With Love (+4 Bonus Tracks) [Import]

Cher | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Emi
• ASIN: B00005A9LY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,333,780 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This 2 CD set features Cher's 3rd and 4th studio albums for Liberty records. They have been digitally remastered and are housed in a slipcase with extensive new sleeve notes. BGO. 2005. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With Love/Cher were not last Imperial recordings! Nice package!, December 30, 2005

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Ward J. Lamb (slate hill, new york United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cher/With Love Cher (Audio CD)

What a nice slip case packaging job for this 2/1 cd.
It includes Cher, a 1966 folk rock lp (3rd) boasting a superior rendition of "Alfie"(used in the release of the motion picture).The liner notes are extensive,(they digress creatively) . However, the art work looks grainy and amateurish. On the bright side,the presentation is faithful to the original artwork of these 2 Cher lps.The re-mastering is dimensional and Cher is once again preserved in her earthy,and robust,moody-sullen best. "Look at me" on "With Love" is an under-rated chestnut,not to mention Chers' up-front full vocal on "The cruel war",originally a Peter Paul and Mary issue."Sunny",soars with momentum like no other version does.This does not negate Bobby Hebbs fantastic signature recording.
These mid to late 60's Cher tunes are ever-green in freshness,and this is a must have! Cher's alliance with the 60's folk and popular music supplies material that wears well with time.The Bono musical production treatment is a bit jangly for the seasoned music lover,though it isa fitting tribute to Bono-Spector relationship.
The biggest mistake the reviewer made was saying "With Love" was Cher's last lp for Imperial records. Her last lp was the sparse and elegant "Backstage",produced by Sonny Bono and Harold Batistte.It boasted her cover of Dylan's "Masters of War",as well as her lovely poignant cover of "Carnival".Cher has a moody contralto here,with a deep nasal sound that is always unique .We fans have been waiting for "Backstage" to be reissued,hoping that BGO (this label) would fulfill that dream!So...don't believe this cd is the end of Cher's lps for that label!This package is a nice selection for the early Cher collector,but when are her mid-70's Warners
lps going to be reissued?

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WITH LOVE, CHER - without a doubt!, January 18, 2006

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P. Ambrose (Brooklyn NY) - See all my reviews
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Ward Lamb, the ultimate in Cher writing, has beat me to the punch with the disinformation in the liner notes in the CD. One must wonder how things like this get published - the writer calls WITH LOVE her last Imperial LP - it's not as if "BACKSTAGE" was recorded on some rinky dink label. He also dismisses WITH LOVE as not very spectacular - which is so wrong - see my review for the WITH LOVE single CD. The sound on this is great - add to cart!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great album, November 10, 2005

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M. Schutt "useless info" (cold/hot) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: With Love (+4 Bonus Tracks) (Audio CD)

I'm extremely partial to Cher's 60's voice though. I really wish they'd release more of the shelved recordings from this era.
Of course Cher had baby fat in her face in this picture (as the commentary above states), she was pregnant with the baby she unfortunately lost in 1967. Sonny shot this picture looking up at her from inside the pool at their house.