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The Very Best of Cher
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Very Best of Cher |
| type | greatest |
| artist | Cher |
| cover | Cher-The Very Best Of Cher-Frontal.jpg |
| released | April 1, 2003 |
| recorded | 19642001 |
| genre | |
| length | 75:22 (US) |
| label | Warner Bros. |
| producer | David McLees |
| prev_title | Living Proof |
| prev_year | 2001 |
| next_title | Live! The Farewell Tour |
| next_year | 2003 |
The Very Best of Cher is the eighth compilation album by American singer-actress Cher, released on April 1, 2003. The album includes many of Cher's most popular songs, such as "If I Could Turn Back Time", "Believe", "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" and "Take Me Home". It debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 albums chart and later reached number four on the issue date of May 17. As of November 2011, the album has sold 2.8 million copies in the United States.
Album information
The Very Best of Cher was released by Warner Bros. Records, MCA, and Geffen Records. The original US edition features 21 tracks, while the various later editions typically feature more songs or different selections.
The album originally coincided with the Living Proof: The Farewell Tour. The album cover picture is also seen on the DVD The Farewell Tour and was originally planned to be the DVD cover of The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection as well, but was changed at the last minute.
Track listing
;Notes
- "Believe" features writing contribution by Cher who remains uncredited.
Personnel
- Producers: Sonny Bono, Peter Asher, Michael Bolton, Desmond Child, Bob Esty, Snuff Garrett, Steve Lipson, Giorgio Moroder, Brian Rawling, Guy Roche, Bob Rock, Mark Taylor, Diane Warren, Richie Zito
- Executive producer: Cher
- Compilation producer: David MacLees
- Remastering: Bill Inglot, Dan Hersch
- Remixing: Junior Vasquez
- Editorial supervision: Sheryl Farber
- Annotation: Steve Woolard
- Art direction: Jeri Heiden
- Art direction: Hugh Brown
- Design: Barrie Goshko
- Photography: Sonny Bono
- Photography: Norman Seeff
- Photography: Harry Langdon
- Photography: Kevyn Aucoin
- Project assistant: Leigh Hall
- Project assistant: April Milek
- Project assistant: Randy Perry
- Project assistant: Tim Scanlin
- Liner notes: Kurt Loder
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak |
|---|---|
| position | |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 18 |
| European Albums (Top 100) | 45 |
| French Compilations (SNEP) | 25 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 31 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) | 41 |
| Quebec Albums (ADISQ) | 45 |
| US Billboard Top Internet Albums | 1 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak |
|---|---|
| position | |
| US Billboard Catalog Albums | 50 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak |
|---|---|
| position | |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 89 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 89 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 127 |
| US Billboard 200 | 28 |
| US Billboard Internet Albums | 8 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak |
|---|---|
| position | |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 184 |
Certifications and sales
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | April 1, 2003 | Warner Bros. | CD | R2 73852 |
| August 26, 2003 | 2CD | R2 73956 | ||
| Germany | August 29, 2003 | Warner Music | 2CD | 25646 0864 2 |
| Canada | September 1, 2003 | Warner Bros. | WTVD 60864 | |
| Australia | September 2003 | Warner Music | 25646 0864 5 | |
| France | September 22, 2003 | CD | 50466 8588 2 | |
| United Kingdom | November 24, 2003 | CD | 50466 8586 2 | |
| Japan | January 21, 2004 | 2CD | WPCR-11751-2 |
References
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