Cher › Believe

Personnel: Cher (vocals); Mark Taylor (guitar, keyboards, programming); Eddie Martinez, Marlon Graves, Adam Phillips (guitar); Chris Anderson (piano); Tom Salta (keyboards, programming); John Brunkvist (keyboards); Winston Blissett (bass); Matthias Heilbronn, Jeffrey Bernstein (programming); Sylvia Mason James, Hamish Stewart, Paul Barry, Audrey Wheeler, James Williams, Ada Dyer, Tracy Ackerman (background vocals).

Producers: Mark Taylor, Brian Rawling, Junior Vasquez, Todd Terry.

Engineers: Bill Klatt, Fabio, Marc Goodman.

Recorded at Dreamhouse Studios, London, England and Soundworks, New York, New York.

"Believe" won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Pop Dance Recording. BELIEVE was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. "Believe" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Record Of The Year.

"Believe" won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.

Audio Mixer: Mark Taylor .

Recording information: Dreamhouse Studios, London; Soundworks, New York, NY.

One of pop's true reigning divas returns to the fore with BELIEVE, a strikingly modern set of compositions. From the electronic vocal manipulation of the opening title track to the traditional inflections of "Dov'e L'Amore" BELIEVE is a highly original, highly personal statement, setting timeless emotions to cutting-edge musical themes. "Takin' Back My Heart" is a headstrong tale of emotional self- empowerment, while Cher shares a little territory with Madonna on the synth-driven throb of "Taxi Taxi." The album's closer, "We All Sleep Alone" steps a little further back, building layers upon a vintage disco beat in an epic that would make Donna Summer proud. BELIEVE finds Cher staying on top of pop music's edge, as effortlessly and as earnestly as ever.

Genre:

• Pop / Rock

Music Categories:

• Rock & Pop