Love and Understanding
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"Love and Understanding" is a rock song by American singer-actress Cher
from her twenty-first studio album, Love Hurts
. Produced by Guy Roche
, it was released as the album's first single in 1991 for the Europe
an and North America
n market.
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
from her twenty-first studio album, Love Hurts
Love Hurts (Cher album)
Love Hurts is the twenty-first studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on June 11, 1991 by Geffen Records. The RIAA certified it Gold on August 27, 1991. It is the final studio album with the record label Geffen...
. Produced by Guy Roche
Guy Roche
Guy Roche is a record producer and songwriter who is best known for the hit singles he has co-written/co-produced for Christina Aguilera, which include but are not limited to "What a Girl Wants", "I Turn to You", and "Come on Over Baby . He also co-wrote Brandy's Never Say Never single "Almost...
, it was released as the album's first single in 1991 for the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n market.
Track listings
- UK 7" single
- "Love And Understanding" (Edit) - 4:08
- "Trail Of Broken Hearts" - 4:30
- German CD single
- "Love And Understanding" - 4:08
- "Trail Of Broken Hearts" - 4:30
- "If I Could Turn Back Time" - 4:16
- US 12" single
- "Love And Understanding" (12" Dance Mix) - 5:25
- "Love And Understanding" (Stringappella Mix) - 4:20
- "Love And Understanding" (Dub And Understanding Mix) - 5:35
- "Love And Understanding" (House Of Love Mix) - 5:45
- "Love And Understanding" (Cher Some Love Dub) - 4:10
- "Trail Of Broken Hearts" - 4:30
- Promo - CD-Maxi single 1
- "Love And Understanding" (Edit) - 4:08
- "Love And Understanding" - 4:43
- "Love And Understanding" (AC Version) - 4:38
- Promo - CD-Maxi single 2
- "Love And Understanding" (12" Extended Dance Mix) - 5:25
- "Love And Understanding" (12" Edit Dance Mix) - 4:40
- "Love And Understanding" (House Of Love Mix) - 5:45
Official versions and remixes
- Album Version (4:43)
- Edit (4:08)
- Promo Edit (3:51)
- AC Version (4:38)
- 12" Dance Mix (5:25)
- 12" Dance Mix Edit (4:40)
- Stringappella Mix (4:20)
- Dub And Understanding Mix (5:35)
- House Of Love Mix (5:45)
- Cher Some Love Dub (4:10)
Personnel
- Vocals – Cher
- Producer – Diane Warren, Guy Roche
- Recorded by - David Thoener, Frank Wolf
- Mix engineer - Curt Frasca
- Mixed by - David Thoener
- The song was recorded at A&M Recording Studios, The Music Grinder and The Complex
Weekly Charts
| Charts (1991) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
23 |
| Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
6 |
| Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
9 |
| Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
8 |
| Canadian Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| French Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
21 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
20 |
| European Hot 100 | 23 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
7 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
9 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 13 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
25 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
29 |
| Swedish Airplay Chart | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
10 |
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
17 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
3 |
Annual Charts
| Country (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Germany | 118 |
| Netherlands | 86 |