It's a Man's World is the twenty-first studio album by American singer and actress Cher released on November 6, 1995, by WEA, a label of Warner Music UK. This is also the start of her second stint with Warner Music Group. With an adjusted track list, the album was released in the United States on June 25, 1996, by Reprise Records. As of 1997, the album has sold 700,000 copies worldwide. In the UK the album peaked at number 10 and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling more than 100,000 copies.
It's a Man's World found Cher singing 'unconventional' songs in a style more associated with the Deep South, rather than her more familiar pop and rock roots. The album also stands out for Cher stretching her vocals to head register for such songs as "One by One" and "The Gunman", getting out of her comfort zone of her trademark husky contralto.
Cher signed with Warner Music UK in 1994 and recorded It's a Man's World in London in 1995. That same year the album was released all over Europe with "Walking in Memphis" as its lead off single. In the same year, it was certified gold in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry.[2]
The original album release included fourteen songs, except for the United States edition in 1996, the track list included eleven songs, removing "I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)", "Don't Come Around Tonite" and "Shape of Things to Come". Although, "I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" would be released in the United States as the official b-side to "One By One". The American release was also reviewed by critics as a "mid-'90s R&B/pop phenomenon" due to five songs being remixed to evoke a contemporary R&B feel. The new versions of those songs: "Not Enough Love in the World", "Paradise Is Here", "Angels Running", "What About the Moonlight" and "One by One" were labeled as album versions in the United States. Their new sound carried R&B influences, while their original versions were influenced by Southern rock and blues. Both the original album and the United States edition were released in Australia.
Singles
Five singles were released to promote the album. A cover of Marc Cohn's "Walking in Memphis" served as the lead single off the album in Europe, Australia and Canada. In Europe, the single was a notable hit and charted higher than the original version. It peaked at #11 in the UK and reached the top 20 in several European countries; however it failed to gain notable attention elsewhere. A music video for the song portrayed Cher walking around Memphis dressed as Elvis Presley and singing in a bus. "One by One", co-written by Cher, was with more success. It was released as the second single in the UK and as the first single in the United States. The song peaked inside the top 10 in the UK and across Europe, as well as charting at #52 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #22 in Canada. Three music videos were released to promote the song worldwide, all following a story of an unhappy couple trying to get over their struggles and showing scenes of Cher singing. Two covers, Don Henley's "Not Enough Love in the World" and Frankie Valli's "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", were released as next singles off the album, both meeting notable chart positions in the UK and Scotland. The final single in the US was a cover of Tina Turner's "Paradise Is Here" which was remixed and in that form reached #11 on the US Dance Club Songs chart. No music videos were released to promote the three latter singles.
Upon release, the album received generally favorable responses from international music critics. AllMusic's Jose F. Promis praised the album for its "torchy ballads, Western-themed epics, and R&B influences" and described it as "one of the singer's finest, as well as one of her most overlooked and underappreciated [works to date]". He also stated that the album's European mix is better. Jim Farber from Entertainment Weekly gave the album a C and while he appreciated "Walking In Memphis", stating that the song "must be heard to be believed" he wrote that the songs of the album "lack some of Cher's old camp". The Rolling Stone Album Guide rated It's a Man's World two and a half out of five stars.
