Cher – Closer to the Truth

Closer to the Truth is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer and 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.

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 on that chart. However, with her album Dancing Queen (2018) debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 with sales of 153,000 units, that record is now a tie. As of February 2014, Closer to the Truth sold 285,000 copies in the country according to Nielsen SoundScan[2] and was certified gold by Music Canada and silver by BPI. It charted within the top ten in Canada, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom as well as moderately throughout several other international territories.