Greatest Hits (Cher album)

Greatest Hits is the third greatest hits compilation by American singer-actress Cher, released in October 1974 by MCA Records. The album was released to close Cher's contract with MCA, her record company since 1971. This release follows the greatest hits albums Golden Greats (1968) and Superpack (1972). The album peaked at 152 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[4]

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Cher
Released	October 1974 October 23, 1990 (re-release)
Recorded	1971–74
Genre	Pop rock
Length	31:33
Label	MCA
Producer	Snuff Garrett
Cher chronology
Dark Lady (1974) Greatest Hits (1974) Stars (1975)
Alternative cover
1990 CD release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Billboard	(favorable)[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[3]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Dark Lady"	John Durrill	Dark Lady, 1974	3:26
2.	"The Way of Love"	Al Stillman Jack Dieval Michel Revgauche	Chér, 1971	2:30
3.	"Don't Hide Your Love"	Neil Sedaka Howard Greenfield	Foxy Lady, 1972	2:50
4.	"Half-Breed"	Mary Dean Al Capps	Half-Breed, 1973	2:42
5.	"Train of Thought"	Alan O'Day	Dark Lady	2:34

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"	Bob Stone	Chér	2:36
2.	"I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife"	Durrill	Dark Lady	3:13
3.	"Carousel Man"	Durrill	Half-Breed	3:02
4.	"Living in a House Divided"	Tom Bahler	Foxy Lady	2:57
5.	"Melody"	Cliff Crofford Thomas L. Garrett	Half-Breed	2:34
Total length:				28:24

1990 Re-release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
11.	"Dixie Girl"	Durrill	Dark Lady	3:22
Total length:				31:46

Personnel

• Cher - lead vocals
• Snuff Garrett - record producer
• Al Capps - arrangement assistance
• Michel Rubini - arrangement assistance
• John Engstead - photography

Charts

Chart (1974-75)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5]	100
US (Billboard 200)[6]	152

Year-end

Chart (2000)	Position
European Albums (Music & Media)[7]	38

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Billboard review
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. "Biography (Page III)". Cher News. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 61. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. Billboard charts - Cher Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
7. "Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 52. 23 December 2000. p. 9. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via American Radio History.