"It came out to the sound of one hand clapping'"". Later the same year, Cher covered ""Could've Been You"" for her album ""Love Hurts"". Her version was produced by Peter Asher, who had previously worked with Cher on her 1991 UK number one hit ""The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"". The B-side of the first UK 7"" single release was ""One Small Step"", a duet with American singer-songwriter Richard Page, while the B-side of the second UK 7"" single was ""Love and Understanding"". The second UK 7"" single and the Germany Maxi-single were both released with the same"
"British charts. By the end of 1967, they had sold 40 million records worldwide and had become, according to ""Time"" magazine, rock's ""it"" couple. She began her solo career simultaneously, releasing in 1966 her first million-seller song, ""Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"". She became a television personality in the 1970s with her shows ""The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour"", watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run, and ""Cher"". She emerged as a fashion trendsetter by wearing elaborate outfits on her television shows. While working on television, Cher established herself as a solo artist with"
"in the 1990s. The song was Cher's first solo number one single, her previous number one in the United Kingdom had been in 1965 with her then husband Sonny Bono and their first hit: ""I Got You Babe"". Cher's ""The Shoop Shoop Song"" also topped the charts in Austria, Ireland and Norway; the single achieved a number two peak in Belgium and top ten status in France, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands and Sweden. The success of the single in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe was reflected in its addition to ""Love Hurts"", her subsequent album, as released"
"which became known as the ""Cher effect"". The lyrics describe empowerment and self-sufficiency after a painful breakup. ""Believe"" reached number one in countries including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and the United States. It earned Cher a place in the ""Guinness Book of World Records"" as the oldest female solo artist to top the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, and became the highest-selling single by a solo female artist in the United Kingdom. It is one of the bestselling singles, with sales of over 11 million copies worldwide. Reviewers praised its production and catchiness"
"first single release, reached number one in the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number four on the UK Singles Chart. ""Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"" was her first number one in US as a solo artist on both ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and the Adult Contemporary chart, it also reached number one in Canada and in Japan. The song was performed live on ""The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour"", featuring Cher dressed as a gypsy wearing a huge wig singing in front of a wagon. The second and last single was the opening track ""The Way of Love"". It peaked at #7"
"brave lead single here in the U.S. as well."" The song managed to become a top ten hit in Canada, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, while elsewhere it became either a top 20 or a top 40 hit. With a peak position of number 8 in the UK Singles Chart, Cher became the only female recording artist to have top 10 hits in every decade, beginning in the 1960s (her first top 10 hit was ""All I Really Want to Do"" in 1965). It was Cher's 12th consecutive and 33rd overall top 40 single in the UK and the"
"Academy Award for Best Actress. She then revived her musical career by recording the rock-inflected albums ""Cher"" (1987), ""Heart of Stone"" (1989), and ""Love Hurts"" (1991), all of which yielded successful singles such as ""I Found Someone"", ""If I Could Turn Back Time"" and ""Love and Understanding"". Cher reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the album ""Believe"", whose title track became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK. It features the pioneering use of Auto-Tune, also known as the ""Cher effect"". Her 2002–2005 became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all"
"specials ""Cher... Special"" (1978) and ""Cher ... and Other Fantasies"" (1979). A single mother with two children, Cher realized that she had to make a choice about the direction of her singing career. Deciding to temporarily abandon her desire to be a rock singer, she signed with Casablanca Records and launched a comeback with the single ""Take Me Home"" and the album of the same name, both of which capitalized on the disco craze. Both the album and the single became instant successes, remained bestsellers for more than half of 1979, and were certified gold by the RIAA. Sales of"
"only single to be taken from the album and reached #15 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and #9 on the UK singles chart. The song also entered the Canadian, Dutch, and Swedish single charts. ""All I Really Want to Do"" was the first single to be released by Cher under that name and was also her first solo hit. The album also contained the Bono-penned song, ""Dream Baby"", which had been released as a single in 1964 by Cher, under the pseudonym of Cherylin. The initial idea to cover ""All I Really Want to Do"" came when Cher heard the"
