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| type = studio
| artist = [[Cher]]
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| released = November 6, 1995
| recorded = 1995
| studio = Elephant Studios ([[London]], [[England]])
| genre = {{hlist|[[
| length = {{ubl|63:31 (Europe)
| label = {{hlist|[[List of Warner Music Group labels#WEA International|WEA]] (Europe)|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]] (North America)}}
| producer = {{hlist|Craig Kostich ([[executive producer|exec.]])|[[Trevor Horn]]|[[Stephen Lipson]]|[[Christopher Neil]]|[[Greg Penny]]}}
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| single1date = October 13, 1995
| single2 = [[One by One (Cher song)|One by One]]
| single2date = January
| single3 = [[Not Enough Love in the World#Cher version|Not Enough Love in the World]]
| single3date = April 12, 1996
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'''''It's a Man's World''''' is the twenty-first [[studio album]] by American singer and actress [[Cher]] released on November 6, 1995, by [[Warner Music Group|WEA]], a label of [[List of Warner Music Group labels#WEA International|Warner Music UK]]. This is also the start of her second stint with Warner Music Group. With an adjusted track list, the album was released in the United States on June 25, 1996, by [[Reprise Records]]. As of 1997, the album has sold 700,000 copies worldwide. In the UK the album peaked at number 10 and was certified Gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) for selling more than 100,000 copies.
== Album information ==
''It's a Man's World'' found Cher singing 'unconventional' songs in a style more associated with the [[Deep South]], rather than her more familiar [[pop music|pop]] and [[Rock music|rock]] roots. The album also stands out for Cher stretching her vocals to [[head register]] for such songs as "[[One by One (Cher song)|One by One]]" and "The Gunman", getting out of her comfort zone of her trademark husky [[contralto]].
Cher signed with Warner Music UK in 1994 and recorded ''It's a Man's World'' in [[London]] in 1995. That same year the album was released
The original album release included fourteen songs
On July 14, 2023, Cher released a deluxe version of the album on both vinyl and CD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cher.store/products/itos-a-manos-world-deluxe-edition-4lp|title=IT'S A MAN'S WORLD (DELUXE EDITION) 4LP|first=|last=|website=Cher Official Store}}</ref>
== Singles ==
Five singles were released to promote the album. A cover of [[Marc Cohn (album)|Marc Cohn]]'s "[[Walking in Memphis]]" served as the lead single off the album in Europe, Australia and Canada. In Europe, the single was a notable hit and charted higher than the original version. It peaked at #11 in the UK and reached the top 20 in several European countries; however it failed to gain notable attention elsewhere. A music video for the song portrayed Cher walking around [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] dressed as [[Elvis Presley]] and singing in a bus.
"[[One by One (Cher song)|One by One]]", co-written by Cher, Two [[cover version|covers]], [[Don Henley]]'s "[[Not Enough Love in the World]]" and [[Frankie Valli]]'s "[[The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)|The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore]]", were released as next singles off the album, both ==Critical reception==
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| rev4score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref>{{cite news|first=Jean|last=Rosenbluth|title=In Brief|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1996-07-07|page=|accessdate=2023-01-21|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-07-ca-21773-story.html}}</ref>
|rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | page = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/n171 158] | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac| url-access = registration | quote = rolling stone cher album guide. }}</ref>▼
| rev5 = ''[[Music Week]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= Reviews: Albums |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 1995-10-28 |page= 18 |accessdate= 2021-05-13 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-10-28.pdf}}</ref>
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Upon release, the album received generally favorable responses from international music critics. [[AllMusic]]'s Jose F. Promis praised the album for its "torchy ballads, Western-themed epics, and R&B influences" and described it as "one of the singer's finest, as well as one of her most overlooked and underappreciated [works to date]"
==Commercial performance==
