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Cher (; born May 20, 1946 as Cherilyn Sarkisian, Armenian: Շերիլին Սարգիսեան) is an American singer and actress. Sometimes referred to by the media as the Goddess of Pop, she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. She is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances during her six-decade-long career.

Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher after their song "I Got You Babe" reached number one on the American and British charts. By the end of 1967, they had sold 40 million records worldwide and had become, according to Time magazine, rock's "it" couple. She began her solo career simultaneously, releasing in 1966 her first million-seller song, "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". She became a television personality in the 1970s with her shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run, and Cher. She emerged as a fashion trendsetter by wearing elaborate outfits on her television shows.

While working on television, Cher established herself as a solo artist with the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed", and "Dark Lady". After her divorce from Sonny Bono in 1975, she launched a comeback in 1979 with the disco album Take Me Home and earned $300,000 a week for her 1980–1982 concert residency in Las Vegas.

In 1982, Cher made her Broadway debut in the play Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and starred in its film adaptation. She subsequently earned critical acclaim for her performances in films such as Silkwood (1983), Mask (1985), and Moonstruck (1987), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She then revived her musical career by recording the rock-inflected albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989), and Love Hurts (1991), all of which yielded several successful singles.

Cher reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the album Believe, whose title track became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK. It features the pioneering use of Auto-Tune, also known as the "Cher effect". Her 2002–2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time, earning $250 million. In 2008, she signed a $180 million deal to headline the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for three years. Cher's first studio album in 12 years, Closer to the Truth (2013), became her highest-charting solo album in the U.S. when it debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. In 2018, Cher will return to film for her first on-screen role since 2010's Burlesque, starring in the romantic musical comedy film Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. She is also set to embark on the Australia and New Zealand-only Here We Go Again Tour.

Cher has won a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and a special CFDA Fashion Award, among several other honors. She has sold 100 million records worldwide to date, becoming one of the best-selling music artists in history. She is the only artist to date to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in each decade from the 1960s to the 2010s. Outside of her music and acting, she is noted for her political views, philanthropic endeavors, and social activism, including LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS prevention.

Albums/Movies/TV Shows

2013

Closer To The Truth

Closer to the Truth is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer-actress Cher. It was released on September 20, 2013 by Warner Bros. Records. Opting to re-establish her music career, she began planning the project in 2011, shortly after her appearance in the movie Burlesque and the conclusion of her residency show at Caesars Palace. Work continued into 2012 and 2013. While the album was initially planned to be pop rock-oriented, Closer to the Truth ultimately became a prominently dance-inspired record. As executive producer, she enlisted longtime collaborator Mark Taylor to work alongside new producers such as Paul Oakenfold, Billy Mann, Timbaland and MachoPsycho to achieve Cher's desired sound.

Genre: Dance-pop

Release date: Sep 20, 2013

Closer To The Truth Tracks

1	Woman's World	3:44
2	Take It Like A Man	4:07
3	My Love	3:32
4	Dressed To Kill	2:51
5	Red	3:05
6	Lovers Forever	3:59
7	I Walk Alone	3:26
8	Sirens	5:02
9	Favourite Scars	4:28
10	I Hope You Find It	3:50
11	Lie To Me	3:13
12	I Don't Have To Sleep To Dream	4:42
13	Pride	4:21
14	You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me	3:43
15	Will You Wait For Me	3:31

2001

Living Proof

Living Proof is the 24th studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released in November 2001 in Europe by WEA Records. In the United States, the album was released on February 26, 2002 by Warner Bros. Records where it debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart with first-week sales of 82,000 copies. The album has sold 520,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan and more than 1 million copies worldwide.

Genre: Eurodance, Euro disco

Release date: Nov 19, 2001

Living Proof Tracks

1	(This Is A) Song For The Lonely	3:30
2	A Different Kind Of Love Song	3:55
3	Alive Again	3:32
4	The Music's No Good Without You	4:00
5	Rain, Rain	3:47
6	Real Love	4:00
7	Love So High	4:36
8	Body To Body, Heart To Heart	4:03
9	Love Is A Lonely Place Without You	3:58
10	Love One Another	3:48
11	You Take It All	4:57
12	When The Money's Gone	4:42

2000

Not.com.mercial

not.com.mercial is the 23rd album by American singer-actress Cher, released November 8, 2000. The album was released exclusively through Cher.com and Artist Direct, although there it eventually received a limited CD release. The album follows Cher's largest commercial hit Believe. On December 21, 2012 the album was once again released via the Universal Music Group site Bravado as part of a reissue.