"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves ""Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"" was a #1 single in 1971 by American singer-actress Cher from the album of the same name, her seventh solo album. It was her first chart-topper as a solo artist in the United States. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA for its sales of over 1 million copies. ""Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"" was the first single from Cher's 1971 eponymous album ""Cher"" with instrumental backing by L.A session musicians from the Wrecking Crew. The album was subsequently renamed and re-released as ""Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"" after the success of the"
"UK Top 100 charts dated December 20, 1995 (#97) and January 6, 1996 (#100), the single evidently boosted by Cher's performance of the song on ITV's ""The Caballe Family Christmas"" special broadcast Christmas Eve 1995. It would be Cher's follow-up single to ""Walking in Memphis"": ""One by One"", which would provide the singer with her most significant UK hit off ""It's a Man's World"", as ""One by One"" spent two weeks at #7 in January 1996 with a four-week Top Ten tenure. Although never issued as a single in North America, ""Walking in Memphis"" did afford Cher a minor Canadian"
"of ""All I Really Want to Do"", ""Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"", ""Half-Breed"", and ""Dark Lady"". !scope=""col"" colspan=""3""| Digital Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves ""Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"" was a #1 single in 1971 by American singer-actress Cher from the album of the same name, her seventh solo album. It was her first chart-topper as a solo artist in the United States. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA for its sales of over 1 million copies. ""Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"" was the first single from Cher's 1971 eponymous album ""Cher"" with instrumental backing by L.A session musicians from the Wrecking"
"number six in the United States and Canada. However, it did manage to enter some European charts, including Ireland, where it peaked at 24, and the United Kingdom, where it reached 84. ""After All"" also became Cher's first solo number one hit on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States. Her earlier number one was in 1971 when Sonny & Cher's ""All I Ever Need Is You"" spent five weeks at the top. It was ranked #79 on US Billboard Year-end Hot 100 singles of 1989. The song found strong success stateside, but no video was ever made to"
"the Last of Me"" reached number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart the week of January 19, 2011. In the UK, she is the only female artist to have a top 40 hit in six consecutive decades. She has had a total of 34 top 40 hits, beginning with ""All I Really Want to Do"" in 1965 through ""I Hope You Find It"" in 2013. Notes: Cher singles discography American entertainer Cher has released eighty official singles, fifteen promotional singles and appeared in eleven other songs. On the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, she has achieved: 4 number 1 singles,"
"incorporating mischievous verses such as: ""All I Really Want to Do"" is Cher's debut single. Released in May 1965, it reached #15 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and #9 in the United Kingdom charts. Cher's recording of the song also charted in several other countries during 1965. Cher's version was involved in a chart battle with the Byrds' recording of ""All I Really Want to Do"" when both versions entered the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 during the same week. The initial idea to cover the song came when Cher heard the Byrds perform it during their pre-fame residency at Ciro's"
"on his personal jukebox at his Graceland home. Black recognised that to achieve popular status in the USA she would need to devote much time to touring there. But she was plagued by homesickness and a sense of loneliness and returned to the UK. During 1966 Black recorded the Bacharach-David song ""Alfie"", written as the signature song to the 1966 feature film of the same name. While Cher sang ""Alfie"" on the closing credits of the American release of the film and Black on the UK version, Black was the first and only artist to have a hit with the"
"#191 in early June 1974. The highest position it reached was #69. The album debuted at number ninety-eight on the Canadian Albums Chart in late June, eventually reaching its highest position at #33 in July. Like her previous albums, the album didn't make it to the UK album charts. ""Dark Lady"", the album's first single release, reached #1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and #2 on the Canadian Singles. The song became Cher's third solo U.S. number one hit on March 23, 1974, and her last until ""Believe"" twenty-five years later. It also reached #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart."
