Cher’s Believe album retrospectively reviewed: ‘The title track deserves its own think piece’

A modern-day Cher – she hasn’t changed a bit since the Believe era! (Image: An Le)

As pop icons go, they don’t come much more legendary than Cher. The singer/actress has arguably had more reinventions than a certain other Queen of Pop, from folk-pop songstress to disco diva to power-ballad rock star. But in 1998, a 52-year-old Cher underwent her most inspired and commercially successful transformation to date. After lacklustre sales of her previous LP, 1995’s It’s a Man’s World, the singer was advised to ditch rock in favour of a trendier dance sound. The result, 1998’s Believe, would be a game-changer for Cher, and indeed pop, forevermore. 

Initially put off by the idea of recording a dance track, Cher was eventually persuaded otherwise and set to work on what would

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