Cher

With many of the same songs as Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Half-Breed still stands out mainly because of the title cut which is perhaps Cher's biggest song from her '70s period. With all of Cher's best material, tastefulness may be called into question but come on, that's the whole point. Newcomers to Cher's art won't want to miss the truly great "Dark Lady."

Cher and producer Snuff Garrett have resurrected the LP pegged to a hit single and
embellished it with a few cover versions and throwaway tracks. Like most of those
decade-old affairs, it's a-loser. "Half Breed" itself has only Cher's frantic vocal and Garrett's
supremely commercial production to recommend it. The lyrics assume both white and red
persons are prejudiced against the other race, an assumption of the same stagge... More >