Forever (Cher album)
Forever | ||||
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Released | September 20, 2024 | |||
Studio | WBM | |||
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Length | 83:00 (Standard version) 157:00 (Forever Fan version) | |||
Label | Warner | |||
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Forever is the eleventh greatest hits album by Cher, released September 20, 2024, through Warner Records. The compilation was released in two versions: the first, Forever, featured 21 of the singer's best-known tracks; the second version, Forever Fan, contained a total of 40 tracks.
Background
[edit]Cher announced the compilation release on August 1, 2024.[1][2] The 21-track standard edition of the album was released on CD and a special double vinyl package "printed on silver foil board with translucent vinyl," while the Forever Fan edition is a digital release available on all streaming outlets.[3] Rolling Stone noted the omission of "Half-Breed" (1973), a Billboard Hot 100 number one hit, and suggested that Cher is "among a growing list of legacy acts rethinking songs and artwork that may not hold up today."[4]
Singles
[edit]On the day of the album's announcement, Cher released the promotional single "A Woman's Story". The song was remastered and available on digital for the first time after only being previously released on a 45" single in 1974.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Retro Pop Magazine | [5] |
Connor Gotto, reviewing Forever for Retro Pop Magazine, praised the "remarkably strong collection", adding that it showcases Cher as the "undisputed Goddess of Pop".
Chart performance
[edit]In the United Kingdom, the Official Charts Company showed that Forever was at number 31 on the Midweek Album Chart.[6] The album, however, debuted at number 44 on the Official Albums Chart. Additionally, it debuted at number 11 on the UK Albums Sales Chart and number 16 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.[7]
Track listing
[edit]All songs have been remastered and are credited as "2024 remaster".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Believe" |
| 3:59 | |
2. | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Diane Warren |
| 4:12 |
3. | "Walking in Memphis" | Mark Cohn | Christopher Neil | 3:56 |
4. | "Song for the Lonely" |
| Taylor | 3:21 |
5. | "Strong Enough" |
| Taylor | 3:41 |
6. | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | Rudy Clark | Peter Asher | 2:47 |
7. | "SOS" | Taylor | 3:21 | |
8. | "I Found Someone" | Bolton | 3:42 | |
9. | "Save Up All Your Tears" |
| 3:57 | |
10. | "One by One" |
|
| 5:02 |
11. | "After All (Love Theme from Chances Are)" | Asher | 4:03 | |
12. | "Heart of Stone" | Asher | 4:17 | |
13. | "The Way of Love" |
| Snuff Garrett | 2:31 |
14. | "I Hope You Find It" |
| Taylor | 3:45 |
15. | "Take Me Home" |
| Esty | 6:44 |
16. | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (Extended Version) |
| Taylor | 7:25 |
17. | "Woman's World" |
| Oakenfold | 3:42 |
18. | "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" | Bob Stone | Garrett | 2:36 |
19. | "Dark Lady" | Johnny Durrill | Garrett | 3:25 |
20. | "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" | Warren |
| 3:30 |
21. | "DJ Play a Christmas Song" |
| Taylor | 3:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
22. | "A Woman's Story" | 3:58 | ||
23. | "Love and Understanding" | Warren |
| 4:40 |
24. | "All or Nothing" |
|
| 4:40 |
25. | "A Different Kind of Love Song" |
| 3:53 | |
26. | "Just Like Jesse James" |
| Child | 4:07 |
27. | "We All Sleep Alone" |
| 3:48 | |
28. | "The Music's No Good Without You" |
|
| 4:44 |
29. | "Dov'è l'amore" |
|
| 4:17 |
30. | "Still" |
| 6:15 | |
31. | "Welcome to Burlesque" |
|
| 2:47 |
32. | "One of Us" | Taylor | 3:52 | |
33. | "I'd Rather Believe in You" |
| 3:52 | |
34. | "Move Me" (with Gregg Allman) |
|
| 2:58 |
35. | "I Paralyze" | Farrar | 3:48 | |
36. | "The Beat Goes On" (as Sonny & Cher) | Sonny Bono | S. Bono | 3:29 |
37. | "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" | S. Bono | S. Bono | 2:45 |
38. | "Baby Don't Go" (as Sonny & Cher) | S. Bono | S. Bono | 3:11 |
39. | "I Got You Babe" (as Sonny & Cher) | S. Bono | S. Bono | 3:10 |
40. | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (live) | Bono |
| 4:36 |
Notes
- ^[a] denotes vocal producer
Charts
[edit]Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 135 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 79 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 28 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 10 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 39 |
UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 44 |
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC)[14] | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ Gotto, Connor (August 1, 2024). "Cher announces career-spanning greatest hits album Forever". Retropop. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (August 1, 2024). "Cher announces career-spanning compilation album, Forever". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Tabberer, Jamie (August 2, 2024). "Cher announces career-spanning compilation album Forever – including super rare songs". Yahoo News. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Browne, David (September 1, 2024). "'Half-Breed' and 'Brown Sugar' Vanished: Why Classic Artists Are Censoring Themselves". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Gotto, Connor (24 September 2024). "Cher - Forever". Retro Pop Magazine. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Update 23 September 2024 - 29 September 2024". Official Charts. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Cher - Forever". Official Charts. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Cher – Forever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Cher – Forever" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cher – Forever" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Cher – Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Official Vinyl Albums Chart on 27/9/2024 27 September 2024 - 3 October 2024". Official Charts. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.