''I Paralyze'' is the seventeenth

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by American singer-actress

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, released on May 28, 1982 by

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, her only album for the label. The album was a commercial failure and failed to chart. The album was promoted by the release of two singles, Rudy, and

I Paralyze ''I Paralyze'' is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on May 28, 1982 by Columbia Records, her only album for the label. The album was a commercial failure and failed to chart. The album was promoted by the rele ...

, both of which failed to chart. Following the record's release, Cher took a five-year hiatus from music to focus on her film career due to a lack of successful albums and singles. She made a comeback in 1987 when she released the Platinum-certified album ''

''.

Album information

Recorded and released in 1982, this was her only album for

. The record was produced by John Farrar (of Olivia Newton-John fame) and David Wolfert and it is her first collaboration with composer and producer

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. The album was promoted only on

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and '' Solid Gold''. It failed to chart and was largely ignored by critics. The album was released on CD for the first time in 1989 By "The Entertainment Company",

and CBS Records International. Later, in 1999, the album was reissued on the Varèse Sarabande reissue label under license from Sony Music. The album contains various musical styles: the rock style of ''

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'' on cuts such as "Walk With Me", "The Book of Love", and "Rudy"; a slight new wave sound in "

"; some ballads such as "When the Love is Gone" and "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?"; and an "old 80's" style on "Back On the Street Again" (a retitled cover of The Babys' "Back on My Feet Again") and "Games", which was recorded by

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for her 1982 album ''Letterock'' and she performed it on the television series

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. " Rudy" and "I Paralyze" were released as singles to promote the album, but they were both unsuccessful. "Rudy" was originally recorded by French singer Dalida as "Quand je n'aime plus, je m'en vais". In 1981 Cher recorded a song with Meat Loaf called "

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" for his album "

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" ; the song was a hit in the UK, but was left of her album.

Track listing

All tracks produced by David Wolfert except "I Paralyze" by John Farrar.

Personnel

*Cher – lead vocals *Jai Winding – arranger, keyboards * Rick Shlosser – drums *

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, Sid McGinnis, Carlos Rios, Thom Rotella – guitar *Ralph Schuckett – Hammond organ *Richard Crooks – percussion *

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– synthesizer, bass guitar *David Wolfert – synthesizer, guitar, arranger, producer *Ed Walsh – synthesizer * Michael Boddicker - synthesizer, vocoder programming * John Farrar - guitar, backing vocals *Gary Herbig - saxophone * Steve George – background vocals * Tom Kelly – background vocals *Myrna Mathews – background vocals *Denise Maynelli DeCaro – background vocals *Marti McCall – background vocals * Richard Page – background vocals ;Technical *Executive Producer:

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*Producer: John Farrar, David Wolfert *Reissue Producers: Cary E. Mansfield, Mike Khouri *Reissue Liner Notes: Mike Khouri *Engineers: Dennis Ferrante, John Arrias *Mixing: Lee Decarlo *Remixing: Dan Hersch *Mastering Supervisor, Tape Research: Bill Inglot *Art direction: Nancy Greenberg *Reissue Design: Matt B. *Photography: Harry Langdon

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1982 albums Cher albums Albums produced by John Farrar