"female to obtain a chart topper at the age of 15 (Helen Shapiro being the youngest – 14 years old) and became the youngest solo female to enter at Number One. She had received a recording contract after appearing in an advertising campaign for Smash Hits magazine. Her debut single ""Because We Want To"" and follow up ""Girlfriend"" both topped the UK charts, each for one week. On the other end of the range, Cher at 52 years of age became the oldest solo female to top the UK charts. ""Believe"" topped the charts for 7 weeks, becoming the longest"
"her first top 3 hit in the UK (and her last until ""The Shoop-Shoop Song"" reached No. 1 in 1991). Critic Tim Sendra, in his album review of ""The Sonny Side of Cher,"" gave the song a mixed review: ""The only track that has any real zest is the Bono-written novelty 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down),' the kind of dramatic song Cher could knock out in her sleep but also a song with no real heart."" In 1987, Cher recorded a rock version of the song for her 1987 Platinum-certified comeback album ""Cher"". Produced by Jon Bon Jovi,"
"""I Hope You Find It"" became Cher's biggest radio hit in the United Kingdom in the 21st century, reaching number thirty-four on the official UK Airplay Chart, after a 134% increase in radio plays and an audience peak of 20.14 million. On the main UK Singles Chart, the song debuted at number twenty-five, becoming Cher's first top 40 hit since ""The Music's No Good Without You"" (2001). On the component charts, it shared the same opening spot (25) with the debut on the UK Digital Chart, while in Scotland it fared quite better, debuting at number 22. Cher also became"
"countries and sold over 10 million copies worldwide. It became the best-selling recording of 1998 and 1999, respectively, in the UK and the U.S., and Cher's most successful single to date. ""Believe"" topped the UK Singles Chart for seven weeks and became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK, selling over 1.84 million copies in the country . It also topped the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart for four weeks, selling over 1.8 million units in the U.S. as of December 1999. The song earned Cher the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. On January"
"featuring rapper Tinie Tempah which served as the lead single from her fourth studio album ""Only Human"", became Cheryl's fourth number one single on the UK Singles Chart, tying her with Geri Halliwell and Rita Ora as the third British female to achieve four solo number ones. Months later, second single ""I Don't Care"" also debuted at number one. In doing so, Cheryl achieved her ninth number-one single (including those from Girls Aloud), and fifth as a solo artist, therefore becoming the British female artist with the most solo UK number ones, overtaking previous record sharers Halliwell, Ora and Cheryl"
"certificate by the BPI. It was the 31st best selling single of 2008. Cheryl's solo career began in October 2009 with the release of ""Fight for This Love"", the lead single from her debut studio album, ""3 Words"". The track saw Cheryl achieve her first solo number-one single when it topped the UK chart, while also attaining international chart success; peaking within the top 10 in the likes of France, Germany and the Netherlands. The parent album debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 125,271. On 6 November 2009 the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified the album"
"Cher albums discography American entertainer Cher has released 26 studio albums, nine compilation albums, four soundtrack albums, and three live albums. In 1964 Cher signed a recording contract with Imperial Records, a label owned by Liberty Records. After the success of her first major single, Bob Dylan's ""All I Really Want to Do"" she and her then-husband Sonny Bono worked on her first album ""All I Really Want to Do"" released in 1965. The album peaked at number sixteen on the ""Billboard"" 200 and at number seven on the UK Albums Chart. After the massive success of ""I Got You"
"in the UK for six weeks and produced the UK top-ten single ""Love and Understanding"". The album was certified gold by the RIAA. In later years, Cher commented that her Geffen label ""hit years"" had been especially significant to her, ""because I was getting to do songs that I really loved ... songs that really represented me, and they were popular!"" She released the exercise book ""Forever Fit"" in 1991, followed by the 1992 fitness videos """" and """". She embarked on the Love Hurts Tour during 1992. That year, the UK-only compilation album """" peaked at number one in"
