''With Love, Chér'' is the fourth studio album by American singer-actress

Cher Cher ( ; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Goddess of Pop", she is known for her Androgyny, androgynous contralto voice, Music an ...

, 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 Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono ( ; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician. In partnership with his second wife, Cher, he formed the singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republican Pa ...

and was issued by the Liberty Records subsidiary, Imperial Records. 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". 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 Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (, ; ), was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Leading an international career, Dalida has sold over 140 million records worldwide. Some ...

. 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.

Track listing

Personnel

*Cher -

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

Production *Sonny Bono -

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*Stan Ross - sound engineer Design *Sonny Bono -

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*Woody Woodward - art direction

Charts

References

External links

Official Cher site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:With Love, Cher 1967 albums Cher albums Liberty Records albums Imperial Records albums Albums arranged by Harold Battiste Albums produced by Sonny Bono Albums recorded at Gold Star Studios