This CD has all of Cher's greatest solo hits from 1971-1974 including 3 number 1 hits. I bought the original album back in 1974 , and the transfer to CD sounds fresh & vibrant. I like the sequencing of this album, and the lower charting hits are really good too. A good choice for her Kapp/MCA label hits.

How much you like this greatest hits version of Cher's recordings will depend on which Cher era you most appreciated. I was not a fan of Sonny & Cher (although their t.v. variety show was pleasant enough), not have I been a fan of Cher, the rock goddess. I liked the Cher in between those two periods -- post-Sonny and pre-Goddess. So for me, this album is a gem, made up primarily of songs from the early 1970s. This was the time when Cher was closest to being a "vocalist", rather than a "rock singer", so it is here where (in my view) one gets the best idea about just how good a vocalist she really could be.

There's a nice variety of music here, produced by Snuff Garrett, and arranged primarily by Al Capps. Cher's pulsating pop hits are represented by "Half Breed", "Dark Lady", "Gypsies, Tramps, And Thieves", and "Carousel Man", all of which have that great sing-along quality that once made songs so likable. There are a couple of impressive ballads -- "The Way Of Love" and "Living In A House Divided". Two opposites are "Don't Hide Your Love", which is laid back and composed by Neil Sedaka, and "Train Of Thought", which is relentless in its beat. "Melody" is interesting; I sense she struggled a bit here with her slight tendency to be flat, but all in all it's a very pleasing vocal. Most interesting of all is the added track -- "Dixie Girl". This is closest to a slightly gentle country ballad, and perhaps her most pleasing vocal on the album.

An excellent collection in what I see as Cher's most classic-vocalist period.

In 1974, Cher released her twelfth album entitled simply, GREATEST HITS, the tenth being BITTERSWEET WHITE LIGHT (1974) & the eleventh being DARK LADY (1974), which contains everything from 1971 to 1974. Not a bad collection, and it should be owned by the most die-hard Cher fans. If you are looking to get all of Cher's albums, then this album would be perdect to add to your Cher collection.

DARK LADY

From the album DARK LADY (1974). This song became Cher's final #1 hit before releasing the single, "Believe" in 1998. This is one hell of a song.

THE WAY OF LOVE

From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Great song.

HALF-BREED

From the album HALF-BREED (1973). Great song.

TRAIN OF THOUGHT

From the album DARK LADY (1973). Not bad.

GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES

From the album GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES (1971). Great song and Cher's first #1 hit.

I SAW A MAN AND HE DANCED WITH HIS WIFE

From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad.

CAROUSEL MAN

From the album HALF-BREED (1973). Not bad.

LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED

From the album FOXY LADY (1972). Not bad.

MELODY

From the album HALF-BREED (1973). Not bad.

DIXIE GIRL

From the album DARK LADY (1974). Not bad.

This is an okay album, containing only Cher's fresh hits. So, pick up a copy and enjoy as Cher's early hits are revealed one by one.

the review written by Rob Beattie talks of a 16 track compilation, which he claims includes the hits Oh No, Not My Baby, Whenever You're Near and I Got You Babe...

In actual fact the track listing on this site only has 10 tracks, none of which are "I Got You Babe"... I think someone's a little confused and has posted the wrong review for this album...

Thought you might like to know, so that you can correct this error...

A true Cher fan!!