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Believe (Cher album)

Believe is the twenty-third studio album by American singer and actress Cher , released in 1998 and finished fourth in the Billboard 200 . After the poorly received last album and the death of Sonny Bono on January 5, Cher, at the insistence of her label, returned to the studio to record new material. She began working with English producers Mark Taylor and Brian Rowling. The new album was recorded at Dreamhouse Studios in London and Soundworks studios in New York .

Believe
The cover of Cher's album Believe (1998)
Studio Album Cher
Date of issueOctober 29, 1998 ( UK )
November 4, 1998 ( Canada )
November 10, 1998 ( USA )
Recorded by1998
GenresDance pop
Duration44:05
ProducerRob Dickens
A country USA
LabelWarner bros
Professional reviews
  • All Music Guide ( 2.5 из 5 звёзд ) [1]
Cher Timeline
It's a Man's World
(1996)		Believe
(1998)		If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits
(1999)
Singles with Believe
  1. " Believe "
    Released: October 19, 1998
  2. " Strong Enough "
    Released: February 19, 1999
  3. " All or Nothing "
    Released: June 7, 1999
  4. " Dov'è l'amore "
    Released: October 25, 1999

On the musical side, it is a mixture of pop and dance music, with a great influence of Eurodance , which makes the album significantly different from the previous work. In addition, on the album you can hear other genres: techno , house , disco , drum and bass and elements of Latin American music . Vocally, Cher's voice sounds stronger, deeper and better controlled than on previous recordings. Most tracks from the album use a vocoder . The album reveals the themes of love, grief, romance and freedom.

After the release, the album received mixed ratings from critics. Some of them praised the singer’s new musical direction, but criticized the excessive use of auto-tun in songs. The album was nominated for three Grammy Awards , eventually receiving one - "Best Dance Record". The album was very successful, reaching 4th position on the Billboard 200 , the album was four times certified platinum RIAA . The album topped the charts of Germany, Austria, New Zealand, Denmark and Portugal, hit the top 10 in the UK, Canada, France, Spain and several other countries. By mid-1999, more than 20,000,000 copies of the album were sold [2] , making it the most commercially successful album of the late 90s along with Madonna's "Ray Of Light".

Four singles were released from the album, including " Believe ", Cher's most successful single, topping the charts in 23 countries and selling over 11 million copies. [3] Then another successful single, Strong Enough , and the much less successful All or Nothing and Dov'è l'amore , were released. As part of the album’s promotion, Cher went on tour Do You Believe? Tour in 1999 and 2000. The tour was well received by critics and became commercially successful. Critics noted the influence of the album on pop music, especially the spread of dance music and the introduction of auto-tun in pop culture; ultimately this technique is known as the "Cher effect". [4] Critics also noted how Cher presented herself in a new way, while remaining popular and modern among the youth of that period.

Content

  • 1 About the album
  • 2 Critics' ratings
  • 3 Commercial success
  • 4 List of Songs
  • 5 Worked on the album
  • 6 Chart Positions
    • 6.1 Chart Positions and Certifications
    • 6.2 Annual Chart Positions
  • 7 notes

About the album

After a poorly received previous album It's a Man's World , Warner persuaded Cher to record a dance album. [5] Cher began working on Believe in the summer of 1998 in London with producers Mark Taylor and Brian Rowling, who had previously worked with Rob Deakins ; Also among the producers were Todd Terry ("Taxi Taxi") and Junior Vasquez (originally working on "Dov'è L'Amore", but the version sent from New York was rejected by Deakins, giving work on the song to Taylor and Rowling [6] ) Cher also worked with her old friend Diane Warren (she wrote "Takin 'Back My Heart") and recorded cover versions of two songs: "The Power" ( Amy Grant ) and "Love Is the Groove" ( Betsy Cook . Also, she decided to include in the album a remix of her 1988 single " We All Sleep Alone " from her 1987 album Cher (album) .

The song " Believe " was originally written only by Brian Higgins, Matt Gray, Stuart McLennen and Tim Powell and circulated for many months in Warner Bros. like an unnecessary demo. Mark Taylor said: “Everyone loved the chorus, but not the rest of the song; since we already wrote other songs for Cher, Rob asked us if we could improve this song. Our two authors, Steve Torch and Paul Barry, took part and in the end we made a full version of the song that Rob and Cher liked. " [6]

During the early sessions, Cher recorded a cover version of John Paul Young's song "Love Is in the Air," which she performed an acapella during the conversation with The Magic Hour . The song was produced and mixed by Junior Vasquez, but did not make it onto the album’s final tracklist. Now the song can be found on the Internet.

