The Very Best of Cher explained

The Very Best of Cher
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Cher
Cover:	Cher-The Very Best Of Cher-Frontal.jpg
Released:	April 1, 2003 (US)
Recorded:	19642001
Length:	1:15:22 (US)
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	David McLees
Prev Title:	Living Proof
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Live! The Farewell Tour
Next Year:	2003

The Very Best of Cher is the eighth compilation album by American singer-actress Cher, released on April 1, 2003. The album includes many of Cher's most popular songs, such as "If I Could Turn Back Time", "Believe", "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" and "Take Me Home". It debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 albums chart and later reached number four on the issue date of May 17.^{[1] [2]} As of November 2011, the album has sold 2.8 million copies in the United States.^[3]

Album information

The Very Best of Cher was released by Warner Bros. Records, MCA, and Geffen Records. The original US edition features 21 tracks, while the various later editions typically feature more songs or different selections.^[4]

The album originally coincided with the . The album cover picture is also seen on the DVD The Farewell Tour and was originally planned to be the DVD cover of as well, but was changed at the last minute.

Track listing

Notes

• "Believe" features writing contribution by Cher who remains uncredited.^[5]

Personnel

• Producers: Sonny Bono,^[6] Peter Asher, Michael Bolton, Desmond Child, Bob Esty, Snuff Garrett, Steve Lipson, Giorgio Moroder, Brian Rawling, Guy Roche, Bob Rock, Mark Taylor, Diane Warren, Richie Zito
• Executive producer: Cher
• Compilation producer: David MacLees
• Remastering: Bill Inglot, Dan Hersch
• Remixing: Junior Vasquez
• Editorial supervision: Sheryl Farber
• Annotation: Steve Woolard
• Art direction: Jeri Heiden
• Art direction: Hugh Brown
• Design: Barrie Goshko
• Photography: Sonny Bono
• Photography: Norman Seeff
• Photography: Harry Langdon
• Photography: Kevyn Aucoin
• Project assistant: Leigh Hall
• Project assistant: April Milek
• Project assistant: Randy Perry
• Project assistant: Tim Scanlin
• Liner notes: Kurt Loder

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[7]	18
European Albums (Top 100)^[8]	45
French Compilations (SNEP)^[9]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	31
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)^[11]	41
Quebec Albums (ADISQ)^[12]	45
US Billboard Top Internet Albums^[13]	1
Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard Catalog Albums^[14]	50

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[15]	89
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[16]	89
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	16
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	127
US Billboard 200^[19]	28
US Billboard Internet Albums^[20]	8
Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	184

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	April 1, 2003	Warner Bros.	CD	R2 73852
	August 26, 2003		2CD	R2 73956
Germany	August 29, 2003	Warner Music	2CD	25646 0864 2
Canada	September 1, 2003	Warner Bros.		WTVD 60864
Australia	September 2003	Warner Music		25646 0864 5
France	September 22, 2003		CD	50466 8588 2
United Kingdom	November 24, 2003		CD	50466 8586 2
Japan	January 21, 2004		2CD	WPCR-11751-2

Notes and References

1. Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard.
2. Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard.
3. Ask Billboard: Cher Information, Yes?. Billboard. 2011-11-05. 2012-03-11.
4. Web site: All Music: The Very Best of Cher. AllMusic. 2011-11-05. 2012-03-11.
5. News: Strauss. Neil. Cher Resurrected, Again, by a Hit; The Long, Hard but Serendipitous Road to 'Believe'. January 15, 2018. The New York Times. March 11, 1999.
6. Production and credits
7. Web site: Canadian 100 Albums chart: 18 September 2003 . 2003-09-18 . . 2012-11-30 . usurped . https://archive.today/20031013142845/http://jam.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_091803_ALBUMS.html . October 13, 2003 .
8. Hits of the World. Billboard. November 9, 2015.
9. Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste . fr . InfoDisc . November 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150720203219/http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_C.php . July 20, 2015 .
10. Web site: Cher - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. de. GfK Entertainment. November 9, 2015.
11. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e dischi. it. June 17, 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "The very best of di Cher".
12. Web site: Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec. BAnQ. fr. 11 September 2019.
13. Top Internet Album Sales. Billboard. 31 March 2003.
14. Cher Chart History. Billboard. June 9, 2017.
15. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2003 . ARIA . November 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115094737/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2003.htm . January 15, 2016 .
16. Web site: Chart of the Year 2003 . Mogens Nielsen . November 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222193241/http://top20.dk/chart/2003 . February 22, 2014 .
17. Web site: Årslista Album - År 2003. Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. November 9, 2015. sv. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814001829/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=83&dfom=20030001. August 14, 2014.
18. Web site: The Official UK Albums Chart 2003. OCC. November 9, 2015.
19. The Year in Music: 2003. Billboard. November 9, 2015.
20. 2003 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums, page 166. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 16, 2013.
21. Web site: The Official UK Albums Chart 2004. OCC. November 9, 2015.