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With Love, Chér

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With Love, Chér
Studio album by
Cher
ReleasedOctober 23, 1967
Recorded1966–67
Genres
Length31:05
Labels
ProducerSonny Bono
Cher chronology
Chér
(1966)		 With Love, Chér
(1967)		 Backstage
(1968)
Singles from With Love, Chér
  1. "Behind the Door"
    Released: October 24, 1966
  2. "Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)"
    Released: November 28, 1966
  3. "Hey Joe"
    Released: July 31, 1967
  4. "You Better Sit Down Kids"
    Released: October 2, 1967

With Love, Chér is the fourth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on October 23, 1967, by Imperial Records. The album reached number 47 on the US Billboard albums chart.

Album information

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With Love, Chér was released in 1967, was produced by Sonny Bono and was issued by the Liberty Records subsidiary, Imperial Records.[1] Once again the formula of cover songs and a new song written by Bono exclusively for Cher is used. On these tracks her voice is smooth and strong, but the sales failed to match the success of previous albums.

The album contains covers of "The Times They Are A-Changin", "Hey Joe" and "I Will Wait for You" (the soundtrack of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg). In this same year Cher recorded "Bambini Miei Cari (Sedetevi Attorno)", the Italian version of "You Better Sit Down Kids", and "Mama", the Italian version of "Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)". Both were released as singles and "Mama" was later covered by French singer Dalida.

In 2005, this album and Cher's previous album Chér were reissued on one CD called Chér/With Love which featured all the tracks from both.[1]

Singles

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Four singles were released from the album: the cover "Behind The Door" and "Hey Joe" and two songs written by Bono, "Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)" and her last big hit of the decade "You Better Sit Down Kids".[1][2]

"Behind the Door" was released as the first single. Billboard described the song as "an oriental flavored ballad with an exceptionally good lyric", noting that it is given a "dramatic reading" by the vocalist and that the "performance and arrangement add up to a hit".[3] Cash Box wrote that the song "speaks a teen-market language of its own".[4] The song peaked at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100[5] and #74 on the RPM chart.

"Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)" was the third single, released with "Dream Baby" as the B-side. Cash Box wrote that Cher "could easily go all the way with this powerhouse of a tune", highlighting its "overpoweringly orchestrated" sound and "moving story", while calling the B-side "a groovy rocker".[6] The song peaked at number 75 on the Cash Box Top 100.[7] It did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number 24.[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[9]

Billboard wrote that Cher "continues to hold her own as a solo singer", with Sonny Bono producing "some interesting and diversified material" in which "all get that distinctive Cher touch".[10] Cash Box described the record as a "powerhouse solo offering" and the tracks such as "You Better Sit Down Kids", "Hey Joe", "Sing For Your Supper", "There But For Fortune", and "The Times They Are a-Changin" as "delightful".[11] Record World wrote that Cher performed songs such as "You Better Sit Down Kids", "Sing for Your Supper", "There But for Fortune", and "Hey Joe" "in her inimitable fashion", and called the album a "well-done package".[12]

Ina retrospective review, Joe Viglione of AllMusic wrote that the album "shows why [Cher] endeared herself to listeners and got to play in the same ballpark as Dusty and Petula", and praised highlights such as "You'd Better Sit Down Kids" as "a tremendous performance".[9]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Better Sit Down Kids"Sonny Bono3:47
2."But I Can't Love You More"Sonny Bono3:40
3."Hey Joe"Billy Roberts3:28
4."Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)"Sonny Bono3:28
5."Behind the Door"Graham Gouldman3:42

Personnel

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Production

Design

  • Sonny Bono - photography
  • Woody Woodward - art direction

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for With Love, Chér
Chart (1968) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 47
US Cash Box Top Pop Albums[14] 50
US Record World Top 100 LP's[15] 52

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "With Love, Chér Review". Sonny&Cher.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ "With Love, Chér Review". CherScholar.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. November 5, 1966. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2026. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. November 5, 1966. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 48. November 26, 1966. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2026. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXVIII, no. 21. December 10, 1966. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2026. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Top 100" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXVIII, no. 23. December 24, 1966. p. 8 (pdf). Retrieved April 15, 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. September 24, 1966. p. 53 (pdf). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2026. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  9. 1 2 "With Love, Chér Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 44. November 4, 1967. p. 47. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXIX, no. 14. October 28, 1967. p. 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 22, no. 1064. October 28, 1967. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  13. ↑ Billboard charts - Cher Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Top Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 35. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Top LP's" (PDF). Record World. New York: Record World Pub. Co. January 6, 1968. p. 28. ISSN 0034-1622.
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