"One by One (song) ""One by One"" is the first American and second European single by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty first studio album, ""It's a Man's World"". It was released on January 5, 1996 by Reprise Records and WEA. It was written by Anthony Griffiths of The Real People and had been released by Irish singer Johnny Logan in 1990. Cher is credited as composer on the U.S. edition of ""It's a Man's World"". The song received warm chart reception, reaching the top 40 in Canada, Europe, and the United Kingdom. In 1987, Liverpool-based musician Anthony Griffiths penned"
"of Stone"" (1989) peaked at number one in Australia and entered the top ten in several other territories; it achieved multi-platinum status and became her best-selling album at that time. In 1991 Cher released her twentieth studio album ""Love Hurts""; it became her first number-one in the United Kingdom and also topped the album charts of several European countries. However, it was less successful in North America. Her fifth official compilation album and last effort with Geffen, """" was released outside North America and became her second consecutive number-one album in the United Kingdom and reached the top ten in"
"the first artist in UK chart history to have a top forty hit in six consecutive decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s. In February 2014, ""I Hope You Find It"" debuted on ""Billboard""'s Adult Contemporary chart at number 24, marking Cher's 31st entry on that chart during five decades. The following week, it climbed up to number 20, becoming her highest-charting solo AC hit since ""Song for the Lonely"" reached number 11 in 2002 and making Cher the only female artist to have a top 20 AC single in 5 consecutive decades. It went on to peak at number"
"Everett), which was released as the second European single. It was also Cher's first single from her album, Love Hurts. In the U.S., ""The Shoop Shoop Song"" was the first single from the soundtrack. ""Baby I'm Yours"" was not a success, only reaching number eighty-nine in the UK Singles Chart. However, The Shoop Shoop Song was a worldwide hit, becoming Cher's second number one hit in the UK. The song also peaked in the top ten of almost every European country, but failed to receive much attention in North America, peaking at number thirty-three in the U.S. and number twenty-one"
"single. The song was written by songwriter Bob Stone as a story-song called ""Gypsys, Tramps and White Trash"". Producer Snuff Garrett advised that the title be changed and Stone then changed it to ""Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"". The album of the same name got very positive reviews. Released four years after her last top ten hit ""You Better Sit Down Kids"", this song was a comeback single for Cher—it was her first single in four years to chart higher than #84—not only returning her to the top ten of the charts but also giving her two weeks at #1 on"
"featured a slightly overexposed close-up of Cher's face, gazing into the lens as she pushes back a mane of tight curls before a bright blue background. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart in November 1987 at number 91 and peaked at number five in January 1988 and spent thirteen weeks in the chart. Part of a much-heralded musical comeback at the height of her movie career, a big-budget music video featured the singer-actress with her then-boyfriend Rob Camilletti. The couple were a big story in the tabloids at the time, as he was seventeen years her junior, and"
"Cher's second U.S. solo number-one single. Both the album and the single were certified gold by the RIAA. Cher's third U.S. solo number-one single was ""Dark Lady"", in 1974, from the namesake album. Later that year, she released a ""Greatest Hits"" album that, according to ""Billboard"" magazine, proved her to be ""one of the most consistent hitmakers of the past five years"", as well as a ""proven superstar who always sells records"". Between 1971 and 1973, Sonny and Cher's recording career was revived with four albums released under Kapp Records and MCA Records: ""Sonny & Cher Live"" (1971), ""All I"
"Cher Lloyd Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is an English singer, songwriter, and model. Lloyd rose to fame in 2010 when she finished fourth in the seventh series of ""The X Factor"". Following the seventh series finale, she was signed to Syco Music. Lloyd's debut single, ""Swagger Jagger"", was released in July 2011 and entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Her second single, ""With Ur Love"" featuring Mike Posner, was released on 31 October 2011, and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. Lloyd's debut album, ""Sticks and Stones"" had two releases: its standard"