Take Me Home cover art

  Studio Album · No. 3

Take Me Home Songwriting Credits by Cher

1979 Casablanca 9 tracks 40 min

Produced by Bob Esty, Ron Dante  ·  Engineered by Larry Emerine, Richard Bowls

Casablanca DiscoPop
11%
Authorship
Singer / Performer

Holds writing credit on 1 of 9 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 1 / 9 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 9 tracks with documented writers, by whether Cher carries a lyricist or composer credit.

11%
1 trackwritten by Cher 8 tracksoutside writers
Cher's roles on this album

Share of the 9 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist11%
Composer11%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

9
Tracks
11
Lyricists
2
Producers
1979
Released
Data Insight

Take Me Home pushes Cher into disco but keeps her in the interpreter's seat. Bob Esty and Michele Aller wrote the title track and most of the album, with Ron Dante producing two more outside songs. Cher takes her usual single co-writing credit, here on the closing 'My Song (Too Far Gone)' with Brett and Mark Hudson, the one track on the record where her name reaches the writing column.

Take Me Home is the fourteenth solo studio album by Cher, released in 1979 and her move into disco. Produced mainly by Bob Esty, with two tracks by Ron Dante, it gave Cher a top-ten hit in the title track and reset her sound for the late-1970s dance era. As usual she sings songs written by others, here Esty and Michele Aller and a roster of outside writers, with a single co-writing credit on the closing 'My Song (Too Far Gone).' The album returned her to the charts after a quiet stretch in the mid-1970s.

Track Listing & Credits 9 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Take Me Home #8
Michele AllerBob Esty Michele AllerBob Esty Bob Esty Cher (Lead Vocals)
2
Wasn't It Good #49
Michele AllerBob Esty Michele AllerBob Esty Bob Esty Cher (Lead Vocals)
3
Say the Word
Michele AllerBob Esty Michele AllerBob Esty Bob Esty Cher (Lead Vocals)
4
Happy Was the Day We Met
Peppi Castro Peppi Castro Bob Esty Cher (Lead Vocals)
5
Git Down (Guitar Groupie)
Michele AllerBob Esty Michele AllerBob Esty Bob Esty Cher (Lead Vocals)Gene Simmons (Background Vocals)
6
Pain in My Heart
Richard T. Bear Richard T. Bear Ron Dante Cher (Lead Vocals)
7
Let This Be a Lesson to You
Tom Snow Tom Snow Bob Esty Cher (Lead Vocals)
8
It's Too Late to Love Me Now
Rory BourkeGene DobbinsJohnny Wilson Rory BourkeGene DobbinsJohnny Wilson Ron Dante Cher (Lead Vocals)
9
My Song (Too Far Gone)
CherBrett HudsonMark Hudson Cherilyn SarkisianBrett HudsonMark Hudson Bob Esty Cher (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 14 contributors

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Frequently Asked Questions Take Me Home

Did Cher write Take Me Home?
No. The title track and most of the album were written by Bob Esty and Michele Aller and other outside writers. Cher's only writing credit is a co-credit on 'My Song (Too Far Gone).'
Who produced Take Me Home?
Most of the album was produced by Bob Esty, with two tracks produced by Ron Dante.
Is Take Me Home a disco album?
Yes. It marked Cher's move into disco and gave her a top-ten title-track hit in 1979.
What was the hit single?
The title track 'Take Me Home' reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100.
Who plays on Git Down (Guitar Groupie)?
Members of Toto play on it, with Gene Simmons of Kiss on backing vocals.
Did Cher co-write any songs on the album?
Yes, one: she co-wrote the closer 'My Song (Too Far Gone)' with Brett Hudson and Mark Hudson.

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