I stumbled upon this album one day while browsing through music. I was familiar with her 1989 "Heart of Stone" release but not this 1987 self-titled album. It really an underrated treasure.

I liked "I found someone" and "We all sleep alone" but I also liked the overall song of "Main Man". I really like the opening notes of "We all sleep alone".

There's not a song on this album I dislike, Cher's powerful vocals sound great performing album-oriented rock material. I can hear and feel the emotions each song is supposed to convey. Diane Warren's songwriting and the production assistance from members of Bon Jovi were the perfect formula.

I wish Cher had stayed with this type of material instead of trying to go into techno-disco.

Cher is always on the cutting edge, but often its do to the fact that the record company is on at the time is really striving for a hit. In the case of her self titled 1987 LP, it was David Geffen's brain child to bring back Cher as a hard rock queen, but with songs that aren't to rough. Its power chords meets a light AC feel for the most part on the album "Cher".

It begins with three big hit pieces. First is her big comeback hit in "I Found Someone". It's edgy with a lot of force. She battles her way to find new love with smoky vocals on top of guitar rock sounds. "We All Sleep Alone" is a smart power ballad with Bon Jovi's style as they craft this work with a combo of rock sounds and biting lyrics like "You may have lovers wherever you roam, but sooner or later, we all sleep alone." It's meaningful in a world that has too many people desperate for love. "Bang Bang" is a semi interesting rock take on the original, which was kind of an odd folk rock number.

Then the album just goes into another area all together. You get Cher combining her voice with the womanly anthem of "Perfection" with Darlene Love and Bonnie Tyler. It's pop perfect indeed with a slight rock edge. You also get really hard numbers like "Dangerous Times" and "Give Our Love..." not to mention pristine ballads like the lovely "Hard Enough Getting Over You" and the solid lyric work of "Main Man". Cher strikes an even more rebellious song for the working gals with the pop rock of...well, "Working Girl".

The real winner is a dance track out of the realms of Madonna's club scene. "Skin Deep" is an outrageous blend of bass, drum and keyboard that resembles eighties pop fever. It doesn't really fit on this Cher rock album, but its an unexpected joy and separates from the near sad tones of love, loss and fighting for independence in the other songs. It's just kooky dance that is simpler yet more magical then her sexual disco records.

In all, a great short set of Cher songs, but not her most famous of even the eighties. That would be the full on AC rock of "Heart Of Stone", but "Cher" with it's new ideals on even old music is trend setting. The sad fact is though, many credit Cher's huge name in motion pictures for making this set a hit, while others just the unbeatable rock sound of the time. I would hope that fans will check this one out for something different and really appreciate the woman for trying new things and making them work.

Cher has recorded five albums (I think) in the 80s: "Prisoner" in 1980, "I Paralyze" in 1982, "Cher" in 1987, "Outrageous" in the same year, and "Heart of Stone" in 1989. I think even after the triple-platinum "Heart of Stone" and all the others, Cher's self-titled album has to be the best album recorded in the 80s. She has a powerful voice on "Main Man," "We All Sleep Alone," and basically the whole CD. This is a MUST for Cher fans.

This album has proved that Cher can do her first love with the best of them, rock and roll. Her voice is rich and strong, and I think Dangerous Times, Give Our Love a Fighting Chance, and especially Hard Enough Getting Over You, are songs that should have been on the charts as high I Found Someone. I think the remake of Bang Bang is a complete improvement over the original, as with the others I mentioned, the drums, bass and electrical guitar perfectly enhance Cher's outstanding vocal range and power. If you want to see yet another facet of this one of a kind diamond, Cher is the album for you.

And she works it, with the leather and hair-band sound! I like the change of pace with "Skin Deep" which is a fun little dance tune and her voice sounds good on it. Recently picked up the CD version of this on sale and it sounds good. Of course, "I Found Someone" is the power ballad hit, I love the haunting synth lead-in. I like "Perfection" with Bonnie Tyler and Darlene Love and I also like "Main Man." Her voice sounds really good on this one. It's a must for Cher collectors!