Commercial performance
It's a Man's World was successful in Europe. It debuted #28 on the UK Albums Chart on the week of 12 November 1995. The album rose to its peak position of #10 during its thirteenth week on the chart following the commercial success of "One by One". The album spent a total of 22 weeks on the chart, sold over 100,000 copies in the UK and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry. It proved to be successful in other European countries peaking inside the top 20 in several of them and #8 in Austria. The album failed to gain notable attention elsewhere peaking #64 on the US Billboard 200 with only 9,000 copies sold in its first week [8] and #46 in Canada. As of 1997, the album sold 700,000 copies according to Billboard.[9]
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It s a Man s World is the twenty first studio album by American singer and actress Cher released on November 6 1995 by WEA a label of Warner Music UK This is also the start of her second stint with Warner Music Group With an adjusted track list the album was released in the United States on June 25 1996 by Reprise Records As of 1997 the album has sold 700 000 copies worldwide In the UK the album peaked at number 10 and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry BPI for selling more than 100 000 copies It s a Man s WorldStudio album by CherReleasedNovember 6 1995Recorded1995StudioElephantGenreR amp Bpop 1 Length63 31 Europe 49 23 North America LabelWEA Europe Reprise North America ProducerCraig Kostich exec Trevor HornStephen LipsonChristopher NeilGreg PennyCher chronologyGreatest Hits 1965 1992 1992 It s a Man s World 1995 Believe 1998 Singles from It s a Man s World Walking in Memphis Released October 13 1995 One by One Released January 8 1996 Not Enough Love in the World Released April 12 1996 The Sun Ain t Gonna Shine Anymore Released August 5 1996 Paradise Is Here Released December 3 1996 Contents 1 Album information 2 Singles 3 Critical reception 4 Commercial performance 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications and sales 9 References 10 External linksAlbum information EditIt s a Man s World found Cher singing unconventional songs in a style more associated with the Deep South rather than her more familiar pop and rock roots The album also stands out for Cher stretching her vocals to head register for such songs as One by One and The Gunman getting out of her comfort zone of her trademark husky contralto Cher signed with Warner Music UK in 1994 and recorded It s a Man s World in London in 1995 That same year the album was released all over Europe with Walking in Memphis as its lead off single In the same year it was certified gold in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry 2 The original album release included fourteen songs except for the United States edition in 1996 the track list included eleven songs removing I Wouldn t Treat a Dog The Way You Treated Me Don t Come Around Tonite and Shape of Things to Come Although I Wouldn t Treat a Dog The Way You Treated Me would be released in the United States as the official b side to One By One The American release was also reviewed by critics as a mid 90s R amp B pop phenomenon due to five songs being remixed to evoke a contemporary R amp B feel The new versions of those songs Not Enough Love in the World Paradise Is Here Angels Running What About the Moonlight and One by One were labeled as album versions in the United States Their new sound carried R amp B influences while their original versions were influenced by Southern rock and blues Both the original album and the United States edition were released in Australia Singles EditFive singles were released to promote the album A cover of Marc Cohn s Walking in Memphis served as the lead single off the album in Europe Australia and Canada In Europe the single was a notable hit and charted higher than the original version It peaked at 11 in the UK and reached the top 20 in several European countries however it failed to gain notable attention elsewhere A music video for the song portrayed Cher walking around Memphis dressed as Elvis Presley and singing in a bus One by One co written by Cher was with more success It was released as the second single in the UK and as the first single in the United States The song peaked inside the top 10 in the UK and across Europe as well as charting at 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 22 in Canada Three music videos were released to promote the song worldwide all following a story of an unhappy couple trying to get over their struggles and showing scenes of Cher singing Two covers Don Henley s Not Enough Love in the World and Frankie Valli s The Sun Ain t Gonna Shine Anymore were released as next singles off the album both meeting notable chart positions in the UK and Scotland The final single in the US was a cover of Tina Turner s Paradise Is Here which was remixed and in that form reached 11 on the US Dance Club Songs chart No music videos were released to promote the three latter singles Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Billboard favorable 3 Entertainment WeeklyC 4 Los Angeles Times 5 Music Week 6 The Rolling Stone Album Guide 7 Upon release the album received generally favorable responses from international music critics AllMusic s Jose F Promis praised the album for its torchy ballads Western themed epics and R amp B influences and described it as one of the singer s finest as well as one of her most overlooked and underappreciated works to date He also stated that the album s European mix is better Jim Farber from Entertainment Weekly gave the album a C and while he appreciated Walking In Memphis stating that the song must be heard to be believed he wrote that the songs of the album lack some