Cher - Believe

Description

Believe is the twenty-second solo studio album by American singer and actress Cher, released on October 22, 1998, by WEA and Warner Bros. Records. Following the failure of her previous studio album It's a Man's World (1995), her record company encouraged her to record a dance-oriented album, in order to cater more to her gay audience. Cher started working on the album in the spring of 1998 with English producers Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling at the Dreamhouse Studios in London. The album was dedicated to her former husband Sonny Bono, who had died earlier that year. Believe represents a complete musical departure from her previous works, consisting of Euro disco-oriented styles, while its lyrical topics include freedom, individualism, and relationships. The album features some of the new technology of the time, like the usage of Auto-tune, which would eventually become known as the "Cher effect". Upon release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics, who commended Cher's vocal performance, while others criticized the high amount of vocoder and its overall production. It won one Grammy for "Best Dance Recording" from a total of three nominations. Commercially, Believe proved to be extremely successful, peaking at number four on the Billboard 200, and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of four million copies across the United States. The record reached the peak position in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, and Portugal, and charted within the top ten in France, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and several other international territories. Four singles were released from the album. The first single, "Believe", became one of the biggest-selling singles ever by topping the charts in a total of 23 countries and has sold more than 10 million copies. "Strong Enough" was released as the second single from the album; it peaked at numbers 57 and 5 in the US and UK, respectively. "All or Nothing" and "Dov'è l'amore" were released as the third and fourth singles respectively, both becoming moderately successful. In order to support Believe, Cher embarked on her sixth concert tour entitled Do You Believe? Tour, which became one of the highest-grossing tours ever for a female artist at that time.

Release Info

Label: Warner Bros. Records 573501-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 2018
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Eurodance, House, Techno, Dance-pop, Disco

Tracklist

A1 Believe
A2 The Power
A3 Runaway
A4 All Or Nothing
A5 Strong Enough
B1 Dov'è L'amore
B2 Takin' Back My Heart
B3 Taxi Taxi
B4 Love Is The Groove
B5 We All Sleep Alone