Very Best of Cher

by Cher

Description by OLDIES.com:

The first-ever career-spanning Cher compilation, sampling 21 of her biggest hits. Covers almost four decades, from the Sonny & Cher era and beyond the 1999 global hit "Believe." Also features "If I Could Turn Back Time," "Just Like Jesse James," "I Got You Babe," and 18 more favorites. The Very Best Of Cher presents more than 70 minutes of star-powered music on one essential disc.

Product Description:

Personnel includes: Cher, Sonny Bono, Peter Cetera (vocals); Rodney Jerkins (keyboards, programming).

Producers include: Mark Taylor, Brian Rawling, Diane Warren, Desmond Child, Sonny Bono.

Compilation producer: David McLees.

Includes liner notes by Kurt Loder.

The word "diva" has been thrown around a great deal in the pop world since the '90s, but Cherilyn Sarkasian, better known as Cher, was one of the original pop divas. As such, she's not only survived but prospered through the ever-changing winds of music trends. THE VERY BEST OF CHER covers all the stylistically varied phases of Cher's career. The tracks run in roughly reverse chronological order, kicking off with her massive '90s dance pop hit "Believe." Along the way, there are stops at '80s power balladry ("If I Could Turn Back Time"), late-'70s disco ("Take Me Home"), early-'70s AM pop ("Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves," "Half Breed"), and of course, the '60s folk/rock/pop hits she recorded as half of Sonny & Cher ("I Got You Babe," "The Beat Goes On"). As a thumbnail sketch of a career spanning four decades and countless twists and turns, VERY BEST OF CHER hits its target dead on.