When the Money's Gone

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"When the Money's Gone"
Single by Bruce Roberts
from the album Intimacy
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1995
Recorded1995
GenreDance
Length5:53
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bruce Roberts
  • Warren Rigg
Bruce Roberts singles chronology
"When the Money's Gone"
(1995)
"Whenever There Is Love"
(1996)

"When the Money's Gone" is a song written by Bruce Roberts and Donna Weiss and first released by Roberts on his 1995 album Intimacy. English musician Elton John provided backing vocals. An uptempo dance remix featuring Kristine W was also issued. The track peaked at number thirty-two on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.

In 2003 the song was released as the last North American single by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty-fifth studio album, Living Proof. It was released in 2003 by Warner Bros, and WEA.

Charts[edit]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[1] 32

Cher version[edit]

"When the Money's Gone"
Single by Cher
from the album Living Proof
A-side"Love One Another"
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2003
Recorded2001
Genre
Length4:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bruce Roberts
  • Warren Rigg
Cher singles chronology
"A Different Kind of Love Song"
(2002)
"When the Money's Gone"
(2003)
"Love One Another"
(2003)
Licensed audio
"When the Money's Gone" on YouTube

In 2001, Cher released a cover of the song on her album, Living Proof. In 2003, "When the Money's Gone" with the song "Love One Another" as its B-side was released as Cher's third and final American single. "Love One Another" earned Cher a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording; however, she lost the award to Kylie Minogue's song, "Come into My World". Cher performed "Love One Another" on The Farewell Tour and was sung as part of the Love Medley on the fifth leg of the tour only in Europe.

Track listing[edit]

US CD Maxi Single (42496-2)

  1. "When The Money's Gone" (Brother Brown H&H Vocal Mix) - 8.06
  2. "When The Money's Gone" (The Passengerz Club Mix) - 7.29
  3. "When The Money's Gone" (Thick Dick Vs. Cher Bootleg Mix) - 8.09
  4. "When The Money's Gone" (Manny Lehman Vocal) - 9.26
  5. "When The Money's Gone" (Brother Brown Dynamo Mix) - 7.37
  6. "Love One Another" (Eddie Baez Club Mix) - 8.49
  7. "Love One Another" (J Start Club Mix) - 8..05
  8. "Love One Another" (Friscia & Lamboy Club Mix) - 9.43

Critical reception[edit]

Allmusic editor Kerry L. Smith wrote that fans and club kids would appreciate the "rapid-fire drum beats on th[is] airy track".[2] Slant Magazine called this song one of the worst moments on the album but still praised it for "maintain[ing] the high-energy, club-ready pace [of the album]".[3]

Charts[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bruce Roberts Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Review by Allmusic Retrieved October 15, 2013
  3. ^ Review by Allmusic Retrieved October 15, 2013
  4. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100". SC Vento Consultanta. Archived from the original on May 14, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Cher Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "Cher Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  7. ^ [1] Archived 6 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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