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}} ''Closer to the Truth'' is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer-actress Cher. It was released on September 20, 2013 by Warner Bros. Records. Opting to re-establish her music career, she began planning the project in 2011, shortly after her appearance in the movie ''Burlesque'' and the conclusion of her residency show at Caesars Palace. Work continued into 2012 and 2013. While the album was initially planned to be pop rock-oriented, ''Closer to the Truth'' ultimately became a prominently dance-inspired record. As executive producer, she enlisted longtime collaborator Mark Taylor to work alongside new producers such as Paul Oakenfold, Billy Mann, Timbaland and MachoPsycho to achieve Cher's desired sound. Described by Cher as "very eclectic" and "her best album ever", ''Closer to the Truth'' is not that much of a musical departure from her previous material, resulting in a primarily dance-pop record, yet it includes a broader range of various musical genres such as house, synthpop, EDM, soft rock and country and contains influences by the music of the 1990s. The lyrical themes revolve largely around romance, feminism, individualism and self-empowerment. The album also features additional vocals and songwriting duties from several new partners, including singers Pink and Jake Shears. The album received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics, and was a success commercially, debuting and peaking at number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 63,000 copies, becoming Cher's highest-peaking solo album in the United States. As of February 2014, it sold 285,000 copies in the country according to Nielsen SoundScan and was certified gold by Music Canada. It charted within the top ten in Canada, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom as well as moderately throughout several other international territories. The album has exceeded sales of 585,000 copies worldwide. "Woman's World" was released as the lead single from ''Closer to the Truth'' on June 18, 2013, in the United States and Canada, and peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance/Club Songs. The second single, "I Hope You Find It", was released on October 4, 2013, and charted strongly in several European national record charts. It was followed by promotional singles "Take It Like a Man" and "I Walk Alone".〔 Cher promoted ''Closer to the Truth'' with several television appearances and performances worldwide. She garnered widespread media attention when she declined the invitation to perform at the 2014 Winter Olympics because of Russia's anti-LGBT sentiments. Later, Cher embarked on her eighth concert tour titled the Dressed to Kill Tour on March 22, 2014. ==Background and recording== Cher's last album, 2001's ''Living Proof'', was supported by her record-breaking world tour, which ended in 2005. After a three-year hiatus, she began a Las Vegas residency and it was then that discussions of a new album began. In December 2008, she was said to be planning a record of 1960s covers, but in 2010 instead turned her attention to a movie comeback in ''Burlesque''.〔("News round-up: Cher’s new album" ), Cher News. Retrieved on July 30, 2013.〕 For the film, she recorded two songs, "Welcome to Burlesque" and "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me". During promotion for ''Burlesque'', Cher confirmed she was working on a new album in Nashville. The project's genre was described as southern rock and even country.〔("Cher comes to Nashville to record country album" ), KSLI 1280 AM. Retrieved on July 30, 2013.〕 However, after the success of "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart (her seventh number one on that chart), the musical direction of the album changed to dance-oriented pop.〔("Cher shines with no. 1 in sixth consecutive decade" ), Billboard. Retrieved on July 30, 2013.〕〔("It's Dance ! got great 2-3new songs from heavenly creature &prod from out of this world ! Country must come after !" ), Twitter. Retrieved on July 30, 2013.〕 Cher collaborated with Diane Warren, Timbaland, Mark Taylor (who produced her 1998 hit, "Believe") and Kuk Harrell in putting the album together.〔("Cher interviewed backstage at The Voice" ), YouTube〕 In 2011, she recorded Lady Gaga's unreleased song, "The Greatest Thing", which was turned into a duet with Gaga and was produced by RedOne. Originally expected for release in September 2011, the song was eventually dropped from the album with Gaga's dissatisfaction and RedOne's unavailability cited as reasons.〔("Lady Gaga blocks release of duet with Cher" ), The Sun. Retrieved on July 30, 2013.〕 A rough demo of the song was leaked on August 13, 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lady Gaga & Cher's 'The Greatest Thing' Duet Has Arrived (AUDIO) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Closer to the Truth (Cher album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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