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Forever (Cher album)

Forever
Cher Forever album cover
Greatest hits album by
Cher
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2024
StudioWBM
Genre
Length83:00 (Standard version)
157:00 (Forever Fan version)
LabelWarner
Cher chronology
Christmas
(2023) 		Forever
(2024)

Forever is the eleventh greatest hits album by Cher, released September 20, 2024, through Warner Records. The compilation was released in two versions: the first, Forever, featured 21 of the singer's best-known tracks; the second version, Forever Fan, contained a total of 40 tracks.

Background

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Cher announced the compilation release on August 1, 2024.[1][2] The 21-track standard edition of the album was released on CD and a special double vinyl package "printed on silver foil board with translucent vinyl," while the Forever Fan edition is a digital release available on all streaming outlets.[3] Rolling Stone noted the omission of "Half-Breed" (1973), a Billboard Hot 100 number one hit, and suggested that Cher is "among a growing list of legacy acts rethinking songs and artwork that may not hold up today."[4]

Singles

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On the day of the album's announcement, Cher released the promotional single "A Woman's Story". The song was remastered and available on digital for the first time after only being previously released on a 45 rpm single in 1974.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Retro Pop Magazine[5]

Connor Gotto, reviewing Forever for Retro Pop Magazine, praised the "remarkably strong collection", adding that it showcases Cher as the "undisputed Goddess of Pop".

Commercial performance

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In the United States, Forever debuted at number 163 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[6] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 44 on the Official Albums Chart.[7]

Track listing

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All songs have been remastered and are credited as "2024 remaster".

Forever – standard edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Believe"
3:59
2."If I Could Turn Back Time"Diane Warren
  • Warren
  • Guy Roche
4:12
3."Walking in Memphis"Mark CohnChristopher Neil3:56
4."Song for the Lonely"
  • Taylor
  • Barry
  • Steve Torch
Taylor3:21
5."Strong Enough"
  • Taylor
  • Barry
Taylor3:41
6."The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"Rudy ClarkPeter Asher2:47
7."SOS"
Taylor3:21
8."I Found Someone"
Bolton3:42
9."Save Up All Your Tears"
3:57
10."One by One"
  • Anthony Griffiths
  • Cher
5:02
11."After All (Love Theme from Chances Are)"
Asher4:03
12."Heart of Stone"
Asher4:17
13."The Way of Love"
Snuff Garrett2:31
14."I Hope You Find It"
Taylor3:45
15."Take Me Home"
  • Michele Aller
  • Bob Esty
Esty6:44
16."Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (Extended Version)
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
Taylor7:25
17."Woman's World"
Oakenfold3:42
18."Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"Bob StoneGarrett2:36
19."Dark Lady"Johnny DurrillGarrett3:25
20."You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"Warren
3:30
21."DJ Play a Christmas Song"
Taylor3:29
Forever Fan – digital deluxe edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
22."A Woman's Story"
3:58
23."Love and Understanding"Warren
  • Roche
  • Warren
4:40
24."All or Nothing"
  • Taylor
  • Barry
  • Taylor
  • Rawling
4:40
25."A Different Kind of Love Song"
  • Åberg
  • Anders Hansson
3:53
26."Just Like Jesse James"
Child4:07
27."We All Sleep Alone"
  • Bon Jovi
  • Sambora
  • Child
3:48
28."The Music's No Good Without You"
  • Cher
  • James Thomas
  • Mark Taylor
  • Barry
  • Thomas
  • Taylor
  • Jeff Taylor
4:44
29."Dov'è l'amore"
  • Taylor
  • Barry
  • Taylor
  • Barry
4:17
30."Still"
  • Cher
  • Roberts
6:15
31."Welcome to Burlesque"
  • Lindsey
  • Gerrard
  • Taylor[a]
2:47
32."One of Us"
Taylor3:52
33."I'd Rather Believe in You"
3:52
34."Move Me" (with Gregg Allman)
  • Fred Beckmeier
  • Vella M. Cameron
  • Steve Beckmeier
  • Jimmie Cameron
2:58
35."I Paralyze"
Farrar3:48
36."The Beat Goes On" (as Sonny & Cher)Sonny BonoS. Bono3:29
37."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"S. BonoS. Bono2:45
38."Baby Don't Go" (as Sonny & Cher)S. BonoS. Bono3:11
39."I Got You Babe" (as Sonny & Cher)S. BonoS. Bono3:10
40."I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (live)Bono
  • Cher
  • Lindsay Scott
  • Roger Davies
4:36

Notes

Charts

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Chart performance for Forever
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA)[8] 26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 135
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 79
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[12] 16
Danish Vinyl Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 16
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 149
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 28
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 23
Poland Physical Albums (ZPAV)[17] 74
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[18] 146
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade Romandy)[22] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 44
US Billboard 200[24] 163

References

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  1. ^ Gotto, Connor (August 1, 2024). "Cher announces career-spanning greatest hits album Forever". Retropop. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (August 1, 2024). "Cher announces career-spanning compilation album, Forever". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
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  4. ^ Browne, David (September 1, 2024). "'Half-Breed' and 'Brown Sugar' Vanished: Why Classic Artists Are Censoring Themselves". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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  6. ^ "Cher | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
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  12. ^ "Lista prodaje 39. tjedan 2024" (in Croatian). HDU. September 16, 2024. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
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  14. ^ "Top Albums (Week 39, 2024)". SNEP. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cher – Forever" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  16. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2024. 39. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  17. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy w fizycznie" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 4, 2024. Note: Change the date to 20.09.2024–26.09.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:".
  18. ^ "Top 200 Álbuns, Semana 39 de 2024" (PDF). Audiogest. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Albums – Week 39". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Cher – Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  22. ^ "Cher - Forever" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  24. ^ "Cher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2024.