With Love, Chér
| With Love, Chér | ||||
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| Released | October 23, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1966–67 | |||
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| Length | 31:05 | |||
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| Producer | Sonny Bono | |||
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| Singles from With Love, Chér | ||||
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With Love, Chér is the fourth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on October 23, 1967, by Imperial Records. The album reached number 47 on the US Billboard albums chart.
Album information
With Love, Chér was released in 1967, was produced by Sonny Bono and was issued by the Liberty Records subsidiary, Imperial Records.[1] Once again the formula of cover songs and a new song written by Bono exclusively for Cher is used. On these tracks her voice is smooth and strong, but the sales failed to match the success of previous albums.
Four singles were released from the album: the cover "Behind The Door" and "Hey Joe" and two songs written by Bono, "Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)" and her last big hit of the decade "You Better Sit Down Kids".[1][2]
The album contains covers of "The Times They Are A-Changin", "Hey Joe" and "I Will Wait for You" (the soundtrack of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg). In this same year Cher recorded "Bambini Miei Cari (Sedetevi Attorno)", the Italian version of "You Better Sit Down Kids", and "Mama", the Italian version of "Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)". Both were released as singles and "Mama" was later covered by French singer Dalida.
In 2005, this album and Cher's previous album Chér were reissued on one CD called Chér/With Love which featured all the tracks from both.[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [3] |
Cash Box described the record as a "powerhouse solo offering" and the tracks such as "You Better Sit Down Kids", "Hey Joe", "Sing For Your Supper", "There But For Fortune", and "The Times They Are a-Changin" as "delightful".[4] Record World wrote that Cher performed songs such as "You Better Sit Down Kids", "Sing for Your Supper", "There But for Fortune", and "Hey Joe" "in her inimitable fashion", and called the album a "well-done package".[5]
Ina retrospective review, Joe Viglione of AllMusic wrote that the album "shows why [Cher] endeared herself to listeners and got to play in the same ballpark as Dusty and Petula", and praised highlights such as "You'd Better Sit Down Kids" as "a tremendous performance".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Better Sit Down Kids" | Sonny Bono | 3:47 |
| 2. | "But I Can't Love You More" | Sonny Bono | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Hey Joe" | Billy Roberts | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)" | Sonny Bono | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Behind the Door" | Graham Gouldman | 3:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sing for Your Supper" | 2:36 | |
| 2. | "Look at Me" | Keith Allison | 3:14 |
| 3. | "There but for Fortune" | Phil Ochs | 3:28 |
| 4. | "I Will Wait for You" | 3:17 | |
| 5. | "The Times They Are a-Changin'" | Bob Dylan | 3:10 |
Personnel
- Cher - lead vocals
Production
- Sonny Bono - record producer
- Stan Ross - sound engineer
Design
- Sonny Bono - photography
- Woody Woodward - art direction
Charts
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 47 |
| US Cash Box Top Pop Albums[7] | 50 |
| US Record World Top 100 LP's[8] | 52 |
References
- ^ a b c "With Love, Chér Review". Sonny&Cher.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ "With Love, Chér Review". CherScholar.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "With Love, Chér Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXIX, no. 14. October 28, 1967. p. 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 22, no. 1064. October 28, 1967. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ Billboard charts - Cher Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ "Top Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 35. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ "Top LP's" (PDF). Record World. New York: Record World Pub. Co. January 6, 1968. p. 28. ISSN 0034-1622.
External links
- Official Cher site Archived February 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Imperial Records Official Site
- Cher at IMDb