Cher gets her first No.1 as a solo artist in 1971 with “Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves”
It became such a massive worldwide hit, that her 7th album released in 1971 was subsequently renamed and re-released with the name of the song
Cher gets her first No.1 as a solo artist in 1971 with “Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves”
After the Sonny & Cher very productive and successful 1960’s career, Cher finally got her first No.1 as a solo artist in 1971 with “Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves.” Despite the many hits she had together with her then husband Sonny Bono, Cher’s career as a solo artist was not doing as great, but that changed when she released the smash hit “Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves” in September 1971. Written by songwriter Bob Stone as a story-song called “Gypsys, Tramps and White Trash,” the song got re-titled after Cher’s producer Snuff Garrett advised the title to be changed and Stone then changed it to “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves.” It became such a massive worldwide hit, that her 7th album “Chér” released in 1971 was subsequently renamed and re-released as “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves.” The song was a comeback single for Cher, not only returning her to the top ten of the charts but also giving her two weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 6, 1971. With the famous opening lines “born in the wagon of a traveling show” “Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves” remains one of Cher’s best-selling singles of all time and one of her most iconic songs. It was also her first music video, recorded at The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour in 1971, where throughout the video Cher is singing in front of a house wagon and in front of a fire. A second video was made, but it was very similar to the original. In the second video, clips of dancing female gypsies were shown. With follow up hits including “Half-Breed” and “Dark Lady,” Cher’s solo career eventually became bigger than the one she had during the 1960’s as part of the Sonny & Cher duet and she now still remains one of the world’s top performers.
Watch Cher performing “Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves” in 1971, at the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
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