| Forever | |
| Type: | greatest |
| Artist: | Cher |
| Cover: | Cher - Forever.png |
| Alt: | Cher Forever album cover |
| Released: | September 20, 2024 |
| Studio: | WBM |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 83:00 (Standard version) 157:00 (Forever Fan version) |
| Label: | Warner |
| Prev Title: | Christmas |
| Prev Year: | 2023 |
Forever is the eleventh greatest hits album by Cher, released September 20, 2024, through Warner Records. The compilation was released in two versions: the first, Forever, featured 21 of the singer's best-known tracks; the second version, Forever Fan, contained a total of 40 tracks.
Cher announced the compilation release on August 1, 2024.[1] [2] The 21-track standard edition of the album was released on CD and a special double vinyl package "printed on silver foil board with translucent vinyl," while the Forever Fan edition is a digital release available on all streaming outlets.[3] Rolling Stone noted the omission of "Half-Breed" (1973), a Billboard Hot 100 number one hit, and suggested that Cher is "among a growing list of legacy acts rethinking songs and artwork that may not hold up today."[4]
On the day of the album's announcement, Cher released the promotional single "A Woman's Story". The song was remastered and available on digital for the first time after only being previously released on a 45 rpm single in 1974.[3]
Connor Gotto, reviewing Forever for Retro Pop Magazine, praised the "remarkably strong collection", adding that it showcases Cher as the "undisputed Goddess of Pop".
In the United States, Forever debuted at number 163 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[5] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 44 on the Official Albums Chart.[6]
All songs have been remastered and are credited as "2024 remaster".
Notes
| Peak position | |
| Australian Physical Albums (ARIA)[7] | 26 |
|---|---|
| Croatian International Albums (HDU)[8] | 16 |
| Danish Vinyl Albums (Hitlisten)[9] | 16 |
| Poland Physical Albums (ZPAV)[10] | 74 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[11] | 146 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] | 52 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade Romandy)[13] | 14 |
