I Paralyze

Cher

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1982
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00000JHD0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #198,772 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rudy

2. Games

3. I Paralyze

4. When the Love Is Gone

5. Say What's on Your Mind

6. Back on the Street Again

7. Walk With Me

8. Book of Love

9. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This apparent camp classic came and went in 1982 without so much as one week on the Billboard charts. Cher fans who dig her late-'80s power-ballad phase might like I Paralyze, an early stab at the genre (never mind the cover's new wave styling). Silly love songs from the pens of Desmond Child, John Waite, and Jacques Morali are, um, highlights, as is the way Cher's vocal, er, prowess is buried deep in the title track's mix. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Paralyzes (in a good way), August 8, 2000

By	Vincent M. Mastronardi (Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album is so good and unique showing many sides of Cher's versatility. This '82 project was released on a Columbia offspring and was meant to launch Cher back into the spotlight after a few disco/rock flops. It didn't do to the fact that Cher was heavily focused on acting. Good career move, but it caused this record to be a huge bomb with very catchy songs that not only eighties lite rock lovers would dig, but that Cher fans would adore.

The songs have a slight rock girlgroup feel with the light hearted twangy rock tunes as "Walk With Me" and "Say What's On Your Mind" combining the new rock sound of AOR and slight new wave. Her best rocker on here is "Back On The Street Again" with signature sounds and that voice wailing. Slight ballads soar with excellent production like "When The Love is Gone" and "Games". They are much stronger then her "Take Me Home" ballads with A+ instrumentation and that fun sound that I dig. Cher's older ballads didn't have enough going on and of as much soul that was poured into them; these feel like they really have her heart. "Rudy" is a brilliant rock ballad with yearning vocals yet upbeat music.

And the song "I Paralyze". The ultimate track. A quirky dance meets rock meets party polka in way with seductive words and sex appeal all over.

I can't fully recommend the album to all because these melodies are a bit dated but they are all really good. You really have to love eighties music to appreciate this one while her Geffen albums are that badly dated and still get some radio play. Still wroth checking out, and a must for Cher fans. I think it's one of her best out of print albums.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the 80's? Great for a Cher fans!, November 25, 2001

By	"howdydudes" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

OK, this maybe isn't groundbreaking work, but as a huge Cher fan, I love it. Fun to throw into the CD player as a little retro treat. Especially when you want some Cher that hasn't been played 100 times on the radio...trust me, this has not been played much on the radio. But it really is some pretty great music with a couple real standout tunes... Rudy and Do I Ever Cross Your Mind are my favorites. (Actually, Do I Ever Cross Your Mind probably makes it onto my Top 10 Cher list...and that is a tough list!) ;-)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Failure? Hell No!, February 22, 2006

By	Dennis - See all my reviews

I was looking online and saw that When Cher made this Cd It was one on the worst cd's she ever made! It was to be totally forgotten. Well There are only 3 songs on here that don't have a good beat but the rest of them are GREAT! If you are collecting Cher cd's this one needs to be in your collection!