The Greatest Hits (Cher album)

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The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Cher
Released November 30, 1999
Recorded 1965/1999
Genre Pop Rock, Dance
Length 68:20
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Cher
Mark Taylor
Brian Rawling
Peter Asher
Cher chronology
If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits
(1999)		 The Greatest Hits
(1999)		 not.com.mercial
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
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The Greatest Hits is the second European compilation album by American singer-actess Cher, released on November 30, 1999 by Warner Bros. The album peaked at #7 on the official UK Albums Chart, and reached the top 10 in several countries across Europe and the rest of the world. This compilation was released only outside North America, due to the release of the North American only compilation, If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits which was released that same year.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Believe"   Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Paul Barry, Steven Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell 4:00
2. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"   Rudy Clark 2:53
3. "If I Could Turn Back Time"   Diane Warren 4:03
4. "Heart of Stone"   Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield 4:20
5. "Love and Understanding"   Warren 4:44
6. "Love Hurts"   Boudleaux Bryant 4:18
7. "Just Like Jesse James"   Desmond Child, Warren 4:07
8. "I Found Someone"   Michael Bolton, Mark Mangold 3:46
9. "One by One"   Anthony Griffiths 5:04
10. "Strong Enough"   Mark Taylor, Paul Barry 3:43
11. "All or Nothing"   Taylor, Barry 4:00
12. "Walking in Memphis"   Marc Cohn 3:59
13. "Love Can Build a Bridge" (with Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry) John Barlow Jarvis, Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet 4:16
14. "All I Really Want to Do"   Bob Dylan 2:58
15. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"   Sonny Bono 3:54
16. "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"   Bob Stone 2:38
17. "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher) Bono 3:29
18. "I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher) Bono 3:09
19. "Dov'è l'amore" (Emilio Estefan Jnr. Mix) Taylor, Barry 3:44

[edit] Credits

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

[edit] Design

  • Photography: Michael Lavine

[edit] Charts, certifications, and sales

[edit] Weekly charts

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Country Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 6
Austrian Albums Chart 1
Canadian Albums Chart 17
Danish Albums Chart 1
European Albums Chart 1
Finnish Albums Chart 6
French Compilations Chart 6
German Albums Chart 1
Holland Albums Chart 2
Hungarian Albums Chart 6
Italian Albums Chart 11
New Zealand Albums Chart 15
Norwegian Albums Chart 7
Swedish Albums Chart 3
Swiss Albums Chart 2
UK Albums Chart[2] 7

[edit] Year-end charts

Year Chart Position
1999 Australian ARIA Albums Chart[3] 56
2000 Australian ARIA Albums Chart[4] 37

[edit] Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] Gold 30,000x
Australia (ARIA)[6] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[7] Platinum 50,000x
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Platinum 100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[9] Gold 37,032[9]
France (SNEP)[10] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[11] Platinum 300,000^
Hungary (Mahasz)[12] Gold  
Netherlands (NVPI)[13] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[14] Platinum 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Platinum 50,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] 2× Platinum 600,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[17] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Greatest Hits (Cher album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  2. ^ UK Albums Chart [1] . Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  3. ^ Australian Albums Chart of 1999 [2] . Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  4. ^ Australian Albums Chart of 2000 [3] . Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  5. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Cher – The Greatest Hits". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Cher&album=The+Greatest+Hits&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. 
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm. 
  7. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Cher – The Greatest Hits" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.  Enter Cher in the field Interpret. Enter The Greatest Hits in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  8. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Cher – Greatest Hits". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Greatest+Hits&sa=Cher&smt=0. 
  9. ^ a b "Finnish album certifications – Cher – Greatest Hits" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/Cher. 
  10. ^ "French compilation certifications – Cher – The Greatest Hits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=2000&type=22. 
  11. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Cher; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Greatest+Hits&strInterpret=Cher&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. 
  12. ^ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2000" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=arany_es_platinalemezek&menu2=adatbazis&ev=2000. 
  13. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Cher – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235868. 
  14. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-19991.pdf. 
  15. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Cher; 'The Greatest Hits')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Cher+The+Greatest+Hits. 
  16. ^ "British album certifications – Cher – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Greatest Hits in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  17. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1999.html. 

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