The album marked Cher's new musical direction, using auto-tun , especially in the title track. The disc is dedicated to Sonny Bono , Cher's ex-husband, who died a year earlier at a ski resort in Nevada .

Critics' ratings

After the release, the album was received by mixed reviews from critics. Michael Gallucci called the album "the last step to the playground" and said that "Cher just moves through a ton of production with one gray vocal range into one endless, monotonous and predictable tune" and put the album 2.5 stars out of 5. The main criticism concerned excessive using an auto-tune that changed Cher’s voice. Beth Johnson rated the album 4-, comparing it with Madonna’s Ray of Light album : "Just a minute, this dance record mimics Ray of Light , paying tribute to the days of Donna Summer's disco music!" But she also noted that the album "is unstable, heterogeneous, but we must love the way Cher is shown!"

Commercial Success

The album debuted at No. 39 on the Australian album chart, ultimately reaching No. 13, and was certified twice by the platinum ARIA . The album also debuted from position 41 and reached the top of the New Zealand chart, where it was also certified twice with the platinum RIANZ . The album peaked at number 2 in Sweden, where it went platinum [7] ( Believe is the 73rd best-selling record of all time in Sweden). In France, the album took 5th place and lasted 47 weeks on the chart, was certified platinum in this country. The album topped the Austrian chart and stayed there for 37 weeks, was certified twice platinum. The album was very successful in the world, becoming Cher's most successful record in her career.

In 1999, the album received a Grammy nomination for " Best Vocal Pop Album ", and the title track received a nomination for " Record of the Year ." The album won only one Grammy for Best Dance Record.

In 1999 and 2000, Cher was nominated for many more awards, including the Billboard Music Awards - "Performer of the Year".

List of Songs

No.TitleAuthorDuration
one." Believe "Brian Higgins , Stuart McLennen, Paul Barry , Steven Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell, Cher4:01
2."The Power"Tommy Simms, Judson Spence3:56
3."Runaway"Mark Taylor , Barry4:46
four." All or Nothing "Taylor barry3:58
5." Strong Enough "Taylor barry3:46
6." Dov'è l'amore "Taylor barry4:18
7.Takin 'Back My HeartDiane warren4:32
8."Taxi Taxi"Todd Terry, Mark Jordan5:04
9." Love Is the Groove "Betsy Cook, Bruce Woolley , Cher4:31
10." We All Sleep Alone " (1998 version)Desmond Child , Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora5:10
Japanese and Australian
No.TitleAuthorDuration
eleven.Believe (Club 69 Future Full Mix)Higgins, McLennen, Barry, Torch, Gray, Powell9:20
12.Believe (Xenomania Mix)Higgins, McLennen, Barry, Torch, Gray, Powell4:20

Worked on the album.

  • Vocals: Cher
  • Backing vocals: Tracie Ackerman
  • Backing vocals: Sylvia Mason James
  • Backing vocals: Paul Barry
  • Producer: Mark Taylor
  • Producer: Todd Terry
  • Producer: Junior Vasquez
  • Producer: Jamie O'Connor
  • Producer: Brian Rawling
  • Sound Engineer: Jeff Taylor
  • Sound Engineer: Mark Taylor
  • Photo: Michael Lavine

Chart Positions

Chart Positions and Certifications

A countryPeak positionsCertificationsSales
Argentinian Albums ChartPlatinum [8]60,000 [9]
Australian ARIA Albums Chart13 [10]2 × Platinum [11]140,000 [9]
Austrian albums chart1 [12]Platinum [13]20,000 [9]
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart3 [14]
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart3 [15]
Canadian Albums Chart2 [16]
Dutch Albums Chart7 [17]Platinum [18]100,000 [19]
European Albums Chart-4 × Platinum [20]4,000,000 [9]
Finnish albums chart4 [21]Gold [22]32,682 [22]
French albums chart5 [23]Platinum [24]300,000 [25]
German albums chart1 [26]2 × Platinum 1,000,000 [9]
Hungarian albums chart3 [27]
Mexican Albums Chart2Platinum [28]250,000 [9]
New Zealand Albums Chart1 [29]2 × Platinum [30]30,000 [31]
Norwegian albums chart4 [32]Platinum [33]30,000
Poland Albums ChartPlatinum [34]40,000 [35]
Swedish Albums Chart2 [36]Platinum [37]40,000 [38]
Swiss Albums Chart2 [39]2 × Platinum [40]100,000 [41]
UK Albums Chart7 [42]2 × Platinum [43]600,000 [44]
United States Billboard 2004 [16]4 × Platinum [45]4,000,000 [46]

