''I Paralyze'' is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-actress

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, released on May 28, 1982 by

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, her only album for the label. The album was a commercial failure and failed to chart. The album was promoted by the release of two singles,

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, and

I Paralyze ''I Paralyze'' is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on May 28, 1982 by Columbia Records, her only album for the label. The album was a commercial failure and failed to chart. The album was promoted by the rel ...

, both of which failed to chart. Following the record's release, Cher took a five-year hiatus from music to focus on her film career due to a lack of successful albums and singles. She made a comeback in 1987 when she released the Platinum-certified album ''

''.

Album information

Recorded and released in 1982, this was her only album for

. The record was produced by

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(of

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fame) and David Wolfert and it is her first collaboration with composer and producer

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. The album was promoted only on

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and '' Solid Gold''. It failed to chart and was largely ignored by critics. The album was released on CD for the first time in 1989 By "The Entertainment Company",

and

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. Later, in 1999, the album was reissued on the

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reissue label under license from

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. The album contains various musical styles: the rock style of '' Black Rose'' on cuts such as "Walk With Me", "The Book of Love", and "Rudy"; a slight new wave sound in "

"; some ballads such as "When the Love is Gone" and "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?"; and an "old 80's" style on "Back On the Street Again" (a retitled cover of

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' "Back on My Feet Again") and "Games", which was recorded by

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for her 1982 album ''Letterock'' and she performed it on the television series

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. "

" and "I Paralyze" were released as singles to promote the album, but they were both unsuccessful. "Rudy" was originally recorded by French singer

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as "Quand je n'aime plus, je m'en vais". In 1981 Cher recorded a song with

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called "

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" for his album "

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" ; the song was a hit in the UK, but was left of her album.

Track listing

All tracks produced by David Wolfert except "I Paralyze" by

Personnel

*Cher – lead vocals *Jai Winding – arranger, keyboards *

Rick Shlosser Rick Shlosser is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. He has been a member of Van Morrison's band and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He's also been a varied sessions drummer. Discography 1970s * Andy Pratt - ''Records Are Like Life'' (19 ...

– drums *

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Sid McGinnis Sidney Foster "Sid" McGinnis (born October 6, 1949) is an American musician and guitarist, best known for his work on the CBS television show ''Late Show with David Letterman'', as part of the CBS Orchestra. The Pittsburgh-born guitarist made ...

, Carlos Rios, Thom Rotella – guitar *Ralph Schuckett – Hammond organ *Richard Crooks – percussion *

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– synthesizer, bass guitar *David Wolfert – synthesizer, guitar, arranger, producer *Ed Walsh – synthesizer *

Michael Boddicker Michael Lehmann Boddicker (born January 19, 1953) is an American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. He is a three times National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (N.A.R.A.S.) Most Valuable Player "Synthes ...

- synthesizer, vocoder programming *

- guitar, backing vocals *Gary Herbig - saxophone * Steve George – background vocals * Tom Kelly – background vocals *Myrna Mathews – background vocals *Denise Maynelli DeCaro – background vocals *Marti McCall – background vocals *

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– background vocals ;Technical *Executive Producer:

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*Producer:

, David Wolfert *Reissue Producers: Cary E. Mansfield, Mike Khouri *Reissue Liner Notes: Mike Khouri *Engineers: Dennis Ferrante, John Arrias *Mixing: Lee Decarlo *Remixing: Dan Hersch *Mastering Supervisor, Tape Research: Bill Inglot *Art direction: Nancy Greenberg *Reissue Design: Matt B. *Photography: Harry Langdon

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1982 albums Cher albums Albums produced by John Farrar