Black Rose

Black Rose Artist: Cher
Label: EMI Int'l
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 731455274721
EAN: 0731455274721
ASIN: B00000DB9S


Release Date: 1999-08-10

Black Rose


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Tracks:

  1. Never Should've Started
  2. Julie
  3. Take It from the Boys
  4. We All Fly Home
  5. 88 Degrees
  6. You Know It
  7. Young and Pretty
  8. Fast Company

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Album Description

Collection of tracks that Cher recorded when she fronted the rock band Black Rose, alongside her then-boyfriend Les Dudek, in 1980. Eight tracks including 'Young And Pretty', 'Take It From The Boys', 'We All Fly Home' and 'Julie'.

Album Details

Originally Released in 1980, this Record Reflects Cher's Then-Fascination with Straight-Ahead Rock Music. She Served as the Front Woman for the Band of the Album's Title (Black Rose) and Accordingly Carried Them. Includes the Cher-Gems "Young and Pretty", "Never Should've Started" and Six More.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars WOW!!!!.......2006-02-19

This cd suprised me, i have to say! I absolutely love this woman and as u can tell with this cd, she can sing anything and everything! Like i said, i was suprised but in a good way. The woman is just amazing, this cd is a definate must have for any cher fan out there!!! Rock on cher, you're simply amazing!

5 out of 5 stars CHER'S "BLACK ROSE" IS A WINNER.......2005-02-09

I think this 1980 re-release still stands up today. True talent like Cher's never diminishes over time. Originally released simply as "BLACK ROSE" without fanfare that Cher was the lead singer of this new rock group, they really should have gone further. I think Casablanca Records was going through a transition at the time and really dropped the ball on this one. It simply wasn't promoted. (Cher made up for it in the late 90's with her own rock success.) The band really rocks...tremendously talented musicians made up this band. The production values are excellent. The songs are really good and memorable. Be happy it's been made available on CD. A must-have for Cher fans!

3 out of 5 stars Cher can really do it all.......2000-06-19

Without Cher, I would probably hate every second of this record - with the exception of guitarist (and Cher's then-boyfriend) Les Dudek's song, "You Know it". The remaining tracks were written by outside writers, something very rare for rock bands at the time (but not rare for Cher). It's a grab-bag of moderate rock tunes that I could take or leave; the magic happens when Cher sings them.

"Never Should've Started" kicks the record off to a good start, demonstrating promise in the songwriting. Right away, it is clear that Cher is in rocker mode - she adds a nice rasp to her voice now and then and sing-screams many lines to suit the style, doing so exceptionally well. "Julie" is weaker but still likable, and Cher means business - beware the occasional profanity on this record, beginning with this track. The next few songs are filler and have yet to excite me to any degree. "You Know It", as I mentioned before, is a strong track and Cher and Les wrap their harmonies around one another beautifully. It's got a shuffle-type tempo and could easily have been a Fleetwood Mac song. "Young and Pretty", in my opinion, is the highlight of the record - not that it's an outstanding song, but Cher sings it with superb emotion and conviction. At first it bothered me that most of the song was sung in a low vocal register, but it grew on me and only added to the dramatic flare of the track. The record closes with "Fast Company", with a nice guitar riff, but the song itself is nothing to write home about.

It's easy to see why Cher was so musically satisfied with her Black Rose experience - she is very, very good at singing the style (what CAN'T she sing? Folk, Pop, Hard Rock, AOR, Southern Rock, Dance, A/C, wow!) and brings nearly all of the quality to this album. A nod to Les Dudek for his talents - it's too bad we couldn't have heard more from him.

5 out of 5 stars this was totally awsome.......1999-09-14

CHER IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A HARD WORKING SUPERSTAR SHE IS THE STRONGEST ONE OF THEM ALL THIS REALLY PROVES IT.

4 out of 5 stars

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