Cher

Songwriter: Tommy Shaw Jack Blades

Producer: Ron Nevison

Yeah, I got a reputation
Never had a single thought of settling down
As the train would left the station
Never shed a single tear just, said my good-bye

But you touched me deep inside
Now I can't believe
I'm the one who's looking back
As you said good-bye to me

Whenever you're near, I'm in ecstasy
Whenever you're gone, I'm in misery
Don't you know that you bring out the best in me
Whenever you're near?

Yeah, I cause my share of sorrow
I walked off on promises and love's passed me by
But now you've turned the tables
See you make me feel as though it's my turn to die

There's a little girl inside
Who's lost on her way
Only you can bring me back
I know you know the words to say

Whenever you're near, I'm in ecstasy
Whenever you're gone, I'm in misery
Don't you know that you bring out the best in me
Whenever you're near?

I feel your chemistry, boy watcha do to me
I lose all control
And when the morning comes, yeah you loved and gone
Don'tcha know I need it over and over and over and over again

Yeah you touched me deep inside
Now I can't say no
Dragged my heart around
I'm never gonna let you go

Whenever you're near, I'm in ecstasy
Whenever you're gone, I'm in misery
Boy you don't understand whatcha do to me

Whenever you're near, I'm in ecstasy
Whenever you're gone, I'm in misery
Don't you know that you bring out the best in me
Whenever you're near?

Cher is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, fashion designer, television host, comedian, dancer, businesswoman, philanthropist, author, film producer, director, and record producer.

Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband–wife duo Sonny & Cher after their first hit, “I Got You Babe”. She began her solo career simultaneously, releasing in 1966 her first million-seller song, “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)”. After the duo had lost its young audience owing to their monogamous, anti-drug lifestyle during the period of the sexual revolution and the rise of the drug culture, she returned to stardom in the 1970s as a television personality with her shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run, and Cher. She became a fashion trendsetter by wearing elaborate outfits on her television shows. While working on television, she established herself as a solo artist with the number-one singles “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves”, “Half-Breed”, and “Dark Lady”. After her divorce from Sonny Bono in 1975, Cher’s much-publicized personal life led to a decline in her career, although she launched a minor comeback in 1979 with the disco-oriented album Take Me Home and earned $300,000 a week for her 1980–1982 residency show in Las Vegas.

In the early 1980s, Cher made her Broadway debut, and then starred in the film Silkwood. Her performance earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1983. In the ensuing years, she starred in films such as Mask, The Witches of Eastwick, and Moonstruck. She made her directorial debut in the 1996 film If These Walls Could Talk. At the same time, she established herself as a rock singer by releasing platinum albums such as Heart of Stone (1989) and top-ten singles such as “I Found Someone” and “If I Could Turn Back Time”. She reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the song “Believe”, which features the pioneering use of Auto-Tune, also known as the “Cher effect”. Her 2002–2005 Living The Farewell Tour ended up as the highest-grossing music tour by a female artist then. In 2008, she signed a $60 million per-year deal to headline the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for three years. After seven years of absence, she returned to film in the 2010 musical Burlesque. Cher’s first studio album in 12 years, Closer to the Truth, became her highest-charting solo album in the U.S. to date.

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Greatest Hits: 1965–1992