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Bittersweet: The Love Songs Collection

Cher - Bittersweet: The Love Songs Collection Audio CD

A fair review of the Cher "Bittersweet: The Love Songs Collection" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Cher reviews here, or go back to the Cher tabs.

Band: Cher
Title: Bittersweet: The Love Songs Collection
Rating:

Release Date: 1999-01-26
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: By Myself 2: I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3: Am I Blue 4: How Long Has This Been Going On? 5: Man I Love 6: Jolson Medley: Sonny Boy/My Mammy/Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a ... 7: More Than You Know 8: Why Was I Born? 9: Man That Got Away 10: What'll I Do? 11: Long and Winding Road 12: Greatest Song I Ever Heard 13: David's Song 14: It Might as Well Stay Monday (From Now On) 15: Don't Try to Close a Rose 16: He'll Never Know 17: Way of Love

Cher at her best.
Bittersweet: The Love Songs Collection If it's lost or stolen, why not send another? I don't want a refund, I want the CD. I still have not recieved the CD. PLEASE?.

One of a kind Cher!
Now mind you these songs are VERY diffrent from anything else ever heard from Cher. I just got this CD a couple weeks ago and LOVE IT! I think its great that the BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT album was released on CD. 'By Myself' and 'Am I Blue' are 2 of my favs, the 'Jolson Medley' is also GREAT, and in my opinion the catchiest song here is 'More Than You Know'! Also the songs added to the original BITTERSWEET album are taken from her other LP's from the early 70's, 2 from GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES, one of which is one of my top 3 fav Cher songs ever 'The Way of Love'. 2 Songs from FOXY LADY, 3 from HALF BREED, and 1 song from DARK LADY. Overall I recommend this CD to all Cher fans. It is something diffrent to experience from the Ultimate Diva! This is one wonderful CD you might want to listen to when your sad also!!!.

Cher: Bittersweet-The Love Songs Collection (1999)
I am usually in the mood to hear more of Cher's uptempo songs, but hearing her ballads is just pure relaxation. In 1999, just one single year after releasing BELIEVE, Cher released her next album entitled, BITTERSWEET-THE LOVE SONGS COLLECTION, a compilation album containing all of Cher's love song ballads, instead of her usual uptempo tracks.

BY MYSELF
From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1973). Not bad.

I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN'T GOOD
From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1973). Not bad.

AM I BLUE
From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1973). Impressive.

HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON
From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1973). Not bad.

THE MAN I LOVE
From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1973). Okay.

JOLSON MEDLEY: SONNY BOY/MY MAMMY/ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY TO A DIXIE MELODY
From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1973). I have enjoyed this song since day one. There is something about medlies that I just love.

WHY WAS I BORN?
From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1973). Beautifully done.

MORE THAN YOU KNOW
From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1973). Amazingly beautiful

THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY
From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1973). Not bad.

WHAT'LL I DO?
From the album DARK LADY (1974). Great.

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
From the album DARK LADY (1974). This song was originally recorded by The Beatles. Cher's version is absolutely beautiful, but The Beatles had the more definitive version.

THE GREATEST SONG I EVER HEARD
From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad.

DAVID'S SONG
From the album DARK LADY (1974). Great.

IT MIGHT AS WELL STAY MONDAY (FROM NOW ON)
From the album FOXY LADY (1972). You know, I agree with the title of this song. I mean the weekends go by so fast, that it might as well just stay Monday.

DON'T TRY TO CLOSE A ROSE
From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Why would anybody want to close a rose? Roses, in my eyes, are the most beautiful flowers on this planet.

HE'LL NEVER KNOW
From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Not bad.

THE WAY OF LOVE
From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Not bad.

Most of the songs on here are not that impressive, but they are enough to make feel at ease. So, if you want Cher's most cherished ballads, then buy a copy of BITTERSWEET-THE LOVE SONGS COLLECTION. You're guaranteed the relaxtion you want from this album.

Simply Stellar! Simply Cher!
This album is by far my all-time favorite of Cher's recordings. Having completely worn out 3 copies of the "Bittersweet White Light" LP, I was glad to see the songs on a CD. It's such an overlooked classic that it does deserve a new listen. I remember the day I bought the first copy of the original lp. I listened to it for 3 straight hours until turning it off to get some sleep. I played it so much that I went through 3 copies of the album before finally putting away a new and still sealed copy that I have today. One day I'll open it and transfer it to CD. Boy, were my neighbors ever glad that I moved!!

Believe me, transferring from an LP to CD is such a great thing to do. The sound is so much richer and more lush than that of a factory produced CD. Factory bought may be pristine but they cannot capture the lushness and richness of an LP; it's just not possible technically. I'll take the occasional 'pop' or 'tik' any day. I've transferred all of Cher's recordings to CD rather than purchasing the factory produced product. Unfortunately, most of her 70's work isn't available on an album by album basis. Seems there's always 'bonus tracks' or 'extra tracks' , etc. ; Doing them myself, I have just the 10 or 11 tracks that are on a particular album. They sound lush, rich and gorgeous when compared to the factory produced products. Try it and see for yourself. You'll know what I'm talking about after you've transferred music from LP' to CD's.

Cher was only 27 when she laid down the vocals to the standards she chose to sing. She's truly an old soul as she sounds many, many years older than 27. She made these songs her own. This was pre-Ronstadt and pre-Natalie Cole. Cher started the trend and I wish she would revisit these songs and re-record them. She now has the life experience to give to them. Who knows, maybe she do just that. With Cher, anything is possible. Lucky for us it is. Having seen her in concert with Sonny in 1973 & early 1974, then seeing her twice this year, I'm very lucky and grateful to have had the opportunity to hear her sing live on those four occasions.

Do yourself a favor and by this CD already! The sooner you do, the sooner you can bask in just how great this part of her work truly is. You can't explain it. You just have to experience it for yourself. You'll see.

TORCHY & SOULFUL CHER CLASSIC! BRAVO CHER!!!
"How Long Has This Been Going On" becomes a soulful athem that beautifully flows into a riveting and soulfully sung up-tempo "The Man I Love" which is breathtaking and beautiful. "Bittersweet White Light" has for many years been my favorite Cher classic set as it captures the timeless Diva at her soulful best in a great collection of all time classic standards! Opening with a great rhythmic "By Myself", it is clear that Cher knows her way with a great song and completely in her own way!! This original classic stylist continues with a haunting take on "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" that is bluesy and soulfully stirring and fades into a brilliant version of "Am I Blue?" that is passionate and powerfully sung. A really memorable hightlight is a classic Medley inspired by Cher's great solo moments from "The Sonny And Cher Comedy Hour" is a complete winner and never has Cher sounded better than on "Sonny Boy", "My Mammy", and "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody". Another standard that is given a great and soulful workout by Cher is "More Than You Know" and also the wildly rhythmic "Why Was I Born" which flows into a mesmerizing and hauntingly glorious version of Judy Garland's "The Man That Got Away" which would have thrilled Garland herself!!! Credit for this daring and inspired masterpiece must also go to the late and great Sonny Bono whose vision of Cher's greatness produced this wonderful and sadly overlooked classic which was brilliantly arranged by Michel Rubini whose masterful keyboard playing add greatly to the magnificence of the songs throughout. Bonus tracks include a great version of "What'll I Do?", a moving "Greatest Song I Ever Heard", a stunning "Don't Try To Close A Rose", and the masterfully sung "He'll Never Know" & "The Way Of Love" which closes this collection of beautifully sung Cher Classics!!! BRAVO CHER!!!!!!!!!.

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