Live! The Farewell Tour

Live! The Farewell Tour is the only live album by Cher. The album was recorded at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, United States on a show from her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour.

Live! The Farewell Tour
Live album by Cher
Released	August 26, 2003
Recorded	November 8, 2002 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida
Genre	Pop rock dance-pop
Length	67:00
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Cher Roger Davies Lindsay Scott
Cher chronology
The Very Best of Cher (2003) Live! The Farewell Tour (2003) Gold (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Album information

Packed with 18 hits, the album debuted at a peak of 40 on the Billboard 200. The same performance is available as the DVD The Farewell Tour which was recorded live in Miami. The album was also included in the special Edition of The Very Best of Cher. As of January 2006, the album has sold 200,000 copies in the US.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen, Jr.	4:35
2.	"Song for the Lonely"	Mark Taylor, Paul Barry, Steve Torch	6:47
3.	"All or Nothing"	Taylor, Barry	3:58
4.	"I Found Someone"	Mark Mangold, Michael Bolton	3:36
5.	"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"	Sonny Bono	3:41
6.	"All I Really Want to Do"	Bob Dylan	2:01
7.	"Half-Breed"	Al Capps, Mary Dean	1:34
8.	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"	Bob Stone	1:31
9.	"Dark Lady"	Johnny Durrell	1:13
10.	"Take Me Home"	Bob Esty, Michele Aller	3:48
11.	"The Way of Love"	Jacques Dieval, Al Stillman	2:34
12.	"After All"	Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow	3:54
13.	"Just Like Jesse James"	Desmond Child, Diane Warren	5:39
14.	"Heart of Stone"	Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield	4:09
15.	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"	Rudy Clark	2:30
16.	"Strong Enough"	Taylor, Barry	3:01
17.	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	Warren	6:17
18.	"Believe"	Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Barry, Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell, Cher (uncredited)[3]	6:49

Notes

• "Believe" features writing contribution by Cher who remains uncredited.[3]

Personnel

• Executive Producers: Cher, Roger Davis, and Lindsay Scott
• Music Editor: John Van Nest
• Recorded: Paul Sandweiss and Dave Zeller
• Mastered: Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot
• Art Direction: Jeri Heiden and Hugh Brown
• Design: Jeri Heiden and Sara Cumings
• Live Photos: Frank Micelotta, David Leyes, and Barry King
• Product Manager: Mike Engstrom
• Project Assistance: David McLees, Steve Woolard, Maria McKenna, and Reggie Collins

Charts

Chart (2003–05)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	43
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5]	29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	82
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	50
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8]	89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	69
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	79
US Billboard 200[11]	40

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United States	August 26, 2003	Warner Bros. Records	CD
Canada
Germany	June 1, 2004	WEA
United Kingdom	August 24, 2004			8122739532
France

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Rolling Stone review
3. Strauss, Neil (March 11, 1999). "Cher Resurrected, Again, by a Hit; The Long, Hard but Serendipitous Road to 'Believe'". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
4. "Australiancharts.com – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
6. "Ultratop.be – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
7. "Cher - Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Cher – Live - The Farewell Tour". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
10. "Cher | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
11. "Cher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2015.