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Live! The Farewell Tour

Live! The Farewell Tour is a 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.

Live! The Farewell Tour
Live album by
Cher
ReleasedAugust 26, 2003
RecordedNovember 8, 2002 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida
Genre
Length1:07:24
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Cher chronology
The Very Best of Cher
(2003) 		Live! The Farewell Tour
(2003) 		Gold
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Album information

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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. As of January 2006, the album has sold 200,000 copies in the US.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(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 Torch6:47
3."All or Nothing"Taylor, Barry3:58
4."I Found Someone"Mark Mangold, Michael Bolton3:36
5."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"Sonny Bono3:41
6."All I Really Want to Do"Bob Dylan2:01
7."Half-Breed"Al Capps, Mary Dean1:34
8."Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"Bob Stone1:31
9."Dark Lady"Johnny Durrell1:13
10."Take Me Home"Bob Esty, Michele Aller3:48
11."The Way of Love"Jacques Dieval, Al Stillman2:34
12."After All"Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow3:54
13."Just Like Jesse James"Desmond Child, Diane Warren5:39
14."Heart of Stone"Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield4:09
15."The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"Rudy Clark2:30
16."Strong Enough"Taylor, Barry3:01
17."If I Could Turn Back Time"Warren6:17
18."Believe"Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Barry, Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell, Cher (uncredited)[3]6:49
Notes
  • "Believe" features writing contribution by Cher who remains uncredited.[3]

Personnel

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  • 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

Charts

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Chart (2003–05) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 43
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 82
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 50
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 69
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 79
US Billboard 200[11] 40

Release history

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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

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ a b Strauss, Neil (March 11, 1999). "Cher Resurrected, Again, by a Hit; The Long, Hard but Serendipitous Road to 'Believe'". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "Cher - Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  10. ^ "Cher | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "Cher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
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