Love Hurts (Cher album)

chronology
Love hurts
Studio album by Cher
Publication ; (s)	June 18, 1991
Label (s)	Geffen Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Pop-Rock , Adult Contemporary
Title (number)	12
running time	46:45
production	Bob rock; Richie Zito; Peter Asher; Steve Lukather; Diane Warren; Guy Roche;
July 1, 1991	Love and Understanding
September 30, 1991	Save Up All Your Tears
November 25, 1991	Love hurts
April 6, 1992	Could've Been You
May 1992	When Lovers Become Strangers

Love Hurts is the 20th studio album of American pop - singer Cher . It was released on June 18, 1991 on the Geffen Records label.

Production and guest posts

Six producers were involved in the production of Love Hurts . Peter Asher was involved in the production of five songs. Richie Zito produced four tracks on the sound carrier, two of which were created in collaboration with Bob Rock : Save Up All Your Tears and I'll Never Stop Loving You . Diane Warren and Guy Roche also collaborated on the production of two songs. Steve Lukather produced A World Without Heroes .

The only guest contribution on the album comes from Richard Page, who was involved in One Small Step .

Track list

#	title	Songwriter	producer	length
1	Save Up All Your Tears	Diane Warren , Desmond Child	Bob Rock , Richie Zito	4:00
2	Love hurts	Felice and Boudleaux Bryant	Richie Zito	4:10
3	Love and Understanding	Diane Warren	Diane Warren, Guy Roche	4:44
4th	Fires of Eden	Mark Goldenberg, Kit Hain	Peter Asher	3:43
5	I'll never stop loving you	David Cassidy , John Wetton , Sue Shifrin	Bob Rock, Richie Zito	3:57
6th	One small step	Barry Mann, Brad Parker, Wendy Waldman	Peter Asher	3:28
7th	A World Without Heroes	Bob Ezrin , Gene Simmons , Lou Reed , Paul Stanley	Steve Lukather	3:09
8th	Could've Been You	Arnie Roman, Bob Halligan Jr.	Peter Asher	3:30
9	When Love Calls Your Name	Jimmy Scott, Tom Snow	Peter Asher	3:32
10	When Lovers Become Strangers	Diane Warren	Diane Warren, Guy Roche	4:46
11	Who You Gonna Believe	Gerald Marquez, Kevin Chalfant, Joe Marquez, Steve Fontano	Richie Zito	4:47
12	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)	Rudy Clark	Peter Asher	2:51

Chart successes and singles

Love Hurts debuted on the Billboard 200 on July 6, 1991 at number 81. In the week of August 3, 1991, the record reached number 48 on the American album charts. In the German album charts, Love Hurts rose to number 67 on July 8, 1991 and reached its highest position from number 6 on May 25, 1992. Love Hurts also reached the top of the British charts, where it was able to hold for six weeks. Furthermore, the sound carrier reached the top of the charts in Norway, among others.

album

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1991	Love hurts	DE6 (46 weeks) DE	AT1 (40 weeks) AT	CH3 (28 weeks) CH	UK1 (51 weeks) UK	US48 (34 weeks) US	First published: June 18, 1991

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1991	Love and Understanding Love Hurts	DE20 (21 weeks) DE	AT6 (14 weeks) AT	-	UK10 (8 weeks) UK	US17 (15 weeks) US	First published: July 1, 1991
	Save Up All Your Tears Love Hurts	DE56 (15 weeks) DE	AT18 (4 weeks) AT	-	UK37 (5 weeks) UK	US37 (20 weeks) US	First published: September 30, 1991
	Love Hurts Love Hurts	-	-	-	UK43 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 25, 1991
1992	Could've Been You Love Hurts	DE75 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK31 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 6, 1992

Sales figures and awards

Love Hurts was awarded a gold record in the United States in 1991 for over 500,000 sales. In the UK, Love Hurts was awarded triple platinum in 1992.

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
allmusic

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	1 × gold 10 × platinum	2,285,000