneh Cherry.
11. Strong Enough (Believe, 1998).
12. All or nothing (Believe, 1998).
13. A Different kind of Song (Living Proof, 2001).
14. Heart of Stone (Heart of Stone, 1989).
15. The music's no good without you (Heart of Stone, 1989).
16. Dov'e L'amore (Emilio Estefan Jnr Extended Mix) (Believe 1998, although this version is 1999).
17. Gypsies, tramps and thieves (Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, 1971).
18. The Beat Goes On (Sonny and Cher) (In Case You're in Love, 1967).
19. I Got you Babe (Sonny and Cher) (Look at Us, 1965).
20. All I really want to do (Bang bang the early years, 1965).
21. Bang Bang (my baby shot me down) (original version) (Band bang the early years, 1966).