Taking a cue from Madonna's Ray of Light, Cher goes Euro-disco on this platter of electro-beats and pulsating club rhythms.
But where Madonna's ease into the genre offshoot almost was an identifiable part of her career and culture (and therefore a sonically charged and thrilling listen), Believe comes off like Cher's latest playground move.
Working with a stable of competent European studio craftsmen, Cher herself merely moves through the beat factory with one drab vocal range, blending butt-shakers (like the title tune and "Strong Enough") and semi-ballads ("Dov'e L'Amore") into one endless, and personality-free, thump session.
Anyone could have been signed on as the voice in front of these generic tracks (which at times slip into glossy, overproduced late-'80s plastic); Cher brings only her name and star clout, no soul whatsoever.
So, all aboard! The techno bandwagon is packing up and moving on.
And Cher is determinedly, if not wholeheartedly, clinging to the tail end of it.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BelievePaul Barry, Brian Higgins, Timothy Powell | Cher | Play | 04:00 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | The PowerTommy Sims, Judson Spence | Cher | Play | 03:56 | 0 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | RunawayPaul Barry, Mark Taylor | Cher | Play | 04:46 | 0 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | All or NothingPaul Barry, Mark Taylor | Cher | Play | 03:58 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Strong EnoughPaul Barry, Mark Taylor | Cher | Play | 03:44 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Dov'è L'amorePaul Barry, Mark Taylor | Cher | Play | 04:18 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Takin' Back My HeartDiane Warren | Cher | Play | 04:32 | 0 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Taxi TaxiMark Jordan, Todd Terry | Cher | Play | 05:03 | 0 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Love is the GrooveBetsy Cook, Bruce Woolley | Cher | Play | 04:31 | 0 MB | 32 MB |
| 10 | We All Sleep AloneDesmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Cher | Play | 05:10 | 0 MB | 37 MB |
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| 44 mins | 305 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracie Ackerman | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Tracy Ackerman | Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Chris Anderson | Piano |
| 4 | Chris Anderson | Piano |
| 5 | Ryan Art | Design |
| 6 | Kevyn Aucoin | Make-Up |
| 7 | Paul Barry | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Jeffrey Bernstein | Programming |
| 9 | Winston Blissett | Bass |
| 10 | Jon Bon Jovi | Composer, Producer |
| 11 | Johan Brunkvist | Keyboards |
| 12 | Colleen Callaghan | Hair Stylist |
| 13 | Cher | Primary Artist |
| 14 | Desmond Child | Composer, Producer |
| 15 | Betsy Cook | Composer |
| 16 | Rob Dickins | Executive Producer |
| 17 | Ada Dyer | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Humberto Gatica | Mixing |
| 19 | Marc Goodman | Engineer |
| 20 | Marlon Graves | Guitar |
| 21 | Matthias Heilbronn | Editing, Programming |
| 22 | Brian Higgins | Composer |
| 23 | Sylvia Mason James | Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Mark Jordan | Composer |
| 25 | Bill Klatt | Engineer |
| 26 | Michael Lavine | Photography |
| 27 | Eddie Martinez | Guitar |
| 28 | P. Dennis Mitchell | Mixing |
| 29 | Barry Paul | Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Adam Phillips | Guitar |
| 31 | Timothy Powell | Composer |
| 32 | Brian Rawling | Producer |
| 33 | Antoinette Roberson | Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Tom Salta | Keyboards, Programming |
| 35 | Richie Sambora | Composer, Producer |
| 36 | Tommy Sims | Composer |
| 37 | Robin Smith | String Arrangements |
| 38 | Judson Spence | Composer |
| 39 | Hamish Stewart | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Jeff Taylor | Additional Production, Laughs, Production Engineer, Remixing |
| 41 | Mark Taylor | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming, String Arrangements |
| 42 | Todd Terry | Composer, Producer |
| 43 | Junior Vasquez | Producer |
| 44 | Diane Warren | Composer |
| 45 | Audrey Wheeler | Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | James Williams | Vocals (Background) |
| 47 | James Williams | Vocals (Background) |
| 48 | Bruce Woolley | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |