Cher
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Biography
[Edit]Cher has had three careers that place her indelibly in the public consciousness, and two have been in association with her then-husband, composer/producer/singer Salvatore "Sonny" Bono (b. February 16, 1935, d. January 8, 1998). She charted major hit records in the 1960s and 1970s, working in idioms ranging from early-'60s girl group-style ballads to Jackie Deshannon folk-influenced pop, to adult contemporary pop in the manner of later Dusty Springfield. She also embarked on an acting career, initially in the late '60s in association with her work as part of Sonny & Cher but later on her own, which led to a series of increasingly polished and compelling performances in Silkwood, Mask, and Moonstruck, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Cherilyn Sarkisian was born in California in 1946; she was 17 when she first met Salvatore "Sonny" Bono, a songwriter and protégé of producer Phil Spector. Sonny brought her to Spector, who used her as a backup singer and produced one single by her, a novelty Beatles tribute record called "Ringo I Love You" issued under the name Bonnie Jo Mason. It disappeared without a trace, but the couple were undaunted — they emerged as a duo, initially called Caesar & Cleo, later that year, and cut "The Letter," "Do You Wanna Dance," and "Love Is Strange."
Caesar & Cleo didn't trouble the chart compilers with any degree of success, but late in 1964, Cher (then known as Cherilyn) was signed to Liberty Records' Imperial imprint, and Sonny came along as producer. A Spector-ish version of "Dream Baby" managed to get airplay in Los Angeles, becoming a local hit, and they suspected they were onto something. That same month, Sonny & Cher, as they were now known, signed to Reprise Records and released their first single, "Baby Don't Go." The song became a major local hit in Los Angeles, after which the duo jumped from Reprise to the Atco label, a division of Atlantic Records. In April 1965 their first single, "Just You" was released and rose to number 20 on the charts. The duo was on its way, and Cher also had Imperial Records after her for a second single. The couple had seen the Byrds pioneer commercial folk-rock with Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man," and had witnessed them performing another Dylan number, "All I Really Want to Do" at a club in Los Angeles. The group intended to issue their own recording of "All I Really Want to Do," but Cher, with Sonny producing, beat them to the punch with her own recording of the song.
She pursued a dual career for the next two years, cutting solo recordings under Sonny's guidance that regularly charted, and duets with her husband for Atco. A month after "All I Really Want to Do," they released "I Got You Babe," which was one of the biggest-selling and most beloved pop/rock hits of the mid-'60s, and the couple's signature tune across two eras of success. Cher's solo career ended up slightly overshadowed by her work with Sonny & Cher, but at the time she was fully competitive on her own terms — her first LP reached the Billboard Top 20 and was on the albums charts for six months. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" was another hit, a million-seller that made number three in America and England, and she made the Top Ten once more with her 1967 single "You Better Sit Down Kids." The latter song, written by Sonny (and which was also a hit for Glen Campbell), dealt with divorce, an unusual subject for a 1960s pop record, and was one of a series of releases on which Cher's music broached difficult areas — others were "I Feel Something's in the Air," which dealt with unwanted pregnancy, and "Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)."
Cher's solo career at Imperial, which had created some political problems for the couple at Atlantic, ended with the lapsing of her contract in 1967, and she moved to Atlantic. Ironically, it was this move that contributed to the unhappy reversal of the couple's fortunes at the end of the decade.
By the end of the 1960s, Sonny & Cher were no longer selling records. A series of commercial missteps, coupled with a change in public taste, had sharply curtailed their sales, and a pair of movies (Good Times, Chastity) had lost millions. Additionally, they were no longer recording for Atlantic — though they were still under contract to them — owing to the label's decision to take Cher's solo recordings out of Sonny's hands and assign a new producer to her.
Coupled with the presentation of a bill from the Internal Revenue Service for $200,000 in back taxes, these events left the couple in dire financial straits at the end of the 1960s. They were forced to play club dates, opening for artists like Pat Boone, and it was there that their second career, and a second career for Cher, took shape. A new contract with Decca Records in 1971, coupled with a chance at a summer replacement gig on the CBS television network, brought them a second chance at success.
The tryout on television was a success, as the couple proved to be as funny as they were musically diverse. It took a little longer to find a new formula for Cher's music — her initial single on Decca's Kapp label, "Classified 1A," was a failure; a serious song dealing with a girl's feelings for a boyfriend killed in Vietnam; it was topical in all the wrong ways to become a pop chart success. Producer Snuff Garrett was recruited to work with her, and he found a series of songs that were perfect for Cher's maturing talent.
"Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves," a conscious attempt to emulate Springfield's "Son of a Preacher Man" (which also recalled Cher's own "Bang Bang") was released late in 1971 and became a number one hit and a million-seller. To some listeners, "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" was the epitome of schlocky pop/rock, but the song's subject matter, unusual tempo changes, and an incredibly memorable chorus-hook became a vehicle for a transcendent performance by the singer, marking Cher's maturation as an artist (the B-side, "I Hate to Sleep Alone," written by Peggy Clinger of the Clinger Sisters, curiously enough, managed to recall Sonny's Spector-influenced productions from the Imperial years). A follow-up album, featuring her covers of contemporary hits such as "Fire and Rain," sold well also, and her next single, "The Way of Love," a revival of a mid-'60s Kathy Kirby hit, solidified the image of a new, more confident and powerful Cher. And the debut of the couple's regular network variety series on CBS in January 1972 brought them back to the center of American and international popular culture in a more mature, wittier guise, and one that concentrated much more on Cher as a personality.
Her 1960s music ran the gamut from Spector-style miniature teen pop symphonies to covers of contemporary adult pop ("It's Not Unusual") and folk-rock. Her voice wasn't very rich or powerful, but it was expressive and surrounded by Sonny's radiant Spector creations, and she could put over an almost inappropriately cheerful sounding version of "The Bells of Rhymney" or "Blowin' in the Wind." By contrast, her early-'70s material, solo or with Sonny, had a more adult point of view and personality. "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" and the later number one solo hits "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady" were dramatic, highly intense performances, almost as much "acted" as sung, and very different from her 1960s output.
In 1974, it was revealed that the couple's marriage was coming to an end. Ironically, Cher came out of this split more secure than her husband, despite his having guided her career for a decade and having all of the real training in the entertainment business. She embarked on an acting career, even as she continued to make headlines for her romantic exploits, including an affair with (and two marriages to) Gregg Allman. She became a far better actress than she was a singer, first revealed in Mike Nichols' Silkwood (1983) and then in Peter Bogdanovich's Mask (1985) and George Miller's The Witches of Eastwick (1987). Her acting peers caught on to the worth of her work in time for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Norman Jewison's 1987 romantic comedy Moonstruck.
Since the mid-'70s, Cher has been known more for her acting than for her music, although she has continued to record for numerous labels, including Columbia, and in 1998 scored an international chart-topping smash with the club-friendly single "Believe." The year 2001 brought Living Proof, the equally dance-oriented follow-up to the transformative Believe, and by 2005 she had completed the three-year, high-grossing Farewell Tour ahead of a lucrative Las Vegas residency of equal length. In 2010 she starred in the musical Burlesque, and "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from the movie's soundtrack went on to win a Golden Globe Award. In September 2013 Cher released a new studio set, Closer to the Truth, the results of further sessions with assistance from Mark Taylor, the British songwriter/producer who had been a regular collaborator since Believe.
Title: The Way of Love - The Cher Collection
Artist: Cher
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Cher Greatest Hits
Artist: Cher
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Stop Crying Your Heart Out (BBC Radio 2 Allstars) - Single
Artist: Cher, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Lenny Kravitz, Anoushka Shankar, Jay Sean, Paloma Faith, James Morrison, Mel C, Rebecca Ferguson, Gregory Porter, Nile Rodgers, Yola, Jack Savoretti, Bryan Adams, Clean Bandit, Jamie Cullum, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Ksi, Ella Eyre, Jess Glynne, Izzy Bizu, Grace Chatto, Lauv, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Ava Max, BBC Children In Need
Genre: Pop
Title: The Music's No Good Without You
Artist: Cher
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cher, Vol. 2
Artist: Cher
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits
Artist: Cher
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: "You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me" The Remixes From Burlesque
Artist: Cher
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: You Can Take It from Here (From the Film "[Super] Dan") - Single
Artist: Cher
Genre: Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Greatest Hits 1965-1992
Artist: Cher
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: One By One
Artist: Cher
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: A Different Kind Of Love Song
Artist: Cher
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: All Or Nothing / Dov'e L'Amore
Artist: Cher
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Bittersweet White Light
Artist: Cher
Genre: Blues, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Live: The Farewell Tour
Artist: Cher
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Love And Understanding
Artist: Cher
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Ooga Boo (From "Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh") - Single
Artist: Cher
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Prisoner (Remix Version)
Artist: Cher
Genre: Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Funk
Title: All I Ever Need - The Kapp/MCA Anthology
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Collections
Title: The Casablanca Records Story (Box Set)
Genre: Pop
Title: In the Name of Pride
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: 1991 Vamp Internacional
Genre: Pop