Genre: Folk Rock, Alternative Rock

Release date: Nov 16, 2016

Not.com.mercial Tracks

1	Still	6:16
2	Sisters Of Mercy	5:02
3	Runnin'	3:57
4	Born With The Hunger	4:04
5	The Fall (Kurt's Blues)	5:18
6	With Or Without You	3:45
7	Fit To Fly	3:54
8	Disaster Cake	3:26
9	Our Lady Of San Francisco	2:22
10	Classified 1A	2:57

1998

Believe

Believe is the twenty-second studio album by American singer-actress Cher, first released on October 22, 1998 by WEA and distributed in North America by Warner Bros. Records. Following the failure of her previous studio album It's a Man's World, her record company encouraged her to return to the studio to pursue a new musical direction. Recording took place over the summer at the Dreamhouse Studios in London and the Soundworks Studios in New York under the guidance of English producers Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling. The album was dedicated to her ex-husband Sonny Bono, who died earlier that year.

Release date: Oct 22, 1998

Believe Tracks

1	Believe	3:56
2	The Power	3:55
3	Runaway	4:47
4	All Or Nothing	4:04
5	Strong Enough	3:44
6	Dov'e L'Amore	4:11
7	Takin' Back My Heart	4:32
8	Taxi Taxi	5:05
9	Love is The Groove	4:31
10	We All Sleep Alone	3:59

1995

It's A Man's World

It's A Man's World Tracks

1	Walking In Memphis	3:55
2	Not Enough Love in The World	4:24
3	One By One	3:50
4	I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)	3:38
5	Angels Running	4:38
6	Paradise is Here	5:06
7	I'm Blowin' Away	4:06
8	Don't Come Around Tonight	4:36
9	What About The Moonlight	4:26
10	The Same Mistake	4:29
11	The Gunman	5:13
12	The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore	5:13
13	Shape Of Things To Come	4:07
14	It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World	4:38

1991

Love Hurts

Love Hurts is the 20th studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on June 11, 1991 by Geffen Records. The RIAA certified it Gold on August 27, 1991. It is the final studio album with the record label Geffen. The lead single from the album was, "Love and Understanding" and the follow-up singles were "Save Up All Your Tears", "Love Hurts", "Could've Been You" and "When Lovers Become Strangers". It debuted at #48 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart with the sales of 19,000. Billboard stated in November 2011 that Love Hurts has sold 600,000 copies in the US.

Genre: Pop rock, adult contemporary

Release date: Nov 16, 2016

Love Hurts Tracks

1	Save Up All Your Tears	3:55
2	Love Hurts	3:43
3	Love And Understanding	4:08
4	Fires Of Eden	3:43
5	I'll Never Stop Loving You	4:01
6	One Small Step	3:29
7	A World Without Heroes	3:09
8	Could've Been You	3:09
9	When Love Calls Your Name	3:31
10	When Lovers Become Strangers	4:52
11	Who You Gonna Believe?	4:46
12	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)	2:50

1989

Heart Of Stone

Heart of Stone is the nineteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on June 19, 1989 by Geffen Records. It is one of Cher's best-selling albums with more than 4 million copies sold worldwide as of January 1991. The album was supported by her 1990 sold-out Heart of Stone Tour.

Genre: Pop rock, adult contemporary

Release date: Jun 19, 1989

Heart Of Stone Tracks

1	If I Could Turn Back Time	4:08
2	Just Like Jesse James	4:02
3	You Wouldn't Know Love	3:34
4	Heart Of Stone	4:15
5	Still In Love With You	3:12
6	Love On A Rooftop	4:25
7	Emotional Fire	3:57
8	All Because Of You	3:32
9	Does Anybody Really Fall In Love Anymore?	4:17
10	Starting Over	4:10
11	Kiss To Kiss	4:25
12	After All

1987

Cher

Cher (/ËÊÉÉr/; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress. Called the Goddess of Pop, she is described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. She is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances during her five-decade-long career.

