An All Star Tribute to Cher

by All-Star Tribute To Cher / Various (Dig) (Reis)

Overview

This Cher tribute is entertaining for a spin, but who is it made for? Probably fanatics who need everything by Lisa Loeb, Sheila E., or maybe even Cher, but they'll be underwhelmed by the performances, alienated by the disc's constant genre-jumping, and bored by the studio band's sterile delivery of the music. The production for Tiffany's "The Beat Goes On" is the most interesting thing here, as it devours psychedelia and club music and spits out an indulgent construction that makes the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" sound unambitious. Lisa Loeb's "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" borrows both the Exorcist theme and circus music while the usually spicy Sheila E. tries out for the cast of Dreamgirls with her too sweet "Shoop Shoop Song." Runaways fans will be happy to know Cherie Currie's "I Got You Babe" has plenty of guts and grit, but who is the guy singing the duet with her? The liner notes don't mention it, adding to the album's "huh?" factor. Campy collectors of pop who get a smile out of all this should also know about the All Starz label's All Star Tribute to Shania Twain, which contains mostly the same artists but adds rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson to the confusion. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	09/06/2024
Label:	Cleopatra
UPC:	0889466594922
Rank:	24428

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kacee   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Kat Parsons   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Pat Travers   Primary Artist,Guitar,Featured Artist
Kay Cee   Primary Artist
Anita Pointer   Primary Artist,Vocals
Tiffany   Primary Artist,Vocals
Tom Abate   Primary Artist
Travers & Appice   Primary Artist
Sheila E.   Primary Artist,Vocals
Cherie Currie   Primary Artist,Vocals
Juice Newton   Primary Artist,Vocals
Freda Payne   Primary Artist,Vocals
Carmine Appice   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Drums
Lynn Anderson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Lisa Loeb   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jennifer Batten   Primary Artist,Guitar,Featured Artist
Jeff Baxter   Guitar,Soloist,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Acoustic)
Dave Amato   Guitar
Tomasina Abate   Vocals,Featured Artist
Shari Belgeau   Vocals (Background)
Jeremy Rubolino   Keyboards
Kurt Howell   Keyboards
Lanny Cordola   Guitar,Various Instruments
Chuck Wright   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Brett Chassen   Drums
Lynn Frances Anderson   Vocals
Mike Porcaro   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Bruce Kulick   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Glen Sobel   Drums
Gary Griffin   Keyboards
Bob Kulick   Guitar,Mandolin

Technical Credits

Tom Lilly   Audio Production,Cut,Producer,Programming
Lanny Cordola   Audio Production,Producer,Instrumentation
Brett Chassen   Audio Production,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Bob Kulick   Audio Production,Mixing,Producer
Gene Black   Vocal Producer
Desmond Child   Composer
Alex Todorov   Mixing,Engineer
Diane Warren   Composer