Title: Noche de Baladas (Nostalgicas)
Genre: Pop
Title: Music & Highlights: Best of Pop, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best Cover Songs of the 1960s
Genre: Pop
Title: Number 1's: '70s Pop
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best of Girl Groups
Genre: Pop
Title: Will & Grace: Let the Music Out! (Soundtrack)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 20 Mejores Melodias Encadenadas Vol.3
Genre: Pop
Title: Canciones con Nombre De Mujer Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: 20 Mejores Melodias Encadenadas Vol.5
Genre: Pop
Title: Romantic Guitars
Genre: Pop
Title: Latar Som Testat Men Inte Kom In
Genre: World Music
Title: 0003:A Galaxy Odyssey
Genre: J-Pop
Title: Music Encyclopedia of Crooners & Divas
Genre: Pop
Title: THE ULTIMATE ROCK BALLADS COLLECTION - THESE DREAMS CD 1
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONGS CD 5
Genre: Pop
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1971
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1973
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1974
Title: De Pre Historie 80s CD 2
Genre: Rock, Death Metal, Pop, Funk
Title: Time Life - Spirit Of The 60s CD 2 Pop Troubadors
Genre: Disco
Title: GREATEST ROCK SONGS CD 1
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Love Classics CD 5
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Power Ballads CD 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1965
Genre: Rock
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1966
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best No 1 Singles CD 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Blues Women Anthology 3 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Women Anthology 5 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Now Decades CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The Four Decades Of Dance CD 11
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: 100% Rock CD 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Kuschelrock Vol. 8
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo, Electronica, Eurodance, House, Euro House, Trance, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Reggae, Pop, Pop Rock, Pop Rap, Synth Pop, Hardcore
Title: Now! That'S What I Call Music 32
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Eurodance, House, Pop, Dance Pop, Indie
Title: Good Vibrations CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Latino CD4
Genre: World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Super Hits Vol. 107
Genre: Salsa, World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Sanremo '96 Disco 2
Genre: Dance Pop
Title: Beautiful Ballads CD4
Title: 80s POP HITS CD 1
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop
Title: Rock Generation CD4
Genre: Rock
Title: Dance Collection CD 2
Title: Ladies & Gentlemen CD4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: Panos Kallitsis COUPE DE PEIGNE CD2
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: Hot Stuff CD2
Genre: Disco, Disco House, Pop
Title: Billboard Top 100 Of 1989
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: MQB Más Que Baile CD2 / MQB Mas Que Baile CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Be My Baby (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Pacha Ibiza Flower Power CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Floorfillers CD3
Genre: Pop
Title: Skladanki Hits Vol. 10 CD1
Genre: Eurodance
Title: Pop Classic Top Hits I
Title: American Anthems CD2
Title: American Anthems CD3
Title: Floorfillers The Ultimate Collection CD2
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Ultimate Love The Collection CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Burlesque - Soundtrack
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Absolute Movie Classics
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Autenticos 90'S CD4
Genre: Pop
Title: Latin Fiesta Show
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Cher and Sonny & Cher: Greatest Hits
Artist: Sonny & Cher
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Jungle
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Drum & Bass, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: De Luxe Collection
Artist: Eros Ramazzotti
Genre: Rock, World Music, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Estilo Libre (Spanish Version)
Artist: Eros Ramazzotti
Genre: Eurodance, World Music, Latin, Country, Pop
Title: Riding In Cars With Boys (Soundtrack)
Artist: Hans Zimmer
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Summer In The City (CD2)
Artist: Dreamboats, The Miniskirts
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop Rock
Title: 60 Definitive Hits Of The 90s (CD1)
Artist: 90s
Genre: Downtempo, Trip Hop, Acid Jazz, Pop, Alternative
Title: Grand 12-Inches Vol. 14 (Compiled By Ben Liebrand) (CD02)
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Super Workout: Music for Fitness and Sports
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Новогодние танцы: Турбо - Ёлка / Novogodnie tancy: Turbo - Elka
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
Title: 20 #1’s: Movie Love Songs / 20 #1's: Movie Love Songs
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Mermaids - Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Deadpool 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ministry Of Sound: Ride Like The Wind (CD3)
Artist: Ministry Of Sound
Title: Mermaids (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Power Ballads 5CD (CD1)
Artist: Driven By
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, World Music, Country, Disco, Synth Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: Flower Power (CD2)
Artist: Fetenhits
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Funk, Folk, Fusion
Title: Pop Classics
Artist: I'm Every Woman
Genre: Soul, Rock, World Music, Country, Disco, Pop, Alternative, Folk
Title: The M + M Mixes Volume IV (The Ultimate Collection)
Artist: John Morales
Title: Its The 90s
Artist: Woo-Hoo
Genre: Rock, Punk, Reggae Fusion, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Alternative, Indie