It's a Man's World (Cher album)

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It's a Man's World is the 21st album by American singer-actress Cher released on November 6, 1995 by WEA, a label of Warner Music U.K.. This is also the start of her second stint with Warner Music Group. With an adjusted track list, the album was released in the United States on June 25, 1996 by Reprise Records. It peaked at #64 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, and only sold 9,000 copies in that week. As of June 2003, the album has sold 194,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4] In the February 22, 1997 issue of the Billboard magazine, it was reported that the album sold 700,000 copies worldwide.[5][6] In the UK the album peaked at #10 and was certified Gold by BPI for selling more than 100,000 copies.

Album information

It's a Man's World found Cher singing 'unconventional' songs in a style more associated with the Deep South, rather than her more familiar pop and rock roots. The album also stands out for Cher stretching her vocals to head register for such songs as "One by One" and "The Gunman", getting out of her comfort zone of her trademark husky contralto.

Cher signed with Warner Music U.K. in 1994 and recorded It's a Man's World in London in 1995. That same year the album was released all over Europe with "Walking in Memphis" as its lead off single. In the same year, it was certified gold in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry.[7]

The original album included fourteen songs, but when it was released in the United States in 1996 the setlist included only eleven songs. Three songs, "I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)", "Don't Come Around Tonite" and "Shape of Things to Come" had been removed from the American release. The American release was also reviewed by critics as a 'mid-'90s R&B/pop phenomenon' due to the removal of these three rock songs and also due to five songs remixed to evoke a contemporary R&B feel. The new versions of those songs: "Not Enough Love in the World", "Paradise Is Here", "Angels Running", "What About the Moonlight" and "One by One" were labeled as album versions in the United States. Their new sound carried R&B influences, while their original versions were influenced by Southern rock and blues.

Because of the alterations, the American release was also compared to the style of Boyz II Men. One critic Jose F. Promis from Allmusic described the album as "one of the singer's finest". While the album was temporarily sidelined by her dizzying worldwide success with Believe, in recent years it has been rediscovered and credited.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walking in Memphis"Marc Cohn4:00
2."Not Enough Love in the World"Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Benmont Tench4:25
3."One by One"Anthony Griffiths5:06
4."I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)"Daniel Walsh, Steve Barri, Michael Price, Michael Omartian3:38
5."Angels Running"Patty Larkin4:42
6."Paradise Is Here"Paul Brady5:06
7."I'm Blowin' Away"Eric Kaz4:05
8."Don't Come Around Tonite"Maia Sharp, Mark Addison4:38
9."What About the Moonlight"Kathleen York, Michael Dorian4:20
10."The Same Mistake"Marc Jordan, John Capek4:30
11."The Gunman"Paddy McAloon5:14
12."The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe5:16
13."Shape of Things to Come"Trevor Horn, Lol Creme4:08
14."It's a Man's Man's Man's World"James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome4:40
North American version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One by One" (Sam Ward remix; Cher is credited as composer only in the U.S. edition)Cher, Griffiths4:12
2."Not Enough Love in the World" (Sam Ward remix)Henley, Kortchmar, Tench4:25
3."Angels Running" (Daniel Abraham remix)Larkin4:35
4."What About the Moonlight" (Sam Ward remix)York, Dorian4:18
5."Paradise Is Here" (Sam Ward remix)Brady4:40
6."The Same Mistake"Jordan4:25
7."I'm Blowin' Away"Kaz4:05
8."Walking in Memphis"Cohn4:00
9."The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"Gaudio, Crewe5:13
10."The Gunman" (edit)McAloon5:08
11."It's a Man's Man's Man's World"Brown, Newsome4:40

Covers

These are the covered songs on the album and their original singers.

Credits

Production

  • Executive Producer: Craig Kostich

Original versions

  • Tracks 1, 5, 8, 9 original versions produced by Christopher Neil
  • Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 14 produced by Stephen Lipson
  • Tracks 4, 10, produced by Greg Penny
  • Tracks 11, 12, 13, produced by Trevor Horn

American remixes

  • Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, were remixed by Sam Ward
  • Tracks 3, was remixed by Daniel Abraham
  • "The Gunman" was edited by the original song producer, Trevor Horn

Personnel

  • Main Vocals: Cher
  • String Arrangements: Anne Dudley
  • Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice

Design

  • Photography: David Scheinmann

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ It's a Man's World at AllMusic
  2. ^ Farber, Jim (1996-07-19). "It's a Man's World Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-11-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 158. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ "Ask Billboard: 'Very Best' Sells Very Well". Billboard. 2003-06-25. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  5. ^ Who's Selling Where. Vol. 109. Nielsen N.V. 22 February 1997. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 31 May 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "Billboard Magazine issue February 22, 1997". Billboard. 2003-06-25. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Cher – It's a Man's World". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Type It's a Man's World in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Cher – It's a Man's World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  9. ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cher – It's a Man's World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  11. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  12. ^ "Cher - Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Gli album più venduti del 1996". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cher – It's a Man's World". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  16. ^ "Cher | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  17. ^ "Cher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  18. ^ "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 1996r" (in Polish). Z archiwum...rocka. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Cher – It's a Man's World". British Phonographic Industry. November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type It's a Man's World in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. ^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard. June 25, 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2014.

External links

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