Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 Explained

Greatest Hits: 1965–1992
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Cher
Cover:	Greatest-hits-1965-1992.jpg
Released:	November 9, 1992
Recorded:	1965–1992
Length:	61:23
Label:	Geffen
Prev Title:	Love Hurts
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	It's a Man's World
Next Year:	1995

Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 is the first European compilation album by American singer-actress Cher, released on November 9, 1992, by Geffen Records. The album reached the top 10 in several European countries and topped the UK Albums Chart for 7 non-consecutive weeks where it became the best-selling album by a female artist of 1992.

Album information

Notable hit songs included on this album are "The Shoop Shoop Song", which charted at number one in more than 10 countries worldwide, "If I Could Turn Back Time", which was Cher's biggest hit at the time and "I Got You Babe". Three new songs were also recorded for this album: "Oh No Not My Baby" (originally sung by Maxine Brown), "Whenever You're Near", and a live recording of "Many Rivers to Cross" (originally sung by Jimmy Cliff).

Critical reception

AllMusic's Jose F. Promis gave the album three stars out of five. He described the album as "somewhat random — perhaps focusing exclusively on her rock hits would have been a better choice, because including just a couple of old tracks proves somewhat frustrating." He also pointed out that hit songs like "Half-Breed" were not included and believed it affects the album.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[1]

Notes

• John Durrill is incorrectly credited as John Durill

Personnel

• Cher – main vocals
• Sonny Bono – main vocals
• Meat Loaf – main vocals
• Ron Wikso – drums (track 3)
• Hugh McDonald – bass (track 3)
• Dave Amato – guitar (track 3)
• David Shelley – guitar (track 3)
• Gary Scott – piano (track 3)
• Paul Mirkovich – keyboards (track 3)
• Darlene Love – background vocals (track 3)
• Edna Wright – background vocals (track 3)
• Patty Darcy – background vocals (track 3)
• Snuff Garrett – producer
• Jon Bon Jovi – producer
• Dan Hersch – mastering
• Barry King – photography
• Harry Langdon – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–99)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[2]	7
European Albums (Top 100)^[3]	5
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	16
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[6]	9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[7]	23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	3
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)^[9]	1

Chart (2018–19)	Peak position
Australian Catalogue Albums (ARIA)^[10]	29
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA)^[11]	19
UK Album Downloads Chart (OCC)^[12]	69

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	3
Chart (1993)	Position
European Top 100 Albums^[14]	81
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	69
Chart (1999)	Position
Norwegian Christmas Period Albums (VG-lista)^[16]	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	74

External links

• Official Cher site
• Geffen official site

Notes and References

1. Cher . Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 . 1992 . booklet . Geffen.
2. Web site: Top National Sellers, page 13. Music and Media magazine. November 9, 2015.
3. Hits of the World. Billboard. November 6, 2015.
4. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. Cher. 46. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. fi.
5. Web site: Cher - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. de. GfK Entertainment. November 6, 2015.
6. Web site: Top National Sellers, page 43. Music and Media magazine. November 9, 2015.
7. Web site: 1993 Albumes (1ª parte). 30 August 2007. PROMUSICAE. November 6, 2015. 8 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708023335/http://afyvecharts.blogspot.com/2007/08/1993-albumes-1-parte.html. dead.
8. Web site: Sverige Topplistan. Sverige Topplistan, to retrieve the correct chart peaks, type in Cher in the search box "Sök" and then click enter, then on "Visa" of the desired album. 2013-04-23.
9. • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
10. Web site: ARIA Australian Catalogue Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 8, 2018. October 6, 2018.
11. Web site: ARIA Australian Physical Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 8, 2018. October 6, 2018.
12. Web site: UK Album Downloads Chart. Official Charts Company. 4 November 2019 . 4 November 2019.
13. Web site: Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 1992r . pl . Z archiwum...rocka . November 6, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927003211/http://uktop40.republika.pl/najlep%20sprzalbumy%20uk%201992.html . September 27, 2012 .
14. Web site: European Top 100 Albums, page 15. Music & Media. November 6, 2015.
15. Top 100 Albums 1993. Music Week. January 15, 1994. 25. April 21, 2022.
16. Web site: Topp 40 Album Julen 1999. VG-lista. November 6, 2015. no. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083526/http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2/dato/1999/periode/julen. August 19, 2014. dead.
17. Web site: Sverigetopplistan > Sök Alla Listar > Årlistar > Album (Inkl Samlingar) > 1999 . . sv.