Not.Com.mercial

《Not Commercial》这张专辑收录了Cher（雪儿）展露自己私人情绪的歌曲，歌迷可以从歌曲中看透Cher的内心世界。《Not Commercial》同时也是Cher首次亲自参与的唱片，整张专辑中除了两首歌与Timbuk 3的Pat MacDonald和词曲创作人Bruce Roberts合作外，其它都是由Cher自己作词谱曲。多数歌曲为Cher分别于1971-2000年自己创作(录制的时间也分别于1971、1994、2000只是最终都没收录在专辑中)，让很多听惯了Cher电子舞曲的歌迷惊呼Cher改变了风格，其实Cher只是回归到了70'年代的Cher Style，如果听过Cher的老歌，你会发现Cher多年来都是演唱的这种接近Blues的略带忧郁的歌曲，Believe这样的歌曲其实是Cher多面曲风中的一种，更靠近商业路线。而真正了解Cher的歌迷会发现真正属于Cher的音乐是多么的感性，专辑中的“Still”温婉流畅，唱出了歌者心中的渴望，“The Fall”是Cher在Nirvana主唱Kurt Cobain于1994年举枪自尽后，为了纪念他所写的；“Running”则是描写她与其它男人间的关系是如何日渐消逝。专辑中最特别的一首歌曲“Classified 1A”是Cher前夫Sonny Bono在70年代为了反越战而写的歌曲，当时因为歌词内容太过争议性因而封箱数十年之久，直到最近才又被Cher拿出来演唱。 

Not Commercial (stylized as not.com.mercial) is the twenty-third studio album by American singer-actress Cher. It was released on November 8, 2000, exclusively through Cher.com, Isis Records and Artist Direct. Cher wrote the album in 1994 while attending a semiannual songwriters' workshop hosted by entertainment executive Miles Copeland III in his castle in France. Upon returning to the United States, Cher enlisted members of David Letterman's CBS Orchestra to record the album. After completing it, she presented the album to her recording company, which declined the material for being "not commercial". Cher kept the album for six years before deciding to release it through the Internet only.

The album's content was deemed "very un-Cher like" and dark, with the singer elaborating she did not have any expectations for the album, explaining she was releasing it for those who might be interested. Not Commercial was well received by music critics. Controversy arose when the lyrics of the song "Sisters of Mercy", which refers to nuns as "daughters of Hell" and "masters of pain", flustered religious groups. A contest was set for those who bought the album, and received the chance to win a trip to meet Cher in London or win her doll.

注意：这专录制于1994年，但当时的Warner公司的上司Rob Dickens试听后觉得风格不太官方 不满意 于是并未同意发行。直到2000年cher奶奶决定通过网络发行，这张遗留了6年的专辑终于面世！