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from her 20th studio album, ''

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and produced by Warren and Guy Roche, it was released as the album's lead single in 1991 for the North American and Oceanian markets.

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"Trail of Broken Hearts" appears on the soundtrack to the

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Critical reception

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's Joseph McCombs highlighted the song and called it "pleasantly melodic."

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from ''

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'' described it as "a spirited pop tune that's framed with orchestral synth/strings and a hand-clapping rock beat. Simplistic lyrical message is delivered with warmth and sincerity. Sounds great on a summer day." ''

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Music video

The single spawned a music video that had Cher and her backing band rehearsing the song while interlocking scenes of her in an orange colored wig and her dancers dancing around her are shown.

Personnel

: Vocals * Jean McClain, Myriam Valle, Laura Creamer, Dianne Warren: Backing vocals * Michael Landau, Josh Sklair: Guitars * Guy Roche: Keyboards, synthesizers * Mark T. Williams: Drums

Production

* Produced by

and Guy Roche * Recorded by David Thoener and Frank Wolf at A&M Recording Studios, The Music Grinder and The Complex * Assistant engineers: Mario Luccy, Ken Allardyce, Julie Last, Jeff DeMorris, Fred Kelly * Mixed by David Thoener

Track listings

* US 7-inch and cassette single # "Love and Understanding" – 4:43 # "Trail of Broken Hearts" – 4:30 * US and European 12-inch single # "Love and Understanding" (12-inch dance mix) – 5:25 # "Love and Understanding" (Stringappella mix) – 4:20 # "Love and Understanding" (Dub and Understanding mix) – 5:35 # "Love and Understanding" (House of Love mix) – 5:45 # "Love and Understanding" (Cher Some Love dub) – 4:10 # "Trail of Broken Hearts" – 4:30 * European 7-inch and cassette single # "Love and Understanding" (edit) – 4:08 # "Trail of Broken Hearts" – 4:30 * European CD single # "Love and Understanding" (edit) – 4:08 # "Trail of Broken Hearts" – 4:30 # "

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

Official website of Cher
{{DEFAULTSORT:Love And Understanding 1991 singles 1991 songs Cher songs Geffen Records singles Songs written by Diane Warren