Cher Tracks

1	I Found Someone	3:43
2	We All Sleep Alone	3:59
3	Bang-Bang	2:44
4	Main Man	3:57
5	Give Our Love A Fightin' Chance	4:10
6	Perfection	4:32
7	Dangerous Times	3:04
8	Skin Deep	4:20
9	Working Girl	4:00
10	Hard Enough Getting Over You	3:51

1982

I Paralyze

I Paralyze is the 17th album by American singer-actress Cher, released on May 28, 1982 by Columbia Records. This album was a commercial failure and failed to chart. Following the record's release, Cher took a five-year hiatus from music to focus on a film career until 1987, when she released the Platinum-certified album Cher.

Genre: New wave, pop rock, soft rock

Release date: Nov 16, 2016

I Paralyze Tracks

1	Rudy	3:46
2	Games	3:59
3	I Paralyze	3:46
4	When The Love Is Gone	4:01
5	Say What's On Your Mind	4:00
6	Back On The Street Again	3:16
7	Walk With Me	3:28
8	The Book Of Love	3:22
9	Do I Ever Cross Your Mind	4:11

1980

Black Rose

Black Rose is the lone album by the rock band Black Rose, whose lead singer was American singer-actress Cher. The album was released on August 21, 1980 by Casablanca Records. Unlike Cher's previous solo records (such as Take Me Home) the album was a commercial failure. It failed to chart and has sold only 400,000 copies worldwide.

Genre: Pop rock, new wave

Release date: Nov 16, 2016

Black Rose Tracks

1	Never Should've Started	4:18
2	Julie	3:36
3	Take It From The Boys	5:06
4	We All Fly Home	4:03
5	88 Degrees	6:01
6	You Know It	3:25
7	Young And Pretty	1:47
8	Fast Company	3:50

1979

Prisoner

Prisoner is the 16th studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on October 22, 1979 by Casablanca Records. The album was a commercial failure and failed to chart. "Hell on Wheels" was released as the lead single which had a moderate success, peaking at number fifty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100.

Genre: Disco, new wave

Release date: Oct 22, 1979

Prisoner Tracks

1	Prisoner	7:01
2	Holdin' Out For Love	5:51
3	Shoppin'	4:33
4	Boys And Girls	3:58
5	Mirror Image	4:56
6	Hell On Wheels	3:11
7	Holy Smoke	5:23
8	Outrageous	4:53

1979

Take Me Home

Take Me Home is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on January 25, 1979 on Casablanca Records. The RIAA certified it gold on May 17 of that year for the sales of 500,000 copies in the US.

Genre: Disco, pop

Release date: Jan 25, 1979

Take Me Home Tracks

1	Take Me Home	7:51
2	Wasn't It Good	4:25
3	Say The Word	4:59
4	Happy Was The Day We Met	4:00
5	Git Down (Guitar Groupie)	3:46
6	Love & Pain (There's A Pain In My Heart)	3:26
7	Let This Be A Lesson To You	3:19
8	It's Too Late To Love Me Now	3:40
9	My Song (Too Far Gone)	3:58

1977

Cherished

Cherished is the 14th studio album by American singer-actress Cher released in September 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. This album, like several other predecessors, was a commercial failure and failed to chart.

Genre: Pop

Release date: Sep 19, 1977

Cherished Tracks

1	Pirate	3:11
2	He Was Beautiful	2:56
3	War Paint And Soft Feathers	3:06
4	Love The Devil Out Of Ya	2:18
5	She Loves To Hear The Music	3:08
6	L.A. Plane	3:41
7	Again	3:32
8	Dixie	2:26
9	Send The Man Over	3:48
10	Thunderstorm	2:37

1977

Two The Hard Way

Two the Hard Way is a studio album by American singer-actress Cher and the fourth studio album by American rock singer Gregg Allman released in November 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. The album, billed to "Allman and Woman", was a critical and commercial failure and has sold less than 550,000 copies worldwide.

