Living Proof
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Living Proof is the twenty-fifth album by American
singer-actress Cher
, released in November 2001 in Europe
and February 2002 in the United States
by Warner Bros. Records
and WEA Records
. It debuted at #9 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart with sales of 114,000 copies in its first week.
", while the United States received "Song for the Lonely
". "The Music's No Good Without You" received major success in the UK, becoming a top ten hit. "Song for the Lonely" peaked at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100
and number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (one of four songs from the album to top the U.S. dance chart). "Alive Again" and "A Different Kind of Love Song" were follow-up singles. "A Different Kind of Love Song topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play and chart on the Hot 100 at #105. Despite not being released as a single "When the Money's Gone
" charted on the Hot 100 at #112.
The third American single was "When the Money's Gone"/"Love One Another", earning Cher
a Grammy nomination for "Love One Another". She lost the award to Kylie Minogue
's song "Come into My World".
Cher won many awards including a World Music Award for Dance/Club Play Artist of the Year and Lifelong Contribution Award shortly after the release of the album. It became her eighth consecutive album to be certified at least Gold in the United Kingdom.
In Australia, prior to the release of the album, earlier unedited versions of "Alive Again", "Rain Rain" and "Love So High" were released on CD as a sampler for promotional use only. These versions have been positively received by Cher fans, and have spread through forums and file sharing networks. The scarce sampler CD also included "The Music's No Good Without You" and "A Different Kind of Love Song".
The tracklist varied in certain parts of the world. "You Take It All", "The Look" and "When You Walk Away" were available on the European, Japanese and American versions respectively.
with the radio edit
versions of "Song for the Lonely" (3:23) and "A Different Kind of Love Song" (3:33). There was no official announcement of this re-release. It has been dubbed the "Wal Mart" version of Living Proof, because that is the only place known to sell the re-issue.
United States
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singer-actress Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
, released in November 2001 in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and February 2002 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
and WEA Records
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. It debuted at #9 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart with sales of 114,000 copies in its first week.
Album information
The lead single in Europe and Australia was "The Music's No Good Without YouThe Music's No Good Without You
"The Music's No Good Without You" is the first European and second Americansingle by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty-fifth studio album, Living Proof. It was released in the end of 2001 by Warner Bros, and WEA...
", while the United States received "Song for the Lonely
Song for the Lonely
"Song for the Lonely", also known as " A Song for the Lonely", is a single and track by American singer-actress Cher from her 25th studio album, Living Proof. It was released in 2002 by Warner Bros. and WEA...
". "The Music's No Good Without You" received major success in the UK, becoming a top ten hit. "Song for the Lonely" peaked at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (one of four songs from the album to top the U.S. dance chart). "Alive Again" and "A Different Kind of Love Song" were follow-up singles. "A Different Kind of Love Song topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play and chart on the Hot 100 at #105. Despite not being released as a single "When the Money's Gone
When the Money's Gone
"When the Money's Gone" is the last North American single by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty-fifth studio album, Living Proof. It was released in 2003 by Warner Bros, and WEA. The song was written by Bruce Roberts and Donna Weiss....
" charted on the Hot 100 at #112.
The third American single was "When the Money's Gone"/"Love One Another", earning Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
a Grammy nomination for "Love One Another". She lost the award to Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
's song "Come into My World".
Cher won many awards including a World Music Award for Dance/Club Play Artist of the Year and Lifelong Contribution Award shortly after the release of the album. It became her eighth consecutive album to be certified at least Gold in the United Kingdom.
In Australia, prior to the release of the album, earlier unedited versions of "Alive Again", "Rain Rain" and "Love So High" were released on CD as a sampler for promotional use only. These versions have been positively received by Cher fans, and have spread through forums and file sharing networks. The scarce sampler CD also included "The Music's No Good Without You" and "A Different Kind of Love Song".
The tracklist varied in certain parts of the world. "You Take It All", "The Look" and "When You Walk Away" were available on the European, Japanese and American versions respectively.
Original version
American version
American re-release
Warner Bros. later re-released the album in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with the radio edit
Radio edit
In music, a radio edit is a modification to make a song more suitable for airplay, whether it be adjusted for length, profanity, subject matter, instrumentation, or form...
versions of "Song for the Lonely" (3:23) and "A Different Kind of Love Song" (3:33). There was no official announcement of this re-release. It has been dubbed the "Wal Mart" version of Living Proof, because that is the only place known to sell the re-issue.
Personnel
- Cher – main vocals
- Tracie Ackerman – backing vocalistBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Clark Anderson – Backing vocalist
- Sue Ann Carwell – Backing vocalist
Production
- Rob Dickins – producer
- Chapman – producer
- Stargate – producer
- Eric Thorenburg – engineer
- Randy Wine – engineer
- Björn Engelmann, Cutting Room StudiosCutting Room StudiosCutting Room Studios is an audio mastering studio located in Stockholm, Sweden since 1980. Cutting Room was founded in the 1970s by Peter Strindberg and is currently owned by Björn Engelmann. Sitting in a five studio location they have dedicated three of them to audio mastering...
– mixing - Nick BracegirdleChicane (recording artist)Chicane is a British electronic dance music act, and the guise of British musician, composer, songwriter and record producer, Nicholas Bracegirdle....
– engineer, producer
Design
- Jeri Heiden – art direction
- Barrie Goshko – art direction
- Michael Lavine – photography
- Kevyn AucoinKevyn AucoinKevyn Aucoin was an American make-up artist and photographer.-Early life:Aucoin was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, to parents Isidore Adrian Aucoin and Thelma Suzanne Melancon, who adopted him as an infant through Catholic Charities of Alexandria, Louisiana He...
– make-up - Serena Radaeli – hair
Charts
| Country | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 19 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 38 |
| French Albums Chart | 53 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
13 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 26 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 29 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 16 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
46 |
| United States Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
9 |
Certifications
Release history
All editions released by WEA and Warner Bros. Records.| Release format | Country | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Regular album | Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
November 6, 2001 |
| Regular album | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
November 19, 2001 |
| Regular album | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
November 20, 2001 |
| Regular album | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
November 23, 2001 |
| Regular album | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
November 27, 2001 |
| Regular album | USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
February 26, 2002 |