I Found Someone
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"I Found Someone" | ||||
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Single by Laura Branigan | ||||
from the album Hold Me | ||||
B-side | "When" | |||
Released | February 7, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:03 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) |
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Laura Branigan singles chronology | ||||
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"I Found Someone - Laura Branigan" on YouTube |
"I Found Someone" is the name of a chart single originally written and composed for Laura Branigan by Michael Bolton and Touch keyboardist Mark Mangold. The song was a bigger hit for Cher in 1987, reaching the top 10.
Background
Though best known for "
On New Year's Eve, 1985, Branigan performed the song live on
Though
Track listings
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Charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 90 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] | 25 |
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[8] | 81 |
Cher version
"I Found Someone" | ||||
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Single by Cher | ||||
from the album Cher | ||||
B-side | "Dangerous Times" | |||
Released | November 19, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:43 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Michael Bolton | |||
Cher singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"I Found Someone" on YouTube |
The most successful version of "I Found Someone" was released by American singer
The song debuted on the
Part of a much-heralded musical comeback at the height of her movie career, a big-budget music video featured the singer-actress with her then-boyfriend Rob Camilletti. The couple were a big story in the tabloids at the time, as he was eighteen years her junior, and the video was the aspiring actor's debut. The video was in heavy rotation on MTV and Cher's version went to #10 in the US, making it her first Top 10 in nine years.[4] An alternative concert video features Cher in a dress that was also used in The Black Rose Show in 1980. Actress Virginia Madsen also participates in the music video, playing Cher's rival. This song is written in the key of F major.[12]
"I Found Someone" began a three-album association with Bolton and Cher's other contributors, including Branigan alumna
Track listing
- US and European 7" single
- "I Found Someone" – 3:42
- "Dangerous Times" – 3:00
- European 12" single
- "I Found Someone" (Extended Version) – 4:04
- "Dangerous Times" – 3:00
- "I Found Someone" – 3:42
Personnel
- Phillip Ashley – keyboards
- Michael Bolton – producer, background vocals
- Jeff Bova – keyboards
- Cher – vocals
- Michael Christopher – engineer
- Patty d'Arcy – background vocals
- Mark Goldenberg – guitar
- Doug Katsaros – keyboards
- Will Lee – bass guitar
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- John McCurry – guitar
- Chris Parker – drums
- David Thoener – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Live performances
Cher performed the song on the following concert tours:
- Heart of Stone Tour (1989–1990)
- Love Hurts Tour (1992)
- Do You Believe? (1999–2000)
- The Farewell Tour (2002–2005)
- Cher at the Colosseum(2008–2011) (removed during the second leg)
- Dressed to Kill Tour (2014)
- Classic Cher (2017–2020)
- Here We Go Again Tour (2018–2020)
The song was also performed on:
- Saturday Night Live, on November 21, 1987.
- Late Night with David Letterman, on the same night as her last performance with Sonny Bono.
Other cover versions
- Michael Bolton has recorded his own version of "I Found Someone", which he first released on his Greatest Hits (1985–1995) album.
- Mark Mangold has recorded two versions of the song; his first was as a demo, which later appeared as a bonus track on a CD from his band Touch, and his second was for his solo album Lift (2001).
- In 1999, "I Found Someone" was remade for the Vince DeGiorgio.[30]
References
- ^ a b Michael Bolton The Soul of It All: My Music, My Life (2012) at Google Books
- ^ "Laura Branigan Portrait Session by Harry Langdon". Photos.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "The Essentials: Laura Branigan". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "I Found Someone -- Laura Branigan -- Lyrics". zsmuziczone.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Laura Branigan - I Found Someone". Discogs. 1986. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Laura Branigan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Laura Branigan Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. March 8, 1986. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Hunter, James (November 2, 2004). "Cher". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 159.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (September 1, 2021). "The Number Ones: Michael Bolton's "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You". Stereogum. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
...Cher recorded a dramatic synth-rock cover of "I Found Someone", and she took it to #10...
- ^ February 2015, Classic Rock14 (February 14, 2015). "The 40 Greatest Power Ballads Playlist". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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- ^ Review by Allmusic Retrieved October 15, 2013
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- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
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- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8859." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Cher Chart History". RÚV. March 29, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Found Someone". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Cher – I Found Someone" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Cher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Cher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Hot Adult Contemporary" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/30/89". June 3, 2015. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1988". ARIA. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988". Music Week. March 4, 1989. p. 12.
- ^ "The Year in Music: 1988" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-20. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ Billboard November 6, 1999, p. 37.