Annual Chart Positions

YearChartPosition
1999Australian ARIA Singles Chart [47]23
US Billboard Pop Albums [48]17

Notes

  1. ↑ AMG Cher album ratings (inaccessible link)
  2. ↑ Zfat, Natalie . Don't Call It a Comeback , Rolling Stone , Rolling Stone (January 23, 2007). Date of treatment June 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ About Cher (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 27, 2013. Archived October 26, 2010.
  4. ↑ Frere-Jones, Sasha. The Gerbil's Revenge // The New Yorker : magazine. - Condé Nast, 2008 .-- 9 June. Archived on September 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ Cher Records: 1965-2002 (neopr.) . Cher Scholar . Archived July 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ 1 2 Recording Cher's 'Believe' (neopr.) . Sound on Sound . SOS Publications Group. Date of treatment January 10, 2011. Archived on August 17, 2013.
  7. ↑ swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal
  8. ↑ Argentinian Albums Chart (link not available)
  9. ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 IFPI Certifivcation levels
  10. ↑ australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal (unopened) . australian-charts.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  11. ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums
  12. ↑ austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich (neopr.) . austriancharts.at . Date of treatment December 30, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  13. ↑ IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft
  14. ↑ ultratop.be - Cher - Believe (neopr.) . ultratop.be . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  15. ↑ ultratop.be - Cher - Believe (neopr.) . ultratop.be . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  16. ↑ 1 2 Believe - Cher Billboard.com (neopr.) . billboard.com . Date of treatment December 30, 2010.
  17. ↑ dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal (neopr.) . dutchcharts.nl . Date of treatment December 30, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  18. ↑ NVPI, de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie - Goud / Platina (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 11, 2011. Archived January 13, 2010.
  19. ↑ Dutch Certification-award-levels (nid.) (Word). NVPI Archived February 23, 2012.
  20. ↑ IFPI Certifications 1999
  21. ↑ finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal (neopr.) . finnishcharts.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  22. ↑ 1 2 Statistics (unspecified) . IFPI Date of treatment September 11, 2010. Archived June 4, 2012.
  23. ↑ lescharts.com - Les charts français (neopr.) . lescharts.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  24. ↑ Disque en France (neopr.) . disqueenfrance.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  25. ↑ InfoDisc: Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Méthodologie) (neopr.) . infodisc.fr . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  26. ↑ charts.de ( unopened ) . charts.de . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  27. ↑ Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége (neopr.) . mahasz.hu . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  28. ↑ Mexican Certification for “Believe” (Neopr.) (Link not available) . Date of treatment January 11, 2011. Archived December 1, 2008.
  29. ↑ charts.org.nz - Cher - Believe (neopr.) . charts.org.nz . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  30. ↑ The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966-2006: Dean Scapolo: ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8
  31. ↑ RIANZ (neopr.) . rianz.org.nz . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  32. ↑ norwegiancharts.com - Cher - Believe (neopr.) . norwegiancharts.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  33. ↑ IFPI Norsk platebransje (neopr.) . ifpi.no. Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  34. ↑ Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video (unspecified) . zpav.pl. Date of treatment January 2, 2011. Archived February 23, 2012.
  35. ↑ Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia. Związek Producentów Audio-Video (unopened) . zpav.pl. Date of treatment January 2, 2011. Archived February 23, 2012.
  36. ↑ swedishcharts.com - Cher - Believe (neopr.) . swedishcharts.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  37. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120305020027/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-19991.pdf
  38. ↑ Guld & Platina ifpi (neopr.) . ifpi.se. Date of treatment January 2, 2011. Archived February 17, 2012.
  39. ↑ Cher - Believe - hitparade.ch (unopened) . hitparade.ch . Date of treatment December 31, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  40. ↑ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community (Neopr.) . swisscharts.com . Date of treatment January 2, 2011. Archived February 23, 2012.
  41. ↑ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community (Neopr.) . swisscharts.com . Date of treatment January 2, 2011. Archived February 23, 2012.
  42. ↑ UK Albums Chart . Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  43. ↑ BPI certifications
  44. ↑ Certified Awards - A Timeline (Neopr.) (PDF). British Phonographic Industry . Date of treatment December 1, 2010. Archived February 23, 2012.
  45. ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum (Neopr.) . riaa.com . Date of treatment January 4, 2011. Archived on January 28, 2011.
  46. ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 04, 2011 (neopr.) . riaa.com . Date of treatment January 4, 2011. Archived on February 14, 2012.
  47. ↑ Australian Albums Chart of 1999 [1] . Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  48. ↑ USA Albums Chart of 1999 [2] . Retrieved October 31, 2010.
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