Cherished

Cherished is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on June 4, 1977, as Cher's final studio album released by Warner Bros. Records. This album, like several other predecessors, was a commercial failure and failed to chart. The album was promoted by the release of the lead single, "Pirate" which charted at No. 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a second single, "War Paint and Soft Feathers" which failed to chart. "Pirate" was the only single from the 70s Warner era to chart despite the album being her lowest selling album of her entire career.

Cherished is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on June 4, 1977, as Cher's final studio album released by Warner Bros. Records. This album, like several other predecessors, was a commercial failure and failed to chart. The album was promoted by the release of the lead single, "Pirate" which charted at No. 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a second single, "War Paint and Soft Feathers" which failed to chart. "Pirate" was the only single from the 70s Warner era to chart despite the album being her lowest selling album of her entire career.

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times noted that "Cher is pleasant but again unchallenged by the material." Billboard wrote that "the colorfully-shaded sagas of down-on-their-luck ladies again highlight the usual mix of torch songs, hook-laden catchy pop numbers and soft MOR", adding that "the arrangements […] are full-bodied and feature nice occasional touches of Indian and cajun music". Cash Box said that her collaboration with Snuff Garrett gave the album "a kind of 'welcome home, good-to-be-back' feeling increasing the appeal of a lady who seems to have an abundance of that quality already," and that even "though her vocals are strong and emotion-filled, it is indeed the sounds on the outer edges that give this album its delicate audio shadings, that like the colors in an Impressionist painting, highlight the subject matter in a carefully-woven intricate pattern." Record World included the album in its "Album Picks" list on August 20, deeming Cher's collaboration with producer Snuff Garrett "a particularly complementary one as Garrett always seems to be able to entice a powerful performance from her", and thought that "there is a soft edge to the melodies which should appeal to Cher's large TV audience".

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