Cher in Concert, also known as the Take Me Home Tour, was the first solo

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by American singer-actress

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. The tour's debut was at

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with a huge production and cast put together by

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, who did the same for

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's "Clams On A Half Shell" and

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previously. The show then became Cher's first world

as a solo artist. The tour reached North America, Europe, South Africa and Australia. The concert was filmed in Monte Carlo on May 10, 1980 and broadcast on HBO the following February and later taped in Las Vegas in 1981 at Caesars Palace for a broadcast on Showtime on April 21, 1983.

Background

The show featured three backing singers, six dancers, three drag queens as

, and

, a mechanical bull and twelve costume changes. Cher described the show as "a bit Sonny & Cher-ish" a mixture of cabaret, disco and rock'n'roll. With twelve changes of clothes, Cher wore no costume for more than eight minutes. The concerts were based in part on her solo television shows ''

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'', '' Cher... Special'' and ''Cher... and others Fantasies''. During Cher's costume changes, drag performers Kenny Sacha, as Bette Midler and J.C. Gaynor as Diana Ross performed "In the Mood" and "I'm Coming Out" respectively. Cher joined them to end the show with a performance of "Friends". Russell Elliott opened the show as Cher.

Set list

Ain't Nobody's Business "Ain't Nobody's Business" (originally "Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do") is a 1920s blues song that became one of the first blues standards. It was published in 1922 by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins. The song features a lyrical theme of fr ...

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" is a soul song, by American musician Stevie Wonder, released in June 1970 as a single on Motown's Tamla label. It spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number three on the U.S ...

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Easy To Be Hard "Easy to Be Hard" is a song from the 1967 rock musical ''Hair''. It was written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado, and Gerome Ragni, who put the musical together in the mid-1960s. The original recording of the musical featuring the song was release ...

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The Way of Love "The Way of Love" is a song written by Jacques ("Jack") Dieval, with English lyrics by Al Stillman. It was originally a 1960 French song titled "J'ai le mal de toi", and it was first recorded in English by Kathy Kirby in 1965. The best-known Englis ...

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and ...

" (performed by J.C. Gaynor and Cher) #"

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is a World War II jump blues song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince which was introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello comedy film, ''Buck Privates'' (1941). The Andrews Sisters' Decca recording ...

" (performed by Kenny Sacha) #"

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

" (performed by Sacha, Gaynor, and Cher) #" Jailhouse Rock" / "

Dream Lover "Dream Lover" is a song written by Bobby Darin. Darin recorded his composition on March 5, 1959 and released it as a single the following month. It was produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by Tom Dowd. Song background In a ...

" / "

Great Balls Of Fire "Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 popular song recorded by American rock and roll musician Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie '' Jamboree''. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 reco ...

" #" Rockin' Robin" #"

Johnny B. Goode "Johnny B. Goode" is a 1958 rock song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry. Released as a single, it peaked at number two on ''Billboard'' magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on its pre-Hot 100 chart. "Johnny B. Goode" is con ...

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Dedicated to the One I Love "Dedicated To The One I Love" is a song written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass that was a hit for the "5" Royales, the Shirelles, the Mamas & the Papas and Bitty McLean. Pauling was the guitarist of the "5" Royales, the group that recorded the ...

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" / "

Honky Tonk Women "Honky Tonk Women" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released as a non-album single on 4 July 1969 in the United Kingdom, and a week later in the United States (although a country version called "Country Honk" was ...

" / "

Old Time Rock and Roll "Old Time Rock and Roll" is a song written by George Jackson and Thomas E. Jones III, with uncredited lyrics by Bob Seger. It was recorded by Seger for his tenth studio album '' Stranger in Town.'' It was also released as a single in 1979. It i ...

" #" Take It to the Limit" #" Take Me Home" #" Takin' It to the Streets" #" Ain't Got No Money"

Tour dates

;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

A Celebration at Caesars Palace

A Celebration at Caesars Palace was the first

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by Cher. Shows were performed at the Circus Maximus Showroom at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas (show time were 9:00 pm and 12:30 pm). Shows from September 25 to October 2, 1980 were performed at the Stateline Showroom at

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. The premiere concert was on June 29, 1979.

Set list

#" Could I Be Dreaming" #"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" #"You Make My Dreams" #"

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", also written "Da' Ya' Think I'm Sexy", is a song by British singer Rod Stewart from his ninth studio album, ''Blondes Have More Fun'' (1978). It was written by Stewart, Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings, though it inc ...

" #"Those Shoes" #"

Out Here On My Own "Out Here on My Own" is a ballad from the 1980 musical film '' Fame'', performed by Irene Cara. It was written by sibling songwriting duo Lesley Gore (lyricist) and Michael Gore (composer). The recording was produced by Michael Gore. Cara performe ...

" #"Take It to the Limit" #"

I'm Coming Out "I'm Coming Out" is a song recorded by American singer Diana Ross. It was written and produced by Chic (band), Chic members Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, and released on August 22, 1980, as the second Single (music), single from Ross' self-t ...

" (performed by J.C. Gaynor) #"

In the Mood "In the Mood" is a popular big band-era jazz standard recorded by American bandleader Glenn Miller. "In the Mood" is based on the composition "Tar Paper Stomp" by Wingy Manone. The first recording under the name "In the Mood" was released by E ...

" (performed by Kenny Sacha) #"Friends" (performed by Sacha, Gaynor and Cher) #"

Lookin' for Love "Lookin' for Love" is a song written by Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison and Patti Ryan, and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Lee. It was released in June 1980 as part of the soundtrack to the film ''Urban Cowboy'', released that y ...

" (contains elements of "

Devil Went Down to Georgia "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album ''Million Mile Reflections''. The song is written in the key of D minor. Vassar Clements originally wrote the basic ...

") #" When Will I Be Loved" #" More Than You Know" #" Fame"

Residency dates

1979

1980

1981

1982

Broadcasts and recordings

*'' The Monte Carlo Show'' (

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; aired September 14, 1980) *'' Standing Room Only: Cher in Concert'' (

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; aired February 8, 1981) *''Cher... A Celebration at Caesars'' (

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; aired April 21, 1983)

Personnel

* Lead vocals:

* Background vocals: Michelle Aller * Background vocals:

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* Background vocals: Petsye Powell * Produced and Staged: Joe Layton * Musical Director: Gary Scott * Dancer: Wayne Bascomb * Dancer:

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* Dancer: Warren Lucas * Dancer: Mykal Perea * Dancer: Randy Wander ; Impersonators * Kenny Sacha as

* Russel Elliot as Cher (in the interlude) * J.C. Gaynor as

; Costumes *Costumes Designed:

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*Wardrobe: Alan Trugman *Wardrobe: Debbie Paull *Wigs: Renata ; Band *Saxophone:

*Drums: Gary Ferguson *Guitarist: Ron "Rocket" Ritchotte *Ken Rarick *Bob Parr

References

External links

Official Cher site
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