Greatest Hits (Cher album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Cher
ReleasedOctober 1974
October 23, 1990 (re-release)
Recorded1971–74
Genre
Length31:33
LabelMCA
ProducerSnuff Garrett
Cher chronology
Dark Lady
(1974) 		Greatest Hits
(1974) 		Stars
(1975)
Alternative cover
1990 CD release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[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]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Dark Lady"John DurrillDark Lady, 19743:26
2."The Way of Love"
Chér, 19712:30
3."Don't Hide Your Love"
Foxy Lady, 19722:50
4."Half-Breed"
Half-Breed, 19732:42
5."Train of Thought"Alan O'DayDark Lady2:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"Bob StoneChér2:36
2."I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife"DurrillDark Lady3:13
3."Carousel Man"DurrillHalf-Breed3:02
4."Living in a House Divided"Tom BahlerFoxy Lady2:57
5."Melody"
  • Cliff Crofford
  • Thomas L. Garrett
Half-Breed2:34
Total length:28:24
1990 Re-release
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
11."Dixie Girl"DurrillDark Lady3:22
Total length:31:46

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1974-75) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] 100
US (Billboard 200)[6] 152

Year-end[edit]

Chart (2000) Position
European Albums (Music & Media)[7] 38

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Billboard review
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Biography (Page III)". Cher News. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Billboard charts - Cher Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "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.
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