Live! The Farewell Tour

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Live! The Farewell Tour
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Live album by Cher
Released August 26, 2003
Recorded November 8, 2002 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida
Genre Pop rock, dance-pop
Length 67:00
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Cher, Roger Davies, Lindsay Scott
Cher chronology
The Very Best of Cher
(2003)The Very Best of Cher2003
Live! The Farewell Tour
(2003)
Gold
(2005)Gold2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[2]

Live! The Farewell Tour is the only live album by Cher. The album was recorded at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, United States on a show from her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour.

Album information

The album was released on limited edition form, with only 200,000 copies available. Packed with 18 hits, the album debuted at a peak of 40 on the Billboard 200. The same performance is available as the DVD The Farewell Tour which was recorded live in Miami. The album was also included in the special Edition of The Very Best of Cher.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"   Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen, Jr. 4:35
2. "Song for the Lonely"   Mark Taylor, Paul Barry, Steve Torch 6:47
3. "All or Nothing"   Taylor, Barry 3:58
4. "I Found Someone"   Mark Mangold, Michael Bolton 3:36
5. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"   Sonny Bono 3:41
6. "All I Really Want to Do"   Bob Dylan 2:01
7. "Half-Breed"   Al Capps, Mary Dean 1:34
8. "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"   Bob Stone 1:31
9. "Dark Lady"   Johnny Durrell 1:13
10. "Take Me Home"   Bob Esty, Michele Aller 3:48
11. "The Way of Love"   Jacques Dieval, Al Stillman 2:34
12. "After All"   Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow 3:54
13. "Just Like Jesse James"   Desmond Child, Diane Warren 5:39
14. "Heart of Stone"   Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield 4:09
15. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"   Rudy Clark 2:30
16. "Strong Enough"   Taylor, Barry 3:01
17. "If I Could Turn Back Time"   Warren 6:17
18. "Believe"   Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Barry, Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell 6:49

Production

  • Executive Producers: Cher, Roger Davis, and Lindsay Scott
  • Music Editor: John Van Nest
  • Recorded: Paul Sandweiss and Dave Zeller
  • Mastered: Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot
  • Art Direction: Jeri Heiden and Hugh Brown
  • Design: Jeri Heiden and Sara Cumings
  • Live Photos: Frank Micelotta, David Leyes, and Barry King
  • Product Manager: Mike Engstrom
  • Project Assistance: David McLees, Steve Woolard, Maria McKenna, and Reggie Collins

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
United States August 26, 2003 Warner Bros. Records CD
Canada
Germany June 1, 2004 WEA
United Kingdom August 24, 2004 8122739532
France

Charts

Chart (2003–05) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 43
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 82
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 50
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 69
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 79
US Billboard 200[10] 40

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
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  7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  9. "Cher | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  10. "Cher – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Cher. Retrieved November 9, 2015.