Greatest Hits (Cher album)
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Released | October 1974 October 23, 1990 (re-release) | |||
Recorded | 1971–74 | |||
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Length | 31:33 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
Greatest Hits is the third greatest hits compilation by American singer-actress Cher, released in October 1974 by MCA Records. The album was released to close Cher's contract with MCA, her record company since 1971. This release follows the greatest hits albums Golden Greats (1968) and Superpack (1972). The album peaked at 152 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Dark Lady" | John Durrill | Dark Lady, 1974 | 3:26 |
2. | "The Way of Love" |
| Chér, 1971 | 2:30 |
3. | "Don't Hide Your Love" | Foxy Lady, 1972 | 2:50 | |
4. | "Half-Breed" |
| Half-Breed, 1973 | 2:42 |
5. | "Train of Thought" | Alan O'Day | Dark Lady | 2:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" | Bob Stone | Chér | 2:36 |
2. | "I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife" | Durrill | Dark Lady | 3:13 |
3. | "Carousel Man" | Durrill | Half-Breed | 3:02 |
4. | "Living in a House Divided" | Tom Bahler | Foxy Lady | 2:57 |
5. | "Melody" |
| Half-Breed | 2:34 |
Total length: | 28:24 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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11. | "Dixie Girl" | Durrill | Dark Lady | 3:22 |
Total length: | 31:46 |
Personnel
[edit]- Cher - lead vocals
- Snuff Garrett - record producer
- Al Capps - arrangement assistance
- Michel Rubini - arrangement assistance
- John Engstead - photography
Charts
[edit]Chart (1974-75) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] | 100 |
US (Billboard 200)[6] | 152 |
Year-end
[edit]Chart (2000) | Position |
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European Albums (Music & Media)[7] | 38 |
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Billboard review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Biography (Page III)". Cher News. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 61. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Billboard charts - Cher Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ "Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 52. 23 December 2000. p. 9. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via American Radio History.