Audio CD review:
Cher - The Way of Love: The Cher Collection

Cher - The Way of Love: The Cher Collection

Band: Cher Title: The Way of Love: The Cher Collection Rating: Release Date: 2000-11-21 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: The Way of Love - Cher, Stillman, Al 2: All I Really Want to Do - Cher, Dylan, Bob 3: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher, Bono, Sonny 4: You Better Sit Down Kids - Cher, Bono, Sonny 5: Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves - Cher, Stone, Bob 6: All I Ever Need Is You - Cher, Reeves, Eddie 7: He'll Never Know - Cher, Sklerov, Gloria 8: When You Find Out Where You're Goin', Let Me Know - Cher, Laurie, Linda 9: I Hate to Sleep Alone - Cher, Clinger, Peggy 10: Touch and Go - Cher, Fuller, Jerry [2] 11: Living in a House Divided - Cher, Bahler, Tom 12: It Might as Well Stay Monday (From Now On) - Cher, Chandler, Bodie 13: Song for You - Cher, Russell, Leon 14: When You Say Love - Cher, Foster, Jerry 15: Don't Ever Try to Close a Rose - Cher, Greco, Ginger 16: Don't Hide Your Love - Cher, Sedaka, Neil 17: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Cher, Gibb, Barry 18: Two People Clinging to a Thread - Cher, Sklerov, Gloria 19: Don't Put It on Me - Cher, Bono, Sonny 20: Classified 1a - Cher, Bono, Sonny 21: Half-Breed - Cher, Dean, Mary 22: A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done - Cher, Bono, Sonny 23: Never Been to Spain - Cher, Axton, Hoyt 24: My Love - Cher, McCartney, Paul 25: The Greatest Song I Ever Heard - Cher, Holler, Dick 26: Carousel Man - Cher, Durrill, Johnny 27: David's Song - Cher, Paich, David 28: Melody - Cher, Crofford, Cliff 29: Chastity Sun (AKA Ruby Jean and Billie Lee0 - Cher, Seals, James 30: Dark Lady - Cher, Durrill, Johnny 31: Train of Thought - Cher, ODay, Alan 32: I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife - Cher, Durrill, Johnny 33: Make the Man Love Me - Cher, Mann, Barry 34: Dixie Girl - Cher, Durrill, Johnny 35: I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Cher, Webster, Paul Franc 36: Am I Blue - Cher, Clark, Grant 37: What'll I Do? - Cher, Berlin, Irving 38: The Beat Goes On - Cher, Bono, Sonny 39: I Got You Babe - Cher, Bono, Sonny 40: Take Me Home - Cher, Aller, Michele

ah the way of love i was pleasantly surprised to find a wide range of hits. this is what i was going for when i wanted to get some of cher's more standard love songs that she would do on the sonny and cher hour. not only by sonny and she but on her own. starting with her early solo hits and going into her 70s heyday. and even having remastered versions of the comeback hits of sonny and cher ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU and A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE. which are priceless. there are a few rare tracks a two sided anti vietnam single and sonny doing the honors on an original cher hit YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS. i like cher's spin on mc cartney's MY LOVE a song i thought i could never stomach again. and it was nice to hear the old budweiser commercial redone WHEN YOU SAY LOVE. nicely remastered and nice booklet. a scattershot collection 1965-1979 this is an interesting collection in that it takes songs from the years 1965-1979 & shows Cher in many different lights-also with Sonny as well-i would've liked to have seen even more variety in the styles of the selections-but all in all it does collect some from 1971-1974 that have about half of the albums of that period on it- & has a few not well known Sonny Bono compositions in there. Cher: The Way Of Love-The Cher Collection (2000) This album is another compilation and it is entitled, THE WAY OF LOVE-THE CHER COLLECTION, which features all of Cher's greatest hits from the 60s and 70s, as well as four songs by Sonny & Cher, two studio recorded & two live. The year 2000 was a busy year for Cher, as she geared up for her third album release of the year 2000. This album is not quite as excellent, but it is proficient. Disc One THE WAY OF LOVE From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Not bad. ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO From the album ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO (1965). Just plain ole great. Nothing more, than just pure great. BANG BANG (MY BABY SHOT ME DOWN) From the album THE SONNY SIDE OF CHER (1966). Another pure classic Cher hit. But remember that her 1987 remake blows this original version out of the water and into the beyond. YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS From the album WITH LOVE, CHER (1968). Not bad. GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). I just love Cher's first #1 hit single. This classic Cher hit will never die. ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU (Performed by Sonny & Cher) From Sonny & Cher's album ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU (1972). Not bad. HE'LL NEVER KNOW From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Not bad. WHEN YOU FIND OUT WHERE YOU'RE GOIN', LET ME KNOW From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Not a bad song, but too long of a title. I HATE TO SLEEP ALONE From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). I think We All Hate To Sleep Alone. Well, all of us men hate sleeping alone, if you all catch my drift. TOUCH AND GO From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Not bad. LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. IT MIGHT AS WELL STAY MONDAY (FROM NOW ON) From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad and I agree with what is said in this song title. A SONG FOR YOU From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. WHEN YOU SAY LOVE (Performed by Sonny & Cher) From Sonny & Cher's album ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU (1972). Not bad. DON'T EVER TRY TO CLOSE A ROSE From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. DON'T HIDE YOUR LOVE From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. TWO PEOPLE CLINGING TO A THREAD Previously unreleased. Not bad. DON'T PUT IT ON ME Previously unreleased. Not bad. CLASSIFIED 1a Previously unreleased. Not bad. Disc Two HALF-BREED From the album HALF-BREED (1973). Cher's second #1 hit and her second best story song, as well as a song that has Cher tracing her Native American roots. A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE (Performed by Sonny & Cher) From Sonny & Cher's album ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU (1972). Not bad. NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad. MY LOVE Previously unreleased. Not bad. THE GREATEST SONG I EVER HEARD From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. CAROUSEL MAN From the album HALF-BREED (1973). Not bad. DAVID'S SONG From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. CHASTITY'S SUN (aka RUBY JEAN AND BILLIE LEED) From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. MAKE THE MAN LOVE ME From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. DIXIE GIRL From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. I GOT IT BAD (AND THAT AIN'T GOOD) From the album BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1974). Not bad. AM I BLUE From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. WHAT'LL I DO From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad. THE BEAT GOES ON (Live) (Performed by Sonny & Cher) Original version from Sonny & Cher's album IN CASE YOU'RE IN LOVE (1968). Great song. I GOT YOU BABE (Live) (Performed by Sonny & Cher) Original version from Sonny & Cher's album LOOK AT US (1965). Awesome undestroyable classic. TAKE ME HOME From the album TAKE ME HOME (1979). Awesome. This album, like I said, isn't excellent, but proficient. So, get out your money and buy a copy for yourselves before amazon. com runs out. 2-disc Cher features all the usual suspects My problem is that several excellent tracks from the "Dark Lady" sessions were omitted("Miss Subway", "Apples Don't Fall Far From the Tree")and do we really need another collection with "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" on it? Give us Cher fanatics something unusual! B-. "The Way of Love" has a great cover photo and works fine as an introduction to Cher's early '70's recordings(it pretty much repackages the albums "Cher", "Half Breed" and "Dark Lady", with some stray Sonny & Cher tracks mixed in for good measure). Excellent Selection This is an excellent collection of Cher's best early work. You can see a complete list of all Cher discography, or go back to the Cher tabs