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Prisoner (Cher album)
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| Studio album by Cher | ||||||||||
| Released | October 22, 1979 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||||||||
| Genre | Disco, pop rock, new wave | |||||||||
| Length | 37:13 | |||||||||
| Label | Casablanca | |||||||||
| Producer | Bob Esty | |||||||||
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Prisoner is the sixteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on October 22, 1979 by Casablanca Records. Prisoner had a more moderate success, mostly due to the dance track "Hell on Wheels".
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Album information
Prisoner (initially planned to be released under the title Mirror Image) was Cher's second album of 1979, and was released nine months after Take Me Home.
This was the last album of Cher's to date to be produced by Bob Esty, with Esty and Michelle Aller contributing several of the songs. Compared to the disco style of Take Me Home, Prisoner featured a relatively new wave sound. Prisoner also marked the first time that Cher released an album which featured songs that were written exclusively for her.[2]
The producer wanted to take advantage of Cher's image and the media obsession with her. The resulting memorable cover shows her as a “prisoner” of the press, virtually naked and draped in chains, spurring controversy among some women's rights groups for her perceived "sex slave" image.[3]
Originally the album was planned to be titled "Mirror Image," pointing out Cher's known brave-side and her newly found 'wild disco' side. Since Cher wasn't really into the album (she wanted to "rock out") she kept on refusing songs on one hand and adding songs on the other hand. "Boys & Girls", a more rock-based song was added by Cher. Since there was nothing left from the album's original plan, the title was changed into "Prisoner" before release.[4]
Prisoner has been released on CD together with the first Casablanca Records album Take me Home, in a CD entitled, The Casablanca Years. This CD unites all the tracks from both albums, merging them onto one single CD.
Promotion
To promote the release of the album, the song "Shoppin'" was performed in an American television show. She recorded also an exclusive show called Cher...and Other Fantasies, featuring sketches, the unreleased tracks "Like a Number", a new version of "More than You Know" and the song "Ain't Nobody's Business" which was performed in the Take Me Home Tour.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Prisoner" | David Paich | 5:50 | ||||||
| 2. | "Holdin' Out for Love" | Tom Snow, Cynthia Weil | 4:23 | ||||||
| 3. | "Shoppin'" | Michele Aller, Bob Esty | 4:30 | ||||||
| 4. | "Boys and Girls" | Billy Falcon | 3:54 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Mirror Image" | Michael Brooks, Bob Esty | 4:52 | ||||||
| 2. | "Hell on Wheels" | Michele Aller, Bob Esty | 5:38 | ||||||
| 3. | "Holy Smoke!" | Michele Aller, Bob Esty | 4:56 | ||||||
| 4. | "Outrageous" | Michele Aller, Bob Esty | 3:10 | ||||||
Singles
"Hell on Wheels", the lead single from the album reached only number fifty-nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. To promote the single a video was filmed. In it, Cher was featured wearing roller skates being followed by some truckers. The song was also included in original soundtrack to the film, Roller Boogie.
A promotional single, "Holdin’ Out For Love" was released in Japan only.
Credits
Personnel
- Main Vocals: Cher
- B-3 Organ: Richard Tee
- Drums: Jeff Porcaro
- Flutes & Saxophones: Kim Hutchcroft
- Bass: John Pierce
- Guitar: David Williams
- Guitar: Robbie Krieger
- Keyboards: Tom Snow
- Piano: David Paich
- Piano and Organ: John Hobbs
- Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocals and String Arrangements: Bob Esty
- Tympani & Tambourine: Victor Feldman
- Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
- Background Vocals: Michele Aller
- Guitar Solo: Steve Lukather
Production
- Bob Esty - record producer
Design
- Harry Langdon - photography
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Prisoner Review". Cherscolar.com. http://www.cherscholar.com/recordreview.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ http://books.google.com.br/books?id=Yo3uRrtrL7MC&pg=PA45&dq=cher+%22The+resulting+memorable+cover+shows+her+as+a+%E2%80%9Cprisoner%E2%80%9D+of+the+press,+draped+in+chains%22&hl=pt-BR&ei=SphqTtXaI8iCtgfwlvjvBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA
- ^ Taraborelli, J. Randy (1992). Cher - A Biography. St Martins Pr. ISBN 0-312-13170-4.
External links
- Cher at the Internet Movie Database
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