Genre: Pop rock

Release date: Nov 19, 1977

Two The Hard Way Tracks

1	Move Me	3:02
2	I Found You Love	3:57
3	Can You Fool	3:20
4	You've Really Got A Hold On Me	3:14
5	We're Gonna Make It	2:36
6	Do What You Gotta Do	3:23
7	In For The Night	2:04
8	Shadow Dream Song	3:41
9	Island	4:20
10	I Love Makin' Love To You	3:33
11	Love Me	3:51

1976

I'd Rather Believe In You

I'd Rather Believe In You Tracks

1	Long Distance Love Affair	2:47
2	I'd Rather Believe In You	3:46
3	I Know (You Don't Love Me)	2:57
4	Silver Wings & Golden Rings	3:22
5	Flashback	3:59
6	It's A Cryin' Shame	2:50
7	Early Morning Strangers	3:45
8	Knock On Wood	3:28
9	Spring	4:30
10	Borrowed Time	2:59

1975

Stars

Stars is the 12th studio album by American singer Cher, released in 1975 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was one in a string of commercial flops for Cher in the 1970s and failed to chart within the top 100. The album is by-and-large a covers album.

Genre: Blues Rock

Release date: Apr 19, 1975

Stars Tracks

1	Love Enough	3:10
2	Bell Bottom Blues	4:07
3	These Days	4:11
4	Mr. Soul	3:10
5	Just This One Time	4:30
6	Geronimo's Cadillac	3:05
7	The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall	3:33
8	Love Hurts	3:43
9	Rock And Roll Doctor	3:23
10	Stars	5:32

1974

Dark Lady

Dark Lady is the 11th studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released in May 1974 by MCA. Cher again collaborated with Snuff Garrett as a record producer, and with Al Capps for the arrangements. Dark Lady was the third and final studio album for MCA. It was also the last record promoted on her successful The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour show. After its release, the album received positive reviews from critics but, unlike her previous record produced by Garrett, was only moderately successful.

Genre: Pop, rock

Release date: May 19, 1974

Dark Lady Tracks

1	Train Of Thought	2:43
2	I Saw A Man And He Danced With His Wife	3:19
3	Make The Man Love Me	3:20
4	Just What I've Been Lookin' For	2:42
5	Dark Lady	3:34
6	Miss Subway Of 1952	2:18
7	Dixie Girl	3:20
8	Rescue Me	2:18
9	What'll I Do	2:30
10	Apples Don't Fall Far From The Tree	3:18

1973

Bittersweet White Light

Bittersweet White Light was the ninth studio album by American singer Cher. The album was released in April 1973 by MCA. It was the last solo Cher album to be produced by then-performing partner and husband Sonny Bono. While many fans consider the album to be her best vocal performance, Bittersweet White Light, composed mostly of covers of American pop standards, was Cher's first commercial failure of the 1970s. It was Cher's first record released only by MCA, both in the UK and the US.

Genre: Pop standard, traditional pop, soft rock

Release date: Apr 19, 1973

Bittersweet White Light Tracks

1	By Myself	3:09
2	I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good	3:44
3	Am I Blue?	2:58
4	How Long Has This Been Going On	3:58
5	The Man I Love	4:20
6	Jolson Medley	4:17
7	More Than You Know	3:00
8	Why Was I Born	3:07
9	The Man That Got Away	4:05

1973

Half-Breed

Half-Breed is the tenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on September, 1973 by MCA. For the production of the album Cher returned with Snuff Garrett and Al Capps. Half-Breed was the second record for MCA and also promoted on her successful The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour show. After its release, the album faced mixed reviews from critics, and the RIAA certified it Gold on March 4, 1974. The album was her second solo album to receive a certification by RIAA.

Genre: Pop, rock

Release date: Sep 19, 1973

Half-Breed Tracks

1	My Love	3:32
2	Two People Clinging To A Thread	2:44
3	Half Breed	3:09
4	The Greatest Song I Ever Heard	2:56
5	How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?	3:25
6	Carousel Man	3:04
7	David's Song	3:29
8	Melody	2:31
9	The Long And Winding Road	3:12
10	This God-Forsaken Day	2:47
11	Chastity Sun	3:37

1972

Foxy Lady

Foxy Lady is the eighth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released in July 1972 by Kapp Records. Following the commercial success of the previous album Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves, Cher again collaborated with Snuff Garrett (producer), Al Capp (arrangements) and her then husband Sonny Bono (co-producer). Foxy Lady was also the second and last record for Kapp. The album was also promoted on Cher's successful "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" show. After its release, it was well received by critics, but unlike her previous effort Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves, had only moderate chart and sales success, selling 400,000 copies in the US.

