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Album Review
3614 Jackson Highway Review by Cher Fan Club
3614 Jackson Highway, released in 1969, marks a distinctive chapter in Cher's discography. Recorded at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, this album diverges from her previous pop-centric approach, embracing a rich tapestry of folk rock, pop rock, and blue-eyed soul. Notably, it includes covers of songs by Bob Dylan and Otis Redding, among others. The album's production, under the guidance of Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Arif Mardin, brings a nuanced depth to Cher's expressive voice. Although it didn't fare well commercially, the album was critically acclaimed and is considered an essential milestone in Cher's artistic evolution.
Tracklist
Pick | # | Song | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
❤️ | 1 | “For What It’s Worth” | Stephen Stills | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin |
❤️ | 2 | “(Just Enough to Keep Me) Hangin’ On” | Buddy Mize, Ira Allen | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin |
❤️ | 3 | “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” | Steve Cropper, Otis Redding | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin |
4 | “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You” | Bob Dylan | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
5 | “I Threw It All Away” | Bob Dylan | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
❤️ | 6 | “I Walk on Guilded Splinters” | Dr. John Creaux | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin |
❤️ | 7 | “Lay, Baby, Lay” | Bob Dylan | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin |
❤️ | 8 | “Please Don’t Tell Me” | Carroll W. Quillen, Grady Smith | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin |
9 | “Cry Like a Baby” | Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
❤️ | 10 | “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” | Chips Moman, Dan Penn | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin |
11 | “Save the Children” | Eddie Hinton | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
12 | “Easy to Be Hard”* | Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
13 | “I Believe”* | Ervin Drake, Irwin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
14 | “Danny Boy”* | Frederick Weatherly | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
15 | “Momma Look Sharp”* | Sherman Edwards | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
16 | “It Gets Me Where I Want to Go”* | Gabriel Lapano, Lance Wakely | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
17 | “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy”* | Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson, Berry Gordy | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
18 | “Yours Until Tomorrow”* | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
19 | “The Thought of Loving You”* | David White | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
20 | “The First Time”* | Sonny Bono | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |
❤️ | 21 | “Chastity’s Song (Band of Thieves)”* | Elyse J. Weinberg | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin |
❤️ | 21 | “Superstar”* | Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett, Leon Russell | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin |
*2001 CD edition bonus tracks
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