Gold [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Cher

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 2005)
• Original Release Date: March 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B0007OY442
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,064 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I Got You Babe - Cher, , Sonny & Cher

2. Baby Don't Go - Cher, , Sonny & Cher

3. All I Really Want to Do

4. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

5. Alfie

6. Beat Goes On - Cher, , Sonny & Cher

7. You Better Sit Down Kids

8. Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves

9. Way of Love

10. All I Ever Need Is You - Cher, , Sonny & Cher

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. We All Sleep Alone

2. I Found Someone

3. We All Sleep Alone

4. After All (Love Theme from Chances Are) - Peter Cetera, Cher

5. If I Could Turn Back Time

6. Just Like Jessie James

7. Heart of Stone [Remix][Mix]

8. Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)

9. Love and Understanding

10. Save Up All Your Tears

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 100 Star Digital Masterpiece - the best CHER collection EVER, July 28, 2005

By	P. Ambrose (Brooklyn NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Wow. Well this has been a very long time coming. Of course, two CDs won't cover Cher's releases and for the insane Cher fans - well, you will have to wait for the box set. This GOLD CD, however, is a gem. I have NEVER heard ALFIE sound like this I had to play it 5X in a row and then it rocks right into this amazing remaster of THE BEAT GOES ON - I didn't know how my speakers picked up this clarity.

Geffen somehow secured the rights to these recordings to RE-RELEASE them after Cher's multi-platinum THE VERY BEST OF CHER that coincided with the winding up of her outrageously successful Farewell Tour. The European version of her hits was a 2 disk affair that had a lot of wonderful Cher hits.

THIS CD has most of Cher's top 40s but most importantly it is chronological and so there is a beauty in hearing the vocal changes stylistically, artistically and age encumbering that have made Cher one of the greatest vocalists of all time. She deserves this type of treatment. The songs are remastered so amazingly you will wonder why we had to hear them in their previous versions - is is THAT GOOD!

The clarity is amazing. Buy this for yourself and a friend. Everyone secretly (and not so secretly) loves Cher.

Cher is amazing.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Turn Back The Time, July 30, 2005

By	Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

When I honestly look at divas today, I really seem to see a whole lot when it comes to artyists that trry to sound exactly the same as one or another. Yet, with so many manufactured acts like Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, Beyonce', and others, it is just too easy to forget about the real legends that have maintained the test of time. Cher is arguably one of those few. For over forty years, she has came back again and again to re-conjure herself for a whole new generation. Nevertheless, it has continued to work for so many. While she hasn't been able to have a actual reflective collection of her music, now there actually is one to truly believe in.

Cher: Gold, Universal's answer to Sony's Essential packages, is a double album reflection of Cher and her longtime career. The album arguably remains more definitive than many could imagine. There are just so many Cher classics to be showcased here including If I Could Turn Back Time, Half-Breed, I Got You Babe, I Found Someone, Believe and others. This shows her career from Warner Brothers, Geffen, Universal, and other labels. There are just so many greats to offer. Yet, while there are just so many sides to be offered here. There is always a con from each hits package. The album overshadows a few gems Cher has made her own including Love One Another, It's A Man's World, as well as other classics from her days with Sonny Bono.

All in all, Cher: Gold is truly as definitive as Cher has made her statements in music for years. It is just a shame she isn't recording any great music anymore. Nevertheless, her music will continue to turn back time. This is truly the best from someone who still sings for the lonely.

Album Cover: B

Mastering: A-

Songs: B+

Price: A-

Overall: B+

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! (Almost) All Cher's U.S. hits in one collection!, August 11, 2005

By	Invisiboy2001 "invisiboy2001" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

There are lots of Cher "Greatest Hits" CDs out there, but this is the only one with all (except one: the #25 hit "Where Do You Go" is left off in favor of non-hit track "Love Hurts") of her U.S. hits. The sound quality is amazing, better than any Cher CD I have heard (and I have heard all of them). The remastering job is awesome, and it serves "Alfie" (Cher's hit first, thank you) and "The Way Of Love" particularly well; unguessed layers of those songs rise to the surface. A terrific remastering job throughout!

For hardcore and casual Cher fans alike, this is THE hits collection from this talented, captivating artist.

(Please note that the remix of "Heart of Stone" included here is the version released as the hit single in 1990. This is not a "dance remix" of the song, but the version from the radio that we all know and love.)