Infobox Album | Name = I'd Rather Believe in You
Type = Album
Artist = Cher


Released = October 1976
Recorded = 1976
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 33:09
Label = Warner Bros
Producer = Steve Barri and Michael Omartian
Reviews =*Amazon.com (Rating|5|5) [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UWZ418 Amazon.com: I'd Rather Believe in You: CHER: Music ] ]
* Allmusic (Rating|2|5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifoxqw5ldde]
Last album = "Stars"
(1975)
This album = "I'd Rather Believe in You"
(1976)
Next album = "Cherished"
(1977)
Misc = Singles
Name = I'd Rather Believe in You
Type = studio
single 1 = Long Distance Love Affair

"I'd Rather Believe in You" is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on October 1976 by Warner Bros. This album, like other several predecessors, was a commercial failure, failed to chart and has sold less than 800,000 copies worldwide.

Album information

Because Stars was such an abysmal financial failure, Cher was put back with narrative pop songs on her next album. She gives it a good try. "I'd Rather Believe In You" is a particularly fine track and she rocks a little when she can with songs like "Long Distance Love Affair".

The album didn't chart, and the public didn't pay attention to it. The album's producer Michael Omartian said it was "a lack of promotion".

Cher recorded this album while she was pregnant with Elijah Blue Allman, her second child. She wrote a dedication to him on the back-sleeve of the album: "And a special thanks to Elijah for waiting until the day after I finished my album. Cher".

Very strange is that the song "Pirate" (from her album Cherished which was released a year later) was released as a bonus track on some edition of the "I'd Rather Believe In You" album, being track number one.

Track listing

ingles

Only one single where released for promoted the album, "Long Distance Love Affair" but the song didn't chart

Credits

Personnel

*Main Vocals: Cher
*Guitar and Mandolin: Jay Graydon

Production

*Producer: Steve Barri
*Producer: Michael Omartian
*Engineer: Phil Kaye

Design

*Art Direction: Ed Thrasher
*Photography: Norman Seeff

References

* [http://www.cherscholar.com/recordreview.htm Revision for the album]

External links

* [http://www.cher.com Official Cher site]
* [http://www.wb.com Warner official site]