Welcome to Rare Cher - a collection of rare recordings by or featuring Cher

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"Megamix '99" (Believe/All Or Nothing/Runaway/The Power/Strong Enough)
Here's a megamix of songs from the "Believe" album for Time4PT.

"Ringo, I Love You"
released as a single on Annette records in 1965

Cher's first solo single was under the name Bonnie Jo Mason. This ode to the Beatles' Ringo Starr was unsuccessful due to radio programmers thinking that the deep vocals were a man singing.

"Just Begin Again"
from "Break Like The Wind" (Geffen) released in 1992

Cher sings a verse on this album track from Spinal Tap's second release.

"Flashback"
from "I'd Rather Believe In You"   (Warner Brothers) released in 1976

Cher and Steve Barri are two of the biggest names in the history of singles, and this first collaboration between them is, as might be expected, highly entertaining and of course commercial. Since it has been 2 1/2 years since "Dark Lady" and Cher's last hit string, the teaming with producers Barri and Michael Omartian, who handled "Theme from `SWAT'" and "Happy Days" this year, could be a smart move. There are a few torchy melodramas, but mostly this is a fun, uptempo album that should please Cher's many fans even if it won't win over any non-believers. Highlights include "I Know," the Barbara George hit from 1962; "Flashback," a Fifth Dimension hit; "It's A Cryin' Shame," a 1971 Lambert & Potter chart record and "Knock On Wood," the 1966 Eddie Floyd hit. Best cuts: All of those plus the single, "Long Distance Love Affair." Dealers: Sonny & Cher will be back on TV this month.

Billboard® review for week ending 9/25/76

"A Woman's Story"
released as a single on Warner-Spector records in 1974

Cher did two unusual records in the mid-seventies. The first was a new recording of the Ronettes' "Be My Baby"; only Cher did the lead instead of the backup. Cher did a slow version of the song, which was a mistake. The melody of "Be My Baby" can't really stand up to close inspection and wasn't strong enough to handle the new arrangement. The song requires an upbeat, sexy tempo and fast pacing. The flip side, "A Woman's Story", was no more successful. Phil Spector was the producer, but thr reunion produced nothing especially noteworthy.

Excerpted from "Totally Uninhibited - The Life And Wild Times Of Cher" by Lawrence J. Quirk, William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1991

"If I Could Turn Back Time" (Almighty Definitive mix)
released as a promotional double 12" vinyl single on Warner records in 2000

Here is the very latest release - the Almighty Definitive mix of "If I Could Turn Back Time". The vocals are most likely taken from the Las Vegas "Do You Believe" concert filmed for HBO.

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