"After All" is a 1989 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit song performed as a

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by American singers

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and

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, released on February 21, 1989, by

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. It was used as the love theme for the movie '' Chances Are'' and was nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards 1989. The song was also the first

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release from Cher's nineteenth album '' Heart of Stone''. The song appears on Peter Cetera's 1997 album '' You're The Inspiration – A Collection'' and his 2017 album, ''The Very Best of Peter Cetera''.

Chart information

The single peaked at number six in the

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and

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. It also managed to enter some

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an charts, including

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, where it peaked at 24, and the

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, where it reached 84. "After All" also became Cher's first solo number one hit on the

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chart in the United States. Her earlier number one was in 1971 when

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's "All I Ever Need Is You" spent five weeks at the top. In a 2014 article in ''

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'', writer Keith Caulfield listed "After All" as Cher's ninth biggest chart hit. The song was ranked number 79 on US ''Billboard'' Year-end Hot 100 singles of 1989. The song found strong success stateside, but no video was ever made to further promote it. It was certified Gold by the

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for the sales of 500,000 copies. , ''Billboard'' reported the digital sales of "After All" to be 226,000 in the US.

Live performances

At the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990, the song was performed by

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and

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. Cher and Cetera have never performed the song together live. Cher performed a solo version of the song during her Heart of Stone and

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tours. She then performed it with her keyboardist/musical director,

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, for her

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and Farewell tours. She also performed it in her residencies

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and

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, as well as during her

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. The latter performances would accompany a video montage of Cher in film, which would start before the song begins. Since the early 2000s, Peter Cetera has been performing "After All" during his live performances as a duet with female backing vocalists including Kim Keyes, Jamelle Fraley, and Tania Hancheroff.

Track listing

*US and European 7" and cassette single #"After All" – 4:06 #"Dangerous Times" – 3:00 *European 12" and CD single #"After All" #"Dangerous Times" #"

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Personnel

– lead vocals *

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– keyboards * Jon Gilutin – keyboards *

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– guitars *

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– guitars *

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– bass *

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– drums * Michael Fisher – percussion

Cover versions

Filipino singers

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and

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covered this song and their version was used as the theme song for the local soap opera series ''

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''.

Official versions

*Main Version (4:03) *Edit (3:39) *Extended Remix (6:46)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Official Cher site
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