Forever (Cher album)
2024 greatest hits album by Cher
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Forever is the eleventh greatest hits album by Cher, released September 20, 2024, through Warner Records. The compilation was released in two versions: the first, Forever, featured 21 of the singer's best-known tracks; the second version, Forever Fan, contained a total of 40 tracks.
159:15 (Forever Fan version)
Background
Cher announced the compilation release on August 1, 2024.[1][2] The 21-track standard edition of the album was released on CD and a special double vinyl package "printed on silver foil board with translucent vinyl," while the Forever Fan edition is a digital release available on all streaming outlets.[3] Rolling Stone noted the omission of "Half-Breed" (1973), a Billboard Hot 100 number one hit, and suggested that Cher is "among a growing list of legacy acts rethinking songs and artwork that may not hold up today."[4]
Singles
On the day of the album's announcement, Cher released the promotional single "A Woman's Story". The song was remastered and available on digital for the first time after only being previously released on a 45 rpm single in 1974.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Retropop |   [5] |
Connor Gotto, reviewing Forever for Retropop, praised the "remarkably strong collection", adding that it showcases Cher as the "undisputed Goddess of Pop".
Commercial performance
In the United States, Forever debuted at number 163 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[6] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 44 on the Official Albums Chart.[7]
Track listing
All songs have been remastered and are credited as "2024 remaster".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22. | "A Woman's Story" | 3:58 | ||
| 23. | "Love and Understanding" | Warren |
| 4:40 |
| 24. | "All or Nothing" |
|
| 4:40 |
| 25. | "A Different Kind of Love Song" |
| 3:53 | |
| 26. | "Just Like Jesse James" |
| Child | 4:07 |
| 27. | "We All Sleep Alone" |
| 3:48 | |
| 28. | "The Music's No Good Without You" |
|
| 4:44 |
| 29. | "Dov'è l'amore" |
|
| 4:17 |
| 30. | "Still" |
| 6:15 | |
| 31. | "Welcome to Burlesque" |
|
| 2:47 |
| 32. | "One of Us" | Taylor | 3:52 | |
| 33. | "I'd Rather Believe in You" |
| 3:52 | |
| 34. | "Move Me" (with Gregg Allman) |
|
| 2:58 |
| 35. | "I Paralyze" | Farrar | 3:48 | |
| 36. | "The Beat Goes On" (as Sonny & Cher) | Sonny Bono | S. Bono | 3:29 |
| 37. | "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" | S. Bono | S. Bono | 2:45 |
| 38. | "Baby Don't Go" (as Sonny & Cher) | S. Bono | S. Bono | 3:11 |
| 39. | "I Got You Babe" (as Sonny & Cher) | S. Bono | S. Bono | 3:10 |
| 40. | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (live) | Bono |
| 4:36 |
Notes
- ^[a] denotes vocal producer
- Physical editions of Forever contain the single version of "Take Me Home" (3:30) and the original album version of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (4:11).
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Physical Albums (ARIA)[8] | 26 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 41 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 135 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 79 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU)[12] | 16 |
| Danish Vinyl Albums (Hitlisten)[13] | 16 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 149 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 28 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] | 23 |
| Poland Physical Albums (ZPAV)[17] | 74 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[18] | 146 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] | 10 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] | 52 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 39 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade Romandy)[22] | 14 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 44 |
| US Billboard 200[24] | 163 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[25] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
