''The Video Collection'' is the first commercially released greatest videos compilation by singer-actress
Cher
Cher ( ; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Goddess of Pop", she is known for her Androgyny, androgynous contralto voice, Music an ...
. It was released by
Geffen Records
Geffen Records (formerly The David Geffen Company from 1980 to 1992 and Geffen Records Inc. from 1993 to 2004) is an American record label, founded in late 1980 by David Geffen. Originally a music subsidiary of the company known as Geffen Pi ...
only in
the UK
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c. 1993 and Brazil in 1994 by BMG Record to promote Cher's first
Europe
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an compilation ''
Greatest Hits: 1965-1992''.
Formats
''The Video Collection'' was initially released on
VHS
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Ma ...
in 1993 and in
Laserdisc
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in
Germany
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. It also contains several music videos that are absent from Cher's subsequent music video compilation on videocassette.
Track listing
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The Shoop Shoop Song" ''(alternative version)''
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If I Could Turn Back Time
"If I Could Turn Back Time" is a song performed by American singer and actress Cher from her nineteenth studio album, '' Heart of Stone''. It was released as the album's lead single in June 1989, by Geffen Records. The song was written specific ...
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Save Up All Your Tears
"Save Up All Your Tears" is a song written by Desmond Child and Diane Warren, and originally released by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. The song was subsequently covered by other artists including Robin Beck, Cher, Freda Payne and Bonfire.
The orig ...
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Love and Understanding
"Love and Understanding" is a song by American singer and actress Cher from her 20th studio album, '' Love Hurts'' (1991). Written by Diane Warren and produced by Warren and Guy Roche, it was released as the album's lead single in May 1991 by G ...
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Heart of Stone ''(director's cut)''
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Main Man
"Main Man" is a Rock music, rock song by American singer-actress Cher from her eighteenth studio album, ''Cher (1987 album), Cher''. It was written and produced by Desmond Child.
It was released as a single from the album in 1988 by Geffen Reco ...
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We All Sleep Alone
"We All Sleep Alone" is the second official single from American singer and actress Cher's self-titled eighteenth album, ''Cher (1987 album), Cher'' (1987), released on January 28, 1988 by Geffen Records. The song was written and produced by Desmo ...
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I Found Someone
"I Found Someone" is the name of a chart single originally written and composed for Laura Branigan by Michael Bolton and Touch keyboardist Mark Mangold. The song was a bigger hit for Cher in 1987, reaching the top 10.
Background
Though best ...
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Dead Ringer for Love
"Dead Ringer for Love" is a song performed by American rock singer Meat Loaf and American singer-actress Cher from Meat Loaf's second studio album, '' Dead Ringer''. The song was written by Jim Steinman and is one of only two tracks on the album pr ...
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Many Rivers to Cross
"Many Rivers to Cross" is a song written and recorded in 1969 by Jimmy Cliff. It has since been recorded by many musicians, most successfully by UB40, Cher and Annie Lennox and it was sung in the Caribbean by Alison Hinds and Tessanne Chin.
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" ''(live from The Mirage)''
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I Got You Babe
"I Got You Babe" is a song performed by American pop and entertainment duo Sonny & Cher and written by Sonny Bono. It was the first single taken from their debut studio album, '' Look at Us'' (1965). In August 1965, the single spent three weeks ...
" ''(with Sonny on Top of Pops)''
Promotional video
In 1993, the live performance of "
Many Rivers to Cross
"Many Rivers to Cross" is a song written and recorded in 1969 by Jimmy Cliff. It has since been recorded by many musicians, most successfully by UB40, Cher and Annie Lennox and it was sung in the Caribbean by Alison Hinds and Tessanne Chin.
...
" was released as a limited edition VHS Single by
MCA.
See also
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Cher: Music video and DVD videography
External links
VHS cover and tracklist
Cher video albums
1993 video albums
Music video compilation albums
1993 compilation albums
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