Believe cover art

  Studio Album · No. 8

Believe Songwriting Credits by Cher

1998 Warner Bros. 10 tracks 44 min

Produced by Mark Taylor, Brian Rawling, Junior Vasquez, Todd Terry

Warner Bros. Dance PopPop
0%
Authorship
Singer / Performer

Holds writing credit on 0 of 10 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 0 / 10 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Cher carries a lyricist or composer credit.

0%
0 trackswritten by Cher 10 tracksoutside writers
Cher's roles on this album

Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist0%
Composer0%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

10
Tracks
17
Lyricists
4
Producers
1
No.1 Single
1998
Released
Data Insight

Believe is Cher's biggest record and one of her purest interpreter performances. The title track came from a six-person writing team built around Brian Higgins and Paul Barry, and the rest of the album draws on Mark Taylor, Diane Warren, Todd Terry, and Desmond Child. Cher holds no writing credit on the album; her contribution is the voice, including the famous pitch-corrected effect, layered over songs and beats made by others.

Believe is the twenty-third solo studio album by Cher, released in 1998 and the biggest commercial success of her career. Produced mainly by Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling, it reinvented her as a dance-pop artist and made the pitch-corrected vocal effect on the title track famous. 'Believe' topped charts worldwide and, at the time, made Cher the oldest woman to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The writing is the work of a production team and outside writers including Diane Warren; Cher does not hold a writing credit on the album, true to her role as the voice rather than the author.

Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Believe #1
Brian HigginsStuart McLennenPaul BarrySteven TorchMatthew GrayTimothy Powell Brian HigginsStuart McLennenPaul BarrySteven TorchMatthew GrayTimothy Powell Mark TaylorBrian Rawling Cher (Lead Vocals)
2
The Power
Tommy SimmsJudson Spence Tommy SimmsJudson Spence Junior Vasquez Cher (Lead Vocals)
3
Runaway
Mark TaylorPaul Barry Mark TaylorPaul Barry Mark TaylorBrian Rawling Cher (Lead Vocals)
4
All or Nothing
Mark TaylorPaul Barry Mark TaylorPaul Barry Mark TaylorBrian Rawling Cher (Lead Vocals)
5
Strong Enough #57
Mark TaylorPaul Barry Mark TaylorPaul Barry Mark TaylorBrian Rawling Cher (Lead Vocals)
6
Dov'e l'amore
Mark TaylorPaul Barry Mark TaylorPaul Barry Mark TaylorBrian Rawling Cher (Lead Vocals)
7
Takin' Back My Heart
Diane Warren Diane Warren Mark TaylorBrian Rawling Cher (Lead Vocals)
8
Taxi Taxi
Todd TerryMark Jordan Todd TerryMark Jordan Todd Terry Cher (Lead Vocals)
9
Love Is the Groove
Betsy CookBruce Woolley Betsy CookBruce Woolley Todd Terry Cher (Lead Vocals)
10
We All Sleep Alone
Desmond ChildJon Bon JoviRichie Sambora Desmond ChildJon Bon JoviRichie Sambora Todd Terry Cher (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 20 contributors

PB
Paul Barry
Writer
On this album5 written
MT
Mark Taylor
Writer · Producer
On this album4 written
TT
Todd Terry
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
BC
Betsy Cook
Writer
On this album1 written
BH
Brian Higgins
Writer
On this album1 written
BW
Bruce Woolley
Writer
On this album1 written
DC
Desmond Child
Writer
On this album1 written
DW
Diane Warren
Writer
On this album1 written
JB
Jon Bon Jovi
Writer
On this album1 written
JS
Judson Spence
Writer
On this album1 written
MJ
Mark Jordan
Writer
On this album1 written
MG
Matthew Gray
Writer
On this album1 written

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Frequently Asked Questions Believe

Did Cher write the song Believe?
No. 'Believe' was written by a six-person team built around Brian Higgins and Paul Barry. Cher did not hold a writing credit on it.
Did Cher write any songs on the Believe album?
No. The whole album was written by production teams and outside writers, including Diane Warren and Desmond Child. Cher has no writing credit.
Who produced Believe?
It was produced mainly by Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling, with Junior Vasquez and Todd Terry on other tracks.
What is the vocal effect on Believe?
The title track popularized a pitch-correction effect on Cher's vocal, often called the 'Cher effect,' applied in the production.
How successful was the single Believe?
It topped charts worldwide and made Cher, at the time, the oldest woman to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Is We All Sleep Alone the same song from her 1987 album?
Yes. It is a dance remake of the Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi, and Richie Sambora song first recorded on her 1987 album Cher.

Sources

Wikipedia: Believe (Cher album) MusicBrainz: Believe (release group) Cover Art Archive: Believe Cover Art Archive: Believe by Cher