The Way of Love- The Cher Collection

It's a Man's World	Living Proof If the fans who grooved to Believe still clamor for more, there's little doubt that Living Proof will quickly achieve the same chromatic status as Cher's new hair color. The multitalented entertainer is placing a safe bet on the fortitude of her latest incarnation as disco diva t...	Bittersweet: The Love Songs Collection	The Best of Cher: The Imperial Recordings 1965-1968 Two CD set containing over 40 tracks that Cher, the solo artist, recorded for the Liberty Records label from 1965-68. This fantastic two CD set comes complete with sleevenotes and rare photos from one of the world's most successful female artists 45 tracks total including 'Bang ...	Believe Cher's recording career has long taken a back seat to her acting pursuits, but with Believe she's back with a vengeance as a throbbing disco diva. Although no fewer than five producers with dance pedigrees are along for the project (including Todd Terry, Junior Vasquez of Madonna...
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves	Heart of Stone	Love Hurts	Half Breed	The Very Best Of Cher Given a five-decade career that's been one long series of critical write-offs and subsequent comeback triumphs, it's tempting to argue that the natural elements are actually earth, wind, fire, water--and Cher. Anchored by her 1998 international mega-success "Believe" (the song th...

ah the way of love
this is what i was going for when i wanted to get some of cher's more standard love songs that she would do on the sonny and cher hour. i was pleasantly surprised to find a wide range of hits. not only by sonny and she but on her own. starting with her early solo hits and going into her 70s heyday. and even having remastered versions of the comeback hits of sonny and cher ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU and A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE. which are priceless. there are a few rare tracks a two sided anti vietnam single and sonny doing the honors on an original cher hit YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS. i like cher's spin on mc cartney's MY LOVE a song i thought i could never stomach again. and it was nice to hear the old budweiser commercial redone WHEN YOU SAY LOVE. nicely remastered and nice booklet.

a scattershot collection 1965-1979
this is an interesting collection in that it takes songs from the years 1965-1979 & shows Cher in many different lights-also with Sonny as well-i would've liked to have seen even more variety in the styles of the selections-but all in all it does collect some from 1971-1974 that have about half of the albums of that period on it- & has a few not well known Sonny Bono compositions in there

Cher: The Way Of Love-The Cher Collection (2000)
The year 2000 was a busy year for Cher, as she geared up for her third album release of the year 2000. This album is another compilation and it is entitled, THE WAY OF LOVE-THE CHER COLLECTION, which features all of Cher's greatest hits from the 60s and 70s, as well as four songs by Sonny & Cher, two studio recorded & two live. This album is not quite as excellent, but it is proficient. Disc One THE WAY OF LOVE From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Not bad. ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO From the album ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO (1965). Just plain ole great. Nothing more, than just pure great. BANG BANG (MY BABY SHOT ME DOWN) From the album THE SONNY SIDE OF CHER (1966). Another pure classic Cher hit. But remember that her 1987 remake blows this original version out of the water and into the beyond. YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS From the album WITH LOVE, CHER (1968). Not bad. GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). I just love Cher's first #1 hit single. This classic Cher hit will never die. ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU (Performed by Sonny & Cher) From Sonny & Cher's album ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU (1972). Not bad. HE'LL NEVER KNOW From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Not bad. WHEN YOU FIND OUT WHERE YOU'RE GOIN', LET ME KNOW From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Not a bad song, but too long of a title. I HATE TO SLEEP ALONE From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). I think We All Hate To Sleep Alone. Well, all of us men hate sleeping alone, if you all catch my drift. TOUCH AND GO From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Not bad. LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. IT MIGHT AS WELL STAY MONDAY (FROM NOW ON) From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad and I agree with what is said in this song title. A SONG FOR YOU From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. WHEN YOU SAY LOVE (Performed by Sonny & Cher) From Sonny & Cher's album ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU (1972). Not bad. DON'T EVER TRY TO CLOSE A ROSE From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. DON'T HIDE YOUR LOVE From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. TWO PEOPLE CLINGING TO A THREAD Previously unreleased. Not bad. DON'T PUT IT ON ME Previously unreleased. Not bad. CLASSIFIED 1a Previously unreleased. Not bad. Disc Two HALF-BREED From the album HALF-BREED (1973). Cher's second #1 hit and her second best story song, as well as a song that has Cher tracing her Native American roots. A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE (Performed by Sonny & Cher) From Sonny & Cher's album ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU (1972). Not bad. NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. MY LOVE Previously unreleased. Not bad. THE GREATEST SONG I EVER HEARD From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. CAROUSEL MAN From the album HALF-BREED (1973). Not bad. DAVID'S SONG From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. CHASTITY'S SUN (aka RUBY JEAN AND BILLIE LEED) From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. MAKE THE MAN LOVE ME From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. DIXIE GIRL From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. I GOT IT BAD (AND THAT AIN'T GOOD) From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1974). Not bad. AM I BLUE From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. WHAT'LL I DO From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. THE BEAT GOES ON (Live) (Performed by Sonny & Cher) Original version from Sonny & Cher's album IN CASE YOU'RE IN LOVE (1968). Great song. I GOT YOU BABE (Live) (Performed by Sonny & Cher) Original version from Sonny & Cher's album LOOK AT US (1965). Awesome undestroyable classic. TAKE ME HOME From the album TAKE ME HOME (1979). Awesome. This album, like I said, isn't excellent, but proficient. So, get out your money and buy a copy for yourselves before amazon.com runs out.

2-disc Cher features all the usual suspects
"The Way of Love" has a great cover photo and works fine as an introduction to Cher's early '70's recordings(it pretty much repackages the albums "Cher", "Half Breed" and "Dark Lady", with some stray Sonny & Cher tracks mixed in for good measure). My problem is that several excellent tracks from the "Dark Lady" sessions were omitted("Miss Subway", "Apples Don't Fall Far From the Tree")and do we really need another collection with "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" on it? Give us Cher fanatics something unusual! B-

Excellent Selection
This is an excellent collection of Cher's best early work.