Genre: Pop, rock

Release date: Jul 10, 1972

Foxy Lady Tracks

1	Living In A House Divided	3:00
2	It Might As Well Stay Monday (From Now On)	3:01
3	Song For You	3:21
4	Down, Down, Down	3:31
5	Don't Try To Close A Rose	2:46
6	The First Time	3:05
7	Let Me Down Easy	2:31
8	If I Knew Then	2:37
9	Don't Hide Your Love	2:50
10	Never Been To Spain	3:09

1971

Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves

Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Tracks

1	The Way Of Love	2:31
2	Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves	2:53
3	He'll Never Know	3:34
4	Fire And Rain	3:02
5	When You Find Out Where You're Goin' Let Me Know	2:14
6	He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother	4:23
7	I Hate To Sleep Alone	2:27
8	I'm In The Middle	2:47
9	Touch And Go	2:03
10	One Honest Man	2:26

1969

3614 Jackson Highway

3614 Jackson Highway is the sixth album by American singer-actress Cher, released on June 20, 1969 by ATCO. This album was a commercial failure, peaking at #160, although it received praise and positive reviews from the music critics. 3614 Jackson Highway was the address of Muscle Shoals Sound Studios. The album is by-and-large a covers album.

Genre: Folk rock, pop rock, blue-eyed soul

Release date: Jun 20, 1969

3614 Jackson Highway Tracks

1	For What It's Worth	2:43
2	(Just Enough To Keep Me) Hangin' On	3:19
3	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay	2:44
4	Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You	3:09
5	I Threw It All Away	2:49
6	I Walk On Guilded Splinters	2:30
7	Lay Baby Lay	3:37
8	Please Don't Tell Me	3:39
9	Cry Like A Baby	2:48
10	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man	3:22
11	Save The Children	2:58
12	Easy To Be Hard	3:45
13	I Believe	3:56
14	Danny Boy	5:30
15	Momma, Look Sharp	3:34
16	It Gets Me Where I Want To Go	3:15
17	You've Made Me So Very Happy	2:51
18	Yours Until Tomorrow	2:54
19	The Thought Of Loving You	2:27
20	The First Time	3:05
21	Chastity's Song (Band Of Thieves)	3:04
22	Superstar	3:32

1968

Backstage

Backstage is the fifth album by American singer-actress Cher, released in July 1968 by Imperial Records. This album was her first commercial failure, failed to chart. The album is by-and-large a covers album.

Genre: Pop, folk

Release date: Nov 16, 2016

Backstage Tracks

1	Go Now	4:01
2	Carnival	3:28
3	It All Adds Up Now	3:01
4	Take Me For A Little While	2:46
5	Reason To Believe	2:34
6	Masters Of War	4:04
7	Do You Believe In Magic	8:02
8	I Wasn't Ready	3:04
9	House Is Not A Home	2:22
10	Click Song	2:58
11	Impossible Dream	2:30
12	Song Called Children	3:37

1967

With Love, ChÃ©r

With Love, ChÃ©r is the fourth album by American singer-actress Cher, released on November 1967 by Imperial Records. The album was a moderate commercial success and reached #48 on the Billboard Chart.

Genre: Pop, folk

Release date: Nov 16, 2016

1967

With Love, ChÃ©r

With Love, ChÃ©r is the fourth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on November 1967 by Imperial Records. The album was a moderate commercial success and reached #48 on the Billboard Chart.

Genre: Pop, folk

1965

All I Really Want To Do

All I Really Want to Do is the debut solo studio album by American singer and actress Cher and was released on October 16, 1965 by Imperial Records. The album was produced for Cher by her husband and singing partner, Sonny Bono, with contributions from arranger Harold Battiste. The album is by-and-large a collection of cover versions but does contain three songs written by Bono. Upon its release, the album was well received by critics and garnered positive reviews. The album was Cher's first and most successful album of the 1960s, both in the UK and the U.S.

Genre: Folk rock, folk pop

Release date: Oct 16, 1965

All I Really Want To Do Tracks

1	All I Really Want To Do	2:59
2	I Go To Sleep	2:51
3	Needles And Pins	3:13
4	Don't Think Twice	2:52
5	Dream Baby	2:59
6	The Bells Of Rhymney	3:21
7	Girl Don't Come	2:19
8	Come And Stay With Me	2:47
9	Cry Myself To Sleep	2:29
10	Blowin' In The Wind	3:15