Living Proof

Performer: Cher
Engineer: Randy Wine; Johan Åberg; Eric Thorenburg; Stuart Brawley; Anders Hansson
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Personnel includes: Cher (vocals); Mark Taylor, James Thomas (various instruments); Adam Phillips, Paul Barry, Esbjorn Ohrwall (guitar); Dennis B., Ziggy (keyboards, programming); Peter Gunnarsson, J. Aberg (bass); Tracey Ackerman (background vocals). Producers include: Mark Taylor, J. Aberg, A. Hansson, Ray Hedges, Bruce Roberts. "Love One Another" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Personnel: Cher (background vocals); Johan �berg (guitar, keyboards, programming); Esbj�rn �hrwall, Paul Barry, Bernd Schoenhart, Adam Phillips (guitar); Rusty Anderson, Tim Pierce (acoustic guitar); Ziggy (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Anders Hansson (keyboards, programming); Rick Nowels (keyboards); Pop Rox (percussion); Chris Cox, Stuart Brawley, Warren Rigg, Wayne Rodrigues, Bruce Roberts (programming); Mike Lorello (keyboard programming); Clark Anderson, Elisabeth Withers, Cynthia Mizelle, Nicki Richards, Sue Ann Carwell, Tracie Ackerman (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Manny Marroquin; Johan �berg; Bj�rn Engelmann; Dave Reitzas; Dave Saronson; Mark Taylor ; Stuart Brawley; Tony Moran; Anders Hansson. Recording information: 143 Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Eclectic, Stockholm, Sweden; Fredonia International Studios; Los Angeles, CA; Metrophonic Studios, England; Modena One Studios, England; Sound Barrier Studios, NY; Stargate Studios, Norway. Photographer: Michael Lavine. Arrangers: Stuart Brawley; Bruce Roberts. In the mercurial world of pop music, there are precious few artists who can truly be labeled survivors; performers who successfully weather changes in times and tastes while managing to reinvent themselves for new generations of fans. From her days with Sonny in the '60s to her divahood at the end of the '90s, Cher is undeniably a survivor. The first single off LIVING PROOF, "Song for the Lonely," attempts to pick up where her mega-hit "Believe" left off, as a simultaneously anthemic and danceable pop confection with an emotional, reach-out message. Similarly, "A Different Kind of Love Song" makes use of the quirky vocal effects that made "Believe" so popular. But amid all the dance material, there's the sorrowful R&B balladry of "Rain, Rain" and the Latin pop flavor of "Body to Body, Heart to Heart" ensuring that LIVING PROOF never becomes monochromatic. With chart success and fond fans a given, it's clear that Cher has come out on top yet again with this solidly radio-ready offering.

Rolling Stone (3/28/02, p.68) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Unlike house muisc or modern R&B, Cher's 21st-century disco is built on fully fleshed songs and detailed arrangments, and the studio wizardry is even grander than before..." Entertainment Weekly (3/15/02, p.76) - "...Turns back time to the disco era, and ratchets up the vocal tricks....she still has feeling..." - Rating: B+

When Cherilyn Sarkasian reinvented herself as the more photogenic half of '60s pop duo Sonny & Cher, no one could guess it would be merely the first step in an ongoing artistic redefinition that would continue for decades. After the smash success of Sonny & Cher's '60s recordings and '70s TV show, the pair split. Cher continued to score pop hits on her own, such as "Half Breed" and "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" in the '70s, before switching into disco mode for "Take Me Home." In the '80s, she became an acclaimed actress, with lead roles in such well received films as MASK, MERMAIDS, and MOONSTRUCK (the latter earning her an Oscar). Incredibly, she followed this by returning to the pop charts in the late '80s with "If I Could Turn Back Time" and becoming a Madonna-like dance-pop diva in the late '90s with the megahit "Believe."

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