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Artist: Cher
Album: Believe
Released: Nov 10, 1998
Source: Warner Bros.
Genre: Pop/Rock
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Review:
Taking a cue from Madonna's Ray of Light, Cher goes Eurodisco on this platter of electrobeats 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 late-'80s glossy, overproduced 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. Michael Gallucci, AMG

Track List:
1. Believe
2. Power
3. Runaway
4. All Over Nothing At All
5. Dov'e L'amore
6. Strong Enough
7. Takin' Back My Heart
8. Taxi Taxi
9. Love Is The Groove
10. We All Sleep Alone

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