| Superpak Volume I | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Cher | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1965–68 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 76:00 (vol. 1) 61:51 (vol. 2) | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Sonny Bono | |||
| Cher chronology | ||||
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| Superpak Volume II | ||||
 Cover of Volume II released the same year. | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Superpak Vol. I and II are the second and third official compilation albums by American singer/actress Cher respectively. These compilations most prominently feature Cher's 1966 single, "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", as well as her 1965 debut single, "All I Really Want to Do". The rest of the albums feature other singles by Cher from the 1960s. Among those singles are: "Needles and Pins", "Alfie", "Hey Joe", and many more. All the songs that are sung are covers of the original versions.
Track listing
Volume 1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All I Really Want to Do" | Bob Dylan | All I Really Want to Do, 1965 | 2:56 |
| 2. | "The Bells of Rhymney" | All I Really Want to Do | 3:08 | |
| 3. | "Girl Don't Come" | Chris Andrews | All I Really Want to Do | 1:50 |
| 4. | "Come and Stay with Me" | Jackie DeShannon | All I Really Want to Do | 2:39 |
| 5. | "Blowin' in the Wind" | Dylan | All I Really Want to Do | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Needles and Pins" | All I Really Want to Do | 2:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" | Bono | The Sonny Side of Chér, 1966 | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Elusive Butterfly" | Bob Lind | The Sonny Side of Chér | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Time" | Michael Merchant | The Sonny Side of Chér | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Where Do You Go" | Bono | The Sonny Side of Chér | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Until It's Time for You to Go" | Buffy St. Marie | Chér, 1966 | 2:48 |
| 6. | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | Chér | 2:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alfie" | Chér | 2:47 | |
| 2. | "Homeward Bound" | Paul Simon | Chér | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Catch the Wind" | Donovan | Chér | 2:14 |
| 4. | "Reason to Believe" | Tim Hardin | Backstage, 1968 | 2:25 |
| 5. | "A House Is Not a Home" |
| Backstage | 2:14 |
| 6. | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Chér | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You'd Better Sit Down Kids" | Bono | With Love, Chér, 1967 | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Sunny" | Bobby Hebb | Chér | 3:08 |
| 3. | "There but for Fortune" | Phil Ochs | With Love, Chér | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Do You Believe in Magic" | John Sebastian | Backstage | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)" | Bono | With Love, Chér | 3:24 |
| 6. | "The Click Song" | Miriam Makeba | Backstage | 2:54 |
| Total length: | 76:00 | |||
Volume 2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Our Day Will Come" | The Sonny Side of Chér | 2:12 | |
| 2. | "The Times, They Are a-Changin'" | Dylan | With Love, Chér | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Come to Your Window" | Lind | The Sonny Side of Chér | 2:45 |
| 4. | "I Wasn't Ready" | Backstage | 3:00 | |
| 5. | "Hey Joe" | William Moses Roberts | With Love, Chér | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Milord" | The Sonny Side of Chér | 2:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" | Dylan | All I Really Want to Do | 2:24 |
| 2. | "She Thinks I Still Care" | Dickey Lee Lipscomb | All I Really Want to Do | 2:12 |
| 3. | "The Cruel War" | Chér | 3:20 | |
| 4. | "A Young Girl" |
| The Sonny Side of Chér | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Song Called Children" | Bob West | Backstage | 3:35 |
| 6. | "The Girl from Ipanema" | The Sonny Side of Chér | 2:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ol' Man River" | The Sonny Side of Chér | 2:47 | |
| 2. | "The Impossible Dream" | Backstage | 2:25 | |
| 3. | "Cry Myself to Sleep" | Michael Gordon | All I Really Want to Do | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Carnival" | Backstage | 3:26 | |
| 5. | "Twelfth of Never" | Chér | 2:14 | |
| 6. | "Like a Rolling Stone" | Dylan | The Sonny Side of Chér | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Not Unusual" | The Sonny Side of Chér | 2:07 | |
| 2. | "I Want You" | Dylan | Chér | 2:49 |
| 3. | "I Will Wait for You" | With Love, Chér | 3:02 | |
| 4. | "Take Me for a Little While" | Trade Martin | Backstage | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Sing for Your Supper" | With Love, Chér | 2:34 | |
| 6. | "Go Now" |
| Backstage | 3:56 |
Notes
- ^a Buffy Sainte-Marie is incorrectly credited as Buffy St. Marie.
- ^b Vito Pallavicini is uncredited.
- ^c You Better Sit Down Kids is incorrectly titled as You'd Better Sit Down Kids.
- ^d Dickey Lee is incorrectly credited as D. L. Lipscomb.
- ^e Robert Chauvigny is uncredited.
- ^f Hugo Peretti is incorrectly credited as Perette.
Personnel
- Cher - lead vocals
- Sonny Bono - producer
Charts
- Volume One
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 92 |
- Volume Two
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| United States Billboard 200 | 95 |
References
- "Superpak Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ Billboard charts - Cher Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
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