The Greatest Hits (Cher album)

The Greatest Hits is the second European compilation album by American singer-actress Cher, released on November 30, 1999 by Warner Music U.K.'s WEA label. The album was very successful worldwide, topping the charts in Austria, Germany, and Denmark. It peaked at #7 on the official UK Albums Chart, and reached the top 10 in several countries across Europe and the rest of the world. This compilation was not available in the United States, due to the release of the US-only compilation, If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits which was released that same year. The album sold 3 million copies as of January 2000.[2]

The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Cher
Released	November 30, 1999
Recorded	1965–1998
Genre	Pop rock dance
Length	72:38
Label	WEA
Producer	Cher Mark Taylor Brian Rawling Peter Asher
Cher chronology
If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits (1999) The Greatest Hits (1999) not.com.mercial (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Believe"	Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Paul Barry, Steven Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell	Believe	4:00
2.	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"	Rudy Clark	Love Hurts	2:53
3.	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	Diane Warren	Heart of Stone	4:03
4.	"Heart of Stone"	Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield	Heart of Stone	4:20
5.	"Love and Understanding"	Warren	Love Hurts	4:44
6.	"Love Hurts"	Boudleaux Bryant	Love Hurts	4:18
7.	"Just Like Jesse James"	Desmond Child, Warren	Heart of Stone	4:07
8.	"I Found Someone"	Michael Bolton, Mark Mangold	Cher	3:46
9.	"One by One"	Anthony Griffiths	It's a Man's World	5:04
10.	"Strong Enough"	Mark Taylor, Paul Barry	Believe	3:43
11.	"All or Nothing"	Taylor, Barry	Believe	4:00
12.	"Walking in Memphis"	Marc Cohn	It's a Man's World	3:59
13.	"Love Can Build a Bridge" (with Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry)	John Barlow Jarvis, Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet	Single-release only	4:16
14.	"All I Really Want to Do"	Bob Dylan	All I Really Want to Do	2:58
15.	"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (1987 version)"	Sonny Bono	Cher	3:54
16.	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"	Bob Stone	Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves	2:38
17.	"The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	In Case You're in Love	3:29
18.	"I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher)	Bono	Look at Us	3:09
19.	"Dov'è l'amore" (Emilio Estefan Jnr. Mix)	Taylor, Barry	Believe	3:44

Notes

• "Believe" features writing contribution by Cher who remains uncredited.[3]

Personnel

• Cher – main vocals, production
• Sonny Bono – main vocals, production
• Mark Taylor – production
• Peter Asher – production
• Brian Rawling – production
• Michael Lavine – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 7 Canadian Albums (RPM)[8] 17 Czech Albums (IFPI Czech Republic)[9] 11 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[10] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 2 European Albums (Top 100)[12] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 6 French Compilations (SNEP)[14] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 1 Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)[16] 5 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] 6 Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 7 Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 8 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 15 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21] 7 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] 3 Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 11 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 5 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[26] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[27] 56 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[28] 50 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[29] 79 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[30] 75 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[31] 19 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[32] 58 German Albums Chart[33] 73 Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[34] 52 Norwegian Christmas Period Albums (VG-lista)[35] 9 UK Albums (OCC)[36] 30 Chart (2000) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[37] 37 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[38] 59 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[39] 64 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[40] 38 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[41] 80 European Top 100 Albums[42] 38 Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[43] 130 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[44] 60 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[45] 58 UK Albums (OCC)[46] 113

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[47]	Gold	30,000^^
Australia (ARIA)[48]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[49]	Platinum	50,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[50]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[51]	Platinum	100,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[52]	5× Platinum	250,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[53]	Gold	37,032[53]
France (SNEP)[54]	Gold	168,300[55]
Germany (BVMI)[56]	Platinum	300,000^^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[57]	Gold	25,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[58]	Platinum	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[59]	Platinum	15,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[60]	Platinum	100,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[61]	2× Platinum	160,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[62]	Platinum	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[63]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[64]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^*
Worldwide	N/A	3,000,000[2]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• Official Cher site
• Warner official site