Not.com.mercial

not.com.mercial
Studio album by Cher
Released	November 8, 2000
Recorded	1994 in France
Genre	Alternative rock, folk rock, soft rock
Length	40:58
Label	Artist Direct
Producer	Cher, Bruce Roberts
Cher chronology
The Greatest Hits (1999) not.com.mercial (2000) Living Proof (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

not.com.mercial is the twenty fourth album by American singer-actress Cher, released November 8, 2000. The album was released exclusively through Cher.com and Artist Direct, although there it eventually received a limited CD release. The album follows Cher's largest commercial hit Believe.

Album history

The majority of not.com.mercial was written by Cher in 1994 when she retreated to France. The song "Born With the Hunger" was written by Eikhardt, and "Classified 1A" is a newly-remixed version of her 1970 Sonny Bono-penned song. The folk/rock-themed album with some slow ballads was proposed to Warner UK when Cher signed with the company in early 1995. Rob Dickins, head of Warner, reportedly turned down the project as being "not commercial".

In 1999, Cher decided it was time to release the record as an exclusive for fans through her website and Artist Direct. not.com.mercial, which released no singles. 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, although Cher's liner notes explains a lot. 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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Still"	Cher, Bruce Roberts, Bob Thiele	6:15
2.	"Sisters of Mercy"	Cher, Pat MacDonald, Roberts	5:01
3.	"Runnin'"	Cher, MacDonald, Roberts	3:56
4.	"Born With the Hunger"	Shirley Eikhard	4:05
5.	"(The Fall) Kurt's Blues"	Cher, MacDonald, Roberts	5:17
6.	"With or Without You"	Cher	3:45
7.	"Fit to Fly"	Cher, Doug Millett, Kevin Savigar	3:53
8.	"Disaster Cake"	Cher, MacDonald, Roberts	3:25
9.	"Our Lady of San Francisco"	Cher, Michael Garvin, Rich Wayland	2:15
10.	"Classified 1A"	Sonny Bono	2:55

Personnel

Notes

• In an interview conducted with Cher by Lawrence Ferber, she said that "We did the whole thing in 2 days with the guys from the Letterman band – we were just making demos." The personnel from the David Letterman band in 2000 is as follows:

• Felicia Collins, Sid McGinnis: Guitars (Collins also does backing vocals)
• Paul Shaffer: Keyboards
• Bernie Worrell: Synthesizers
• Will Lee: Bass, Backing Vocals
• Anton Fig: Drums, Percussion
• Tom Malone: Trombone
• Al Cheznovitz: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Bruce Kapler: Saxophone

Production

• Arranged & Produced By Cher & Bruce Roberts

External links

• Cher talks to Lawrence Ferber about the making of "not.com.mercial"
• List of personnel in the David Letterman Band, AKA "The CBS Orchestra"
• CHER TRIES A NOT-SO-SUNNY CD

References

1. ^ Allmusic review