Rare CD: Cher "NOT.COM.MERCIAL"

"not.com.mercial is the twenty fourth album released by American singer/actress Cher released on November 8, 2000 exclusively through Cher.com and Artist Direct, it was the album that followed Cher's largest commercial hit - Believe.

The majority of not.com.mercial (pronounced not dot com dot mercial) was written by Cher in 1994 when she retreated to France. The song Born With A Hunger was written by Eikhardt, and Classified 1a is a newly-remixed version of her 1970 Sonny Bono-penned song. The rock-themed album with some slow ballads was never taken to record companies for release, because it was considered "too personal for commercial purposes".

Many years later, it was decided to be released as an exclusive Cher fan project through her website and Artist Direct. not.com.mercial, which released no singles, received moderate sales. Though no singles were released, the song "Born With the Hunger" has been featured on the international version of The Very Best of Cher.

None of the songs have ever been sung live and little information is known about the album itself, though Cher's comments (and liner notes) assert that the song "The Fall (Kurt's Blues)", co-written with Pat MacDonald of Timbuk3 and Bruce Roberts, is her tribute to rock singer Kurt Cobain, who committed suicide in 1994.

Track listing:

01 Still [Cher, Roberts, Thiele] 06:15

02 Sisters of Mercy [Cher, MacDonald, Roberts] 05:01

03 Runnin' [Cher, MacDonald, Roberts] 03:56

04 Born With the Hunger [Eikhardt] 04:05

05 The Fall (Kurt's Blues) [Cher, MacDonald, Roberts] 05:17

06 With or Without You [Cher] 04:50

07 Fit to Fly [Cher, Millet Savigar] 03:53

08 Disaster Cake [Cher, MacDonald, Roberts] 03:25

09 Our Lady of San Francisco [Cher, Garvin, Wayland]02:15

10 Classified 1A [Bono] 02:15"

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