''Cherished'' is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-actress

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, released on June 4, 1977 as Cher's final studio album released by Warner Bros. Records. This album, like several other predecessors, was a commercial failure and failed to chart. The album was promoted by the release of the lead single, "

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" which charted at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a second single, "War Paint and Soft Feathers" which failed to chart. "Pirate" was the only single from the 70s Warner era to chart despite the album being her lowest selling album of her entire career.

Album information

''Cherished'' was the last Cher studio album produced by Snuff Garrett. Although ''The Cher Show'' was a top 10 ratings hit, the 1975-77 period was unsuccessful for her, and ''Cherished'' did no better than its predecessors, ''

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'' and '' I'd Rather Believe in You''. The album sold very little, failed in the charts and was ignored by critics and fans. Also, Cher was dissatisfied with the final results of the album, and in an interview, she said that she never enjoyed making this album and only made it because of the contract deal with Warner Bros. The style of the record recalls past hits " Dark Lady" and " Half Breed". ''Cherished'' is also Cher's first album without her name on the cover because the title of the album is a pun of the Cher name. Two unsuccessful singles were released. The first was "

", which reached #93 in ''Billboard''. This song was also the first track on some versions of ''I'd Rather Believe in You'', and in Australia the track was retitled "Images". A follow-up to "Pirate", "War Paint and Soft Feathers", did not chart. As with her other two Warner Bros. releases, ''Cherished'' has never had a legitimate reissue in any format. According to ''

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'', Cher owned this album's master rights and Warner had no right to reissue. However, in August 20, 2021, Cher released all 11 tracks, "restored and remastered", on her YouTube channel.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' noted that "Cher is pleasant but again unchallenged by the material."

Track listing

Personnel

* Cher -

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* Steve Dorff, Al Capps - arranger, conductor * Snuff Garrett -

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* Lenny Roberts - sound engineer * Randy Tominaga - assistant engineer * Taavi Mote - assistant engineer * Harry Langdon -

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References

External links

* {{Authority control 1977 albums Cher albums Albums produced by Snuff Garrett Warner Records albums