Skin Deep (Cher song) explained

Skin Deep
Cover:	Chersd.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Cher
Album:	Cher
B-Side:	Perfection
Released:	July 1988 (US)^[1] August 22, 1988 (UK)^[2]
Recorded:	19861987
Genre:	Dance-rock
Length:	4:16
Label:	Geffen
Producer:	Jon Lind
Prev Title:	We All Sleep Alone
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	After All
Next Year:	1989

"Skin Deep" is a rock song originally written in 1986 for Japanese singer-songwriter CINDY by Mark Goldenberg and Jon Lind, then covered by American singer-actress Cher for her eighteenth studio album, Cher. It was released as the album's third and final single in mid-1988.

Background

Allmusic's Jose F. Promis later described it as "a club hit with the almost forgotten Madonna-ish dance ditty "Skin Deep" (a radical departure from the album's other songs, yet a definite highlight)."^[3]

Track listing

• US and European 7" and cassette single

1. "Skin Deep" (Edit/Remix) – 3:54
2. "Perfection" – 4:28

• US 12" single

1. "Skin Deep" (Extended Dance Mix) – 7:48
2. "Skin Deep" (Dub) – 5:40
3. "Skin Deep" (Bonus Beats) – 3:40
4. "Perfection" – 4:28

• European 12" and CD single

1. "Skin Deep" (Extended Dance Mix) – 7:48
2. "Skin Deep" (Dub) – 5:40
3. "Perfection" – 4:28

External links

• Official website of Cher

Notes and References

1. Web site: Great Rock Discography. 137.
2. Web site: Cher singles.
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/cher-1987-mw0000197571 Review by Allmusic