This greatest hits collection is one of Cher's best ever. There are a few notable hits missing including Half Breed and The Beat Goes On along with the more current Believe and Song for the Lonely. Still, there are a couple of bonus cuts that are hard to find elsewhere. Cher's rendition of Many Rivers To Cross from the Live at the Mirage concert is one of the best cuts ever. Dead Ringer for Love, Cher's duet with Meat Loaf is a great find, too. While this can't be labeled the definitive collection of greatest hits, it certainly deserves a place in any Cher lover's collection.

Before Believe, Cher racked up a pretty impressive list of hit records, almost all of which are included on this collection. Essentially, this is the same collection as the American "If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits," with a few notable exceptions. The true highlights of this collection are the previously unreleased "Oh No Not My Baby," written by Carole King, and the Dianne Warren penned "Whenever You're Near." Also available here are "Many Rivers To Cross," from Extravaganza and "Dead Ringer For Love" with Meat Loaf. The previous song being tender and emotional, the latter just plain rock'n'roll fun. Between the two choices, I prefer this European release because it offers more that you probably haven't heard before. The only things missing are "After All," and "Take Me Home" (Not a great loss)

This British compilation spanned Cher's entire career from the beginning up to 1992, when the album was compiled. However, the sixties are only represented by I got you babe (the classic Sonny and Cher duet) and a 1987 re-recording of Bang bang, while the seventies are also just represented by two songs (Gypsies tramps and thieves, Dark lady) but as Cher only made the UK charts twice during that decade, nothing essential is omitted. As I already had a comprehensive double CD of Cher's sixties and seventies music (Singles plus) when I bought this, I wasn't concerned about the omission of several hits from the sixties, but I nevertheless feel that it is necessary to point out that this compilation is mainly about the years 1987 to 1992.

Although Cher's music has always been popular in Britain, her chart history is patchy - some big hits including three number ones, though only one of them (Shoop shoop song, better known to oldies fans as It's in his kiss) is included here because the others (Love can build a bridge, Believe) were recorded after 1992. A more recent hits compilation that includes those tracks is available, but if you're particularly interested in Cher's music from 1987 to 1992, this is worth a listen.

Apart from Shoop shoop song, Cher's other top major solo hits of the period (I found someone, If I could turn back time, Just like Jesse James, Love and understanding) are all here, together with some of her minor hits. Also included is Dead ringer for love, which provided Meat Loaf with a British top five hit. Cher sang on that track but was not credited on the single release.

The inclusion of the three older recordings as the three closing tracks merely serves to remind me that I still prefer Cher's music fgrom the sixties and seventies, but this is a fine compilation and I know that there will be plenty of fans who think this period was Cher's best.

Yes, it's yet ANOTHER Cher gits collection, but this one has some fun extras: namely the first three tracks, none of which were hits ... but are pretty great nonetheless (especially "Oh No, Not My Baby"). Also, this CD's version of "I Found Someone" is a slightly different mix than the one released here in the States. Overall, a terrific CD, even though the #1 hit "Half-Breed" was not included (Was it not a hit in the UK, where this CD was released?). I whole-heartedly recommend this to Cher fans!

This European release of Chers' Greatest Hits is fairly good, but the range is so diverse that it seems that 2 discs were in order. The singing is good and the productions varied. Two unreleased songs from the studio and an additional concert piece, "Many Rivers to Cross",try to bring things up to date. The best tracks are hard to pinpoint as they are all generally good. My fave is "Save Up All Your Tears". Too bad the origional Sonny Bono "Bang Bang", and her 1st Imperial hit "All I Really Want to Do", have been ignored. Not to mention her "Take Me Home" number from 79'. It's a good compilation, but too abbreviated for an artist who has been with us for so long.America, where is your release on this? I hear its' due in Oct. 98...Her last cd had a number of tracks superior to these new ones here, including"It's A Mans' World".