Closer to the Truth

by Cher

Overview

After half a century in the music industry, it's amazing that Cher is still making records in 2013. That Closer to the Truth is any good at all is even more shocking. With the help of her longtime producer Mark Taylor, plus Billy Mann and Paul Oakenfold, the album has a fully modern sound, a large portion of the songs (written by the usual cast of many who include P!nk and Cher herself) are hooky and fun, and her voice, aided by technology or not, still carries a lot of weight and power. The album is split down the middle with the first half made up of shimmering, supercharged dance tracks that have disco and house influences and seem destined to fire up clubgoers with their soaring choruses. The empowerment jam "Woman's World" has the most impact, but the whole batch of songs packs a big, glittery punch. Cher sounds absolutely in her element with these songs and her thundering vocals fit perfectly in the mix. After a campy, banjo-led romp that sounds like someone tried to fuse Mumford & Sons with the Scissor Sisters ("I Walk Alone"), the second half heads deep into some heavy adult contemporary sounds. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	06/28/2024
Label:	Warner Records
UPC:	0093624844433
Rank:	1161

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cher   Primary Artist
Tim Powell   Keyboards
Dario Darnell   Keyboards
Bianca Claxton   Vocals (Background)
Lorne Ashley Brigham-Bowes   Keyboards
Jeanette Olsson   Vocals (Background)
Matt Morris   Vocals (Background)
Jonathan Yudkin   Strings
Jamie Muhoberac   Keyboards
Lee Levin   Drums
Pete Wallace   Bass,Keyboards
Josie Aiello   Vocals (Background)
Adam Phillips   Guitar
Dan Warner   Guitar (Electric)
Sandy Buglass   Guitar
Justin Derrico   Guitar (Acoustic)
Ash Soan   Drums
Jess Collins   Vocals (Background)
Mark Taylor   Keyboards
Patrick Mascall   Guitar
Chris Chaney   Bass
Rita Campbell   Vocals (Background)
Joel Shearer   Guitar
Josh Freese   Drums
Matt Serletic   Keyboards
Ray Parker, Jr.   Guitar
Tom Barnes   Drums
Carl Ryden   Drums,Keyboards
Ben Kohn   Guitar
Stevie Blacke   Cello,Viola,Violin
Robin Lynch   Guitar (Electric)
Niklas Olovson   Bass
Ian Walker   Contrabass
Jake Shears   Vocals
Kuk Harrell   Vocals (Background)
Billy Mann   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Peter Kelleher   Composer
Jeffrey Steele   Composer,Composer
Allen Wolfe   A&R
Mary Leay   Composer
Laura Pergolizzi   Composer
Wayne Anthony Hector   Composer
Alex Guapera   Assistant
JP Jones   Composer
Anthony Accurso   Assistant
Greta Svabo-Bech   Composer
Jon Castelli   Mixing Engineer
Tim Powell   Composer,Producer,Programming
Dario Darnell   Programming
TMS   Producer
Ryan Nasci   Assistant Engineer
Dario Brigham-Bowes   Composer
Jon Chen   A&R
Lorne Ashley Brigham-Bowes   Composer,Programming
Machado Cicala Morassut   Photography
Anthony "TC" Crawford   Composer,Additional Production
Joshua "J.D." Walker   Composer
JD Walker   Composer,Additional Production
Matt Morris   Composer
Jonathan Yudkin   Composer,String Arrangements
Nell Bryden   Composer
Pete Wallace   Arranger,Engineer,Keyboard Programming
Nik Karpen   Assistant Engineer
Josh Gudwin   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Marcos Tovar   Engineer
Marc Nelkin   Composer
Joshua Crosby   Producer
Andrew Schubert   Mixing Assistant
Ivan Corraliza   Additional Production
Jennifer Ruiz   Personal Assistant
Ryan Corey   Design,Art Direction
Brad Townsend   Mixing Assistant
Lindsay Scott   Management,Executive Producer
Steve Price   Engineer
Liz Rosenberg   Publicity
Sam Preston   Composer,Instrumentation
Jeri Heiden   Design,Art Direction
Mike Leisz   Assistant
Martin Cooke   Assistant
Deb Paull   Personal Assistant
P!nk   Composer
Miguel Lara   Assistant
Marjan Malakpour   Stylist
Jeff Fenster   A&R,Additional Production
Serena Radaelli   Hair Stylist
Mark Taylor   Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer,Instrumentation
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan   Engineer
Kelly Sheehan   Composer
Tebey Ottoh   Composer
Patrick Mascall   Composer
Gina Brooke   Make-Up
Peter Mack   Assistant
Billy Mann   Keyboard Programming,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Cher   Composer,Executive Producer
Steve Robson   Composer
Pat Thrall   Engineer
Doug Trantow   Engineer,Pro-Tools
John Hanes   Engineer
Mark Dobson   Engineer
Robin Smith   String Arrangements
Roger Davies   Management
Matt Serletic   Arranger,Producer,Programming
Jerome Harmon   Composer,Producer
Ren Swan   Mixing,Engineer
Keith Armstrong   Assistant Engineer
Tom Barnes   Composer
Alex Arias   Engineer,Assistant,Pro-Tools
Carl Ryden   Composer,Producer,Programming
Ben Kohn   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
Timothy Mosley   Composer
Timothy Powell   Composer
Timbaland   Producer
Eric Weaver   Engineer
Robin Lynch   Composer
Niklas Olovson   Composer
Kuk Harrell   Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer
MachoPsycho   Engineer,Producer,Keyboard Programming
Paul Oakenfold   Composer,Producer
Bonnie McKee   Composer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Chris Godbey   Composer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Tony Maserati   Mixing
Paul Barry   Composer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Shirley Eikhard   Composer