''Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage'' is the first live music video title by singer and actress

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. Released by

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in 1992, it contained footage from Cher's two

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specials filmed at

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in 1990. It featured tracks from

and Heart of Stone albums alongside various covers.

Formats

The show was originally broadcast on CBS as a Cher concert special in 1992. It was then released on VHS and

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in the same year. In UK the VHS version has an alternative opening, the same opening used on tour. The CBS Broadcast version was finally released on DVD in 2005 with many extras and further bonus songs that did not make the broadcast but were included on the VHS version.

Track listing

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" #" Bang Bang" #" I Found Someone" #"Perfection" #"

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" #" After All" #" Take It to the Limit" #"

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" #" The Fire Down Below" #" Takin' It to the Streets" DVD version

Other information

"Hold On", "

" and "

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" were the bonus songs in the DVD. The show shown on the DVD release also uses different angles and shots in various places compared to the original VHS release.

References

External links

Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage – The New York Post Review
Cher video albums 1992 video albums 1992 live albums Live video albums Albums recorded at the Mirage {{1990s-pop-album-stub

Formats

Track listing

Other information

See also

References

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