program four. In 2000, "Classified 1-A" appeared as a bonus track on the album not.com.mercial. "Gentle Foe" was used in 1971 as a soundtrack for the documentary Once Upon a Wheel, but remains unreleased. Release The album was originally released in 1971. In 1992 it was released on CD for the first time. In August 1999, the US version of the album was re-issued on Universal Records and in the UK in 1993 the original album and Cher's next studio album Foxy Lady were re-issued together on one CD called Cher/Foxy Lady, which features all of the tracks from both albums. "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", the album's first single release, reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the UK Singles Chart. "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" was her first number one in the US as a solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it also reached #1 in Canada and Japan. It peaked at #6 on the US Adult Contemporary chart as well. The song was performed live on The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, featuring Cher dressed as a gypsy wearing a huge wig singing in front of a wagon. The second and last single was the opening track "The Way of Love". It peaked at #7 in the US, #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #5 in Canada. Both tracks were performed on numerous Cher tours. Critical reception Chér received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Joe Viglione of AllMusic described the album's songs as "middle-of-the road pop", and called Chér a "good album with some great moments". He also wrote that "Cher never minded androgynous or neutral gender identity in her songs" and musically "her solo material could soar to heights not possible in a partnership — "The Way of Love" being one example". Rolling Stone said that "Cher does possess one of the distinctive voices in popular music today" and about the album, "Here she gets some lush orchestral frameworks within which to tell her story". Commercial performance Chér debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 194 in late September 1971, eventually peaking at 16. During 1972 sales reached 500,000 copies in North America, and it was certified gold by the RIAA. The album became one of Cher's biggest hits at the time and the lead single was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Pop Female Vocalist". The album also charted