''It's a Man's World'' was successful in Europe. It debuted #28 on the UK Albums Chart on the week of 12 November 1995. The album rose to its peak position of #10 during its thirteenth week on the chart following the commercial success of "[[One by One (Cher song)|One by One]]". The album spent a total of 22 weeks on the chart, sold over 100,000 copies in the UK and was certified gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]]. It proved to be successful in other European countries peaking inside the top 20 in several of them and #8 in Austria. The album failed to gain notable attention elsewhere peaking #64 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with only 9,000 copies sold in its first week <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Ask Billboard: 'Very Best' Sells Very Well|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70437/ask-billboard|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=2003-06-25|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref> and #46 in Canada. As of 1997, the album sold 700,000 copies according to ''Billboard''.<ref name="sales">{{cite
==Track listing==
{{track listing
| headline = Standard edition
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = [[Walking in Memphis#Cher version|Walking in Memphis]]
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| headline = North American
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = One by One
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| length11 = 4:40
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{{track listing
| headline = 2023 deluxe edition bonus disc<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tiller |first1=Joe |title=CHER ANNOUNCES 'IT'S A MAN'S WORLD' DELUXE VINYL EDITION |url=https://www.thisisdig.com/cher-announces-its-a-mans-world-deluxe-vinyl-edition/ |publisher=WMIS Ltd |date=1 June 2023}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = One by One
| note1 = Junior Vasquez club vocal mix
| extra1 = [[Junior Vasquez]]
| length1 = 8:46
| title2 = One by One
| note2 = JR's pride mix
| extra2 = Vasquez
| length2 = 9:07
| title3 = One by One
| note3 = piano dub
| extra3 = Vasquez
| length3 = 5:27
| title4 = One by One
| note4 = with [[Melle Mel]]
| extra4 = Ward
| length4 = 4:05
| title5 = The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
| note5 = Trevor Horn remix
| extra5 = Horn
| length5 = 4:02
| title6 = Walking in Memphis
| note6 = Shut Up and Dance vocal mix
| extra6 = [[Shut Up and Dance (duo)|Shut Up and Dance]]
| length6 = 5:07
| title7 = Walking in Memphis
| note7 = Baby Doc mix
| extra7 = Baby Doc
| length7 = 7:13
| title8 = Paradise Is Here
| note8 = garage revival mix
| extra8 = {{hlist|Ward|David Ruberto}}
| length8 = 7:32
| title9 = Paradise Is Here
| note9 = sunrise mix
| extra9 = {{hlist|Ward|Ruberto}}
| length9 = 6:49
| title10 = Paradise Is Here
| note10 = runway mix
| extra10 = {{hlist|Ward|Ruberto}}
| length10 = 8:31
| title11 = Paradise Is Here
| note11 = glow stick mix
| extra11 = Vasquez
| length11 = 8:34
}}
'''Notes'''
* {{small|{{note|a|a}}}} signifies a remixer
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|align="left"|European Albums ([[European Top 100 Albums|Top 100]])<ref>{{cite
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! scope="row"| Hungarian Physical Albums ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2023. 29. hét |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/album-top-40-slagerlista-fizikai-hanghordozok/2023/29|publisher=[[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]] |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref>
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! scope="row"|UK [[Official Record Store Chart|Record Store Chart]] (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Record Store Chart, 21 July 2023 - 27 July 2023|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/record-store-chart/20230721/530/|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref>
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{{certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Cher|title=It's a Man's World|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1995|certyear=1995|id=3409-885-2|access-date=November 16, 2013|refname=BPI}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Cher|title=It's a Man's World|nocert=yes|type=album|salesamount=194,000|salesref=<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ask-billboard-70437/|title=Ask Billboard |magazine=Billboard |date=June 25, 2003 |access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311070803/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ask-billboard-70437/|archive-date=March 11, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>|relyear=1996|date=June 25, 2003|access-date=February 16, 2014|certyear=2014}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|nocert=true|salesamount=700,000|salesref=<ref name="sales"/>}}
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