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Gold
Greatest hits album by
Cher
ReleasedMarch 1, 2005
Recorded1964–2001
Genre
Length114:39
Label Geffen [1]
Producer
Cher chronology
Live! The Farewell Tour
(2003) 		Gold
(2005) 		Burlesque
(2010)

Gold is the ninth U.S. compilation album by American singer-actress Cher, released on March 1, 2005, by Geffen Records. The album was released only two years after the multi-platinum The Very Best of Cher. As of August 2010, the album has sold 88,000 copies in the United States. [2] The album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI) in 2019 for selling over 60,000 copies.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]

Tim Sendra of AllMusic gave the compilation four-and-a-half out of five stars and stated "...this is a disc that will certainly please the fans who want a sampling of her career and don't really want rarities or surprises." [3]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." I Got You Babe" ( Sonny & Cher) Sonny Bono3:09
2." Baby Don't Go" (Sonny & Cher)Bono3:12
3." All I Really Want to Do" Bob Dylan2:58
4." Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"Bono3:45
5." Alfie" Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:01
6." The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher)Bono3:29
7." You Better Sit Down Kids"Bono4:10
8." Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"Bob Stone2:38
9." The Way of Love"Al Stillman, Jacques Dieval2:34
10." All I Ever Need Is You" (Sonny & Cher) Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves2:41
11." Living in a House Divided" Tom Bahler2:59
12." A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" (Sonny & Cher)Bono3:18
13." Half-Breed"Mary Dean, Al Capps2:46
14." Dark Lady"Johnny Durrill3:29
15." Train of Thought" Alan O'Day2:38
16." Take Me Home" (Extended Version)Bob Esty, Michele Aller6:46
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." I Found Someone" Michael Bolton, Mark Mangold3:46
2." We All Sleep Alone" Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Richie Sambora3:54
3." After All" (Love Theme from Chances Are) (with Peter Cetera) Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford4:07
4." If I Could Turn Back Time" Diane Warren4:03
5." Just Like Jesse James"Warren, Child4:07
6." Heart of Stone†" (Remix) Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield4:20
7." The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" Rudy Clark2:53
8." Love and Understanding"Warren4:44
9." Save Up All Your Tears"Warren, Child3:56
10." Love Hurts" (1991 version) Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant4:18
11." One by One" (Junior Vasquez Vocal Edit)Anthony Griffiths4:25
12." Believe" Cher (Uncredited), [4] Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Paul Barry, Steven Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell4:01
13." Strong Enough" Mark Taylor, Barry3:43
14." All or Nothing"Taylor, Barry4:00
15." Song for the Lonely" (Edit)Taylor, Barry, Torch3:25
16." A Different Kind of Love Song" (Rodney Jerkins Main Mix - Faster) Johan Aberg, Michelle Lewis, Sigurd Rosnes4:19
Notes

Personnel

Production
  • Mike Ragogna - compilation producer
  • Bill Inglot - mastering
  • Dan Hersch - mastering
Design
  • Kevyn Aucoin - photography
  • Michael Lavine - photography

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ Gold ( Compact Disc liner notes). Geffen Records. 2005. p. 13. B0003643-02. © 2005 Geffen Records B0003643-02
  2. ^ a b "Week Ending Aug. 15, 2010: The Odd Couple". August 18, 2010. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013.. Music.yahoo.com.
  3. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "Gold - Cher". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  4. ^ "BBC Live Chat - Cherworld.com - Cher Photos, Music, Tour & Tickets". Cherworld.com. 8 December 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. ^ Strauss, Neil (March 11, 1999). "Cher Resurrected, Again, by a Hit; The Long, Hard but Serendipitous Road to 'Believe'". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  6. ^ Gold ( Compact Disc liner notes). Geffen Records. 2005. p. 11. B0003643-02. This mix is from the album If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits - Geffen 24509 (1999)
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cher – Gold". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – Cher – Gold". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

External links

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