Feb 21, 2015

Cher - Believe

Many great songs were written and recorded very quickly in short bursts of inspiration. This wasn't one of them. About 6 years in the making, this song was the result of the painstaking efforts of 6 songwriters and at least 3 producers attempting to create a massive hit for Cher. 

The big breakthrough in the production of this song was the distinctive vocal effect, which the producers claimed was done using a Vocoder device. It was later revealed that they used an Auto-Tune processor, which is a device created by Antares Audio Technologies to correct the pitch in recorded vocals. Rap groups were experimenting with the Vocoder sound, resulting hits like "Intergalactic" and "California Love," but this was the first hit Pop song to use these techniques. The following year, Eiffel 65 had a huge vocoder hit with "Blue (Da Ba Dee)."


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