"After All" is a song performed as a

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by American singers

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and

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, released on March 3, 1989 by

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. It was used as the love theme for the film '' Chances Are'' and was nominated for Best Original Song at the

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. The song was also the first North American

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release from Cher's nineteenth album '' Heart of Stone''. The song appears on Peter Cetera's 1997 album '' You're The Inspiration – A Collection'' and his 2017 album, ''The Very Best of Peter Cetera''.

Chart information

The single peaked at number six on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at No. 5 in Canada. It also managed to enter some European charts, including Ireland, where it peaked at No. 24, and the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 84. "After All" also became Cher's first solo number one hit on the

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chart in the United States. Her earlier number one was in 1971 when

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's "All I Ever Need Is You" spent five weeks at the top. In a 2014 article in ''

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'', writer Keith Caulfield listed "After All" as Cher's ninth biggest chart hit. The song was ranked number 79 on US ''Billboard'' Year-end Hot 100 singles of 1989. The song found strong success stateside, but no video was ever made to further promote it. It was certified gold by the

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for sales of 500,000 copies. , ''Billboard'' reported the digital sales of "After All" to be 226,000 in the US.

Live performances

At the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990, the song was performed by

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and

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. Cher and Cetera have never performed the song together live. Cher performed a solo version of the song during her Heart of Stone and

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tours. She then performed it with her keyboardist/musical director,

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, for her

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and Farewell tours. She also performed it in her residencies Cher at the Colosseum and Classic Cher, as well as during her

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. The latter performances would accompany a video montage of Cher in film, which would start before the song begins. Since the early 2000s, Peter Cetera has been performing "After All" during his live performances as a duet with female backing vocalists including Kim Keyes, Jamelle Fraley, and Tania Hancheroff.

Track listing

*US and European 7" and cassette single #"After All" – 4:06 #"Dangerous Times" – 3:00 *European 12" and CD single #"After All" #"Dangerous Times" #" I Found Someone" #" Main Man"

Personnel

– vocals * Robbie Buchanan, Jon Gilutin – keyboards *

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– guitars *

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– bass *

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– drums * David Campbell – string arrangements and conductor

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Official Cher site
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