Half-Breed
Cher | Artist Essentials
First released: 1973 (year verified)
Original 1973 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The emphatic rhythm and rising vocal line make the refrain land with a forceful attack.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1973 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 1973 release history of Half-Breed. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 1973 studio recording
Credit: Cher
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Half-Breed
Half-Breed - original 1973 title recording
The original 1973 title recording is selected. An inconsistent 1972 title field on a later anthology is not used; older recordings elsewhere on the album are not redated wholesale. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About Cher
Cher emerged in the 1960s alongside Sonny Bono before developing a solo recording career across folk-pop, rock, disco and electronic dance music. Her contralto voice links otherwise different records, from Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves to If I Could Turn Back Time and Believe. Singing has remained one part of a wider performance career that also includes film, television and elaborate concert presentation.
Artist background sources
Cher - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame biography
Sonny Bono partnership and separate solo development, contralto, genre progression, representative recordings and work across screen and stage. Promotional records and current-status claims are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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