of Cher s old camp The Rolling Stone Album Guide rated It s a Man s World two and a half out of five stars Commercial performance EditIt s a Man s World was successful in Europe It debuted 28 on the UK Albums Chart on the week of 12 November 1995 The album rose to its peak position of 10 during its thirteenth week on the chart following the commercial success of One by One The album spent a total of 22 weeks on the chart sold over 100 000 copies in the UK and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry It proved to be successful in other European countries peaking inside the top 20 in several of them and 8 in Austria The album failed to gain notable attention elsewhere peaking 64 on the US Billboard 200 with only 9 000 copies sold in its first week 8 and 46 in Canada As of 1997 the album sold 700 000 copies according to Billboard 9 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Walking in Memphis Marc CohnChristopher Neil4 002 Not Enough Love in the World Don HenleyDanny KortchmarBenmont TenchStephen Lipson4 253 One by One Anthony GriffithsCher b Lipson5 064 I Wouldn t Treat a Dog The Way You Treated Me Daniel WalshSteve BarriMichael PriceMichael OmartianGreg PennyNeil a Simon Hurrell a 3 385 Angels Running Patty LarkinNeil4 426 Paradise Is Here Paul BradyLipson5 067 I m Blowin Away Eric KazLipson4 058 Don t Come Around Tonite Maia SharpMark AddisonNeil4 389 What About the Moonlight Kathleen YorkMichael DorianNeil4 2010 The Same Mistake Marc JordanJohn CapekPennyNeil a Hurrell a 4 3011 The Gunman Paddy McAloonCher b Trevor Horn5 1412 The Sun Ain t Gonna Shine Anymore Bob GaudioBob CreweHorn5 1613 Shape of Things to Come HornLol CremeHorn4 0814 It s a Man s Man s Man s World James BrownBetty Jean NewsomeLipson4 40 North American versionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 One by One GriffithsCher b LipsonSam Ward a 4 122 Not Enough Love in the World HenleyKortchmarTenchLipsonWard a 4 253 Angels Running LarkinNeilDaniel Abraham c 4 354 What About the Moonlight YorkDorianNeilWard a 4 185 Paradise Is Here BradyLipsonWard a 4 406 The Same Mistake JordanPennyNeil a Hurrell a 4 257 I m Blowin Away KazLipson4 058 Walking in Memphis CohnNeil4 009 The Sun Ain t Gonna Shine Anymore GaudioCreweHorn5 1310 The Gunman McAloonCher b Horn5 0811 It s a Man s Man s Man s World BrownNewsomeLipson4 40 Notes a signifies a remixer b Cher is credited as composer only in the US edition c signifies an additional producerPersonnel EditCher main vocals Anne Dudley string arrangementsOriginal versions Tracks 1 5 8 9 produced by Christopher Neil Tracks 2 3 6 7 14 produced by Stephen Lipson Tracks 4 10 produced by Greg Penny Tracks 11 12 13 produced by Trevor HornAmerican remixes Tracks 1 2 4 5 remixed by Sam Ward Track 3 remixed by Daniel Abraham The Gunman edited by the original song producer Trevor HornDesign David Scheinmann photographyProduction Craig Kostich executive producer Steve Fitzmaurice mixingCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1995 96 PeakpositionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 10 8Canadian Albums RPM 11 46Dutch Albums Album Top 100 12 91European Albums Top 100 13 35German Albums Offizielle Top 100 14 74Italian Albums Musica e dischi 15 16Scottish Albums OCC 16 18Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 17 18UK Albums OCC 18 10US Billboard 200 19 64 Year end charts Edit Chart 1996 PositionUK Albums OCC 20 84Certifications and sales EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 2 Gold 100 000 United States 194 000 21 SummariesWorldwide 700 000 9 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit a b It s a Man s World at AllMusic a b British album certifications Cher It s a Man s World British Phonographic Industry Retrieved November 16 2013 Verna Paul 1996 07 13 Reviews amp Previews Albums PDF Billboard p 95 Retrieved 2022 12 01 Farber Jim 1996 07 19 It s a Man s World Review Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on 2008 10 16 Retrieved 2012 11 02 Rosenbluth Jean 1996 07 07 In Brief Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2023 01 21 Reviews Albums PDF Music Week 1995 10 28 p 18 Retrieved 2021 05 13 Brackett Nathan Christian Hoard 2004 The Rolling Stone Album Guide New York City New York Simon and Schuster p 158 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 rolling stone cher album guide Ask Billboard Very Best Sells Very Well Billboard 2003 06 25 Retrieved 2012 03 11 a b Who s Selling Where Billboard Vol 109 Nielsen N V 22 February 1997 p 46 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved 31 May 2015 Austriancharts at Cher It s a Man s World in German Hung Medien Retrieved November 6 2015 RPM 100 Albums RPM Retrieved November 6 2015 Dutchcharts nl Cher It s a Man s World in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved November 6 2015 Hits of the World PDF Billboard Retrieved November 6 2015 Cher Offizielle Deutsche Charts in German GfK Entertainment Retrieved November 6 2015 Classifiche Musica e dischi in Italian Retrieved June 17 2022 Set Tipo on Album Then in the Titolo field search It s a Man s World Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved November 6 2015 Swedishcharts com Cher It s a Man s World Hung Medien Retrieved November 6 2015 Cher Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Retrieved November 6 2015 Cher Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved November 6 2015 The Top 200 Artist Albums Of 1996 Retrieved November 6 2015 Caulfield Keith June 25 2003 Ask Billboard Billboard Archived from the original on March 11 2023 Retrieved February 15 2014 External links EditCher at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title It 27s a Man 27s World Cher album amp oldid 1153732586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
