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Love Hurts (Cher album)
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| Studio album by Cher | |||||
| Released | June 11, 1991 | ||||
| Recorded | 1990-1991 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | ||||
| Length | 43:54 | ||||
| Label | Geffen Records | ||||
| Producer | John Kalodner | ||||
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Love Hurts is the 21st studio album released in 1991 by Cher for Geffen Records.
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Love Hurts was released on June 11, 1991 and was the third and final album released by Cher for Geffen Records. The record featured production by Bob Rock and saw her continue to collaborate with John Kalodner, Diane Warren and Desmond Child. The album was recorded in late 1990/early 1991, during the first year of Cher's relationship to Bon Jovi's guitarist Richie Sambora. She dedicated the album to him and "every man that ever made me shed a tear".
The album contained three covers: the worldwide hit "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" originally recorded by Merry Clayton in 1963, Kiss song "A World Without Heroes" recorded in 1980 and "Love Hurts" a remake of the 1975 version which Cher had previously recorded for her album Stars. This time the song was more pop/rock rather than a ballad. The originally version was released by Everly Brothers in 1960.
The European cover of the album was different from the American release, it featured Cher laying on a white background wearing a red wig. The European release also included the world wide hit, The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) which reached #1 in over 10 countries and has sold over six million copies. In the United States, The Shoop Shoop Song was available only through the original soundtrack, Mermaids OST for the film of the same name.
Unlike Heart of Stone and Cher, Love Hurts received less attention in the North America, only achieving a gold certification in the U.S. while in European countries the album was certified multi-platinum. In the U.K, the album debuted at #1 and held this position for 6 consecutive weeks. The album became her second biggest selling album worldwide at the time (behind Heart of Stone) having sold over 10 million copies.
In 2001 it was re-released in a special collector's version and featured tarot cards with the lyrics of every song on the album.
| # | Song | Composers | Duration |
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| 1 | Save Up All Your Tears | Warren; Child | 4:01 |
| 2 | Love Hurts | Bryant | 4:21 |
| 3 | Love and Understanding | Warren | 4:44 |
| 4 | Fires of Eden | Goldenberg; Hain | 3:43 |
| 5 | I'll Never Stop Loving You | Sfrin; Cassidy; Wetton | 3:58 |
| 6 | One Small Step (performed by Cher & Richard Page) | Mann; Waldman; Parker | 3:27 |
| 7 | A World Without Heroes | Stanley; Simmons; Reed; Ezrin | 3:10 |
| 8 | Could've Been You | Roman; Helligan Jr. | 3:31 |
| 9 | When Love Calls Your Name | Scott; Snow | 3:34 |
| 10 | When Lovers Become Strangers | Warren | 4:46 |
| 11 | Who You Gonna Believe? | Fontano; Marquez | 4:46 |
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| 12 | The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) | Clark | 2:53 |
| # | Singles | Date |
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| 1. | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | January 1991 |
| 2. | "Love and Understanding" (Edit) | June 1991 |
| 3. | "Save Up All Your Tears" | September 1991 |
| 4. | "Love Hurts" (Europe only) | December 1991 |
| 5. | "Could've Been You" (Europe only) | February 1992 |
| 6. | "When Lovers Become Strangers" (Edit) (U.S. only) | March 1992 |
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 48 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 1 |
| German Albums Chart | 6 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 3 |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 |
| Country | Providers | Certification | Sales |
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| UK | BPI | 3x Platinum | 900,000 |
| USA | RIAA | Gold | 500,000 |
| Canada | CRIA | Platinum | 100,000 |
| Germany | IFPI | Platinum | 500,000 |
| Austria | IFPI | Platinum | 20,000 |
| Switzerland | IFPI | Gold | 50,000 |