I Found Someone

"I Found Someone"
Single by Laura Branigan
from the album Hold Me
B-side"When"
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1986
Recorded1985
Genre
Length4:03
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Laura Branigan singles chronology
"Maybe Tonight"
(1985) 		"I Found Someone"
(1986) 		"Shattered Glass"
(1987)
Audio
"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

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Though best known for "Gloria", "Solitaire" and "Self Control", Laura Branigan had previously had a major hit introducing the ballad "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You", also jointly written and composed by Bolton, who also later recorded and released his own version of it. That song was Bolton's first huge success after several albums with the group Blackjack and two solo efforts, and it launched Bolton's sideline career working behind the scenes on other people's records.[1] Branigan's version of "I Found Someone" was arranged by German synth whiz Harold Faltermeyer and produced by Faltermeyer in collaboration with Branigan's longtime producer Jack White.

On New Year's Eve, 1985, Branigan performed the song live on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. It would not be for another two months, however, in 1986, that "I Found Someone" was finally released as the third U.S. single from her 1985 album Hold Me. Without a music video to support it, Branigan's version received only minor success,[1] peaking at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100. It did better on adult contemporary radio and peaked at number 25 on Billboard 's Adult Contemporary chart. The single's B-side, "When", is a 1980 recording of a song written and composed by Branigan herself, arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin, and produced by Mardin and Ahmet Ertegun. That selection was originally recorded for Branigan's Silver Dreams album, which was later canceled. Fashion photographer Harry Langdon's half-size cover photo featured a dark ¾ length shot of Branigan dressed in black with diamonds dripping from her ears, looking evasively down to her side in front of a shadowy purple background.[2]

Though Hold Me charted well throughout Europe, it would become Branigan's first album not to be certified at least Gold in the U.S., and the "I Found Someone" single marked the end of Branigan's four-album association with Jack White. Her next album would be produced by David Kershenbaum with two tracks by Stock/Aitken/Waterman, though Branigan would go on to record more Bolton compositions, including "I'm So Lost Without Your Love" (from her 1988 film Backstage), and "It's Been Hard Enough Getting Over You" (a cover of a song from Cher, and a single from Branigan's 1993 album Over My Heart). Branigan's recording of "I Found Someone" was remastered twice for hits collections, in 2002 for The Essentials: Laura Branigan[3] and again in 2006 for The Platinum Collection.

Track listings

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7-inch single[4]
No.TitleLength
1."I Found Someone"4:00
2."When"2:43
12-inch single
No.TitleLength
1."I Found Someone"4:00
2."When"2:43
3."When the Heat Hits the Streets"3:44

Charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 90
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 25
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[7] 81

Cher version

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"I Found Someone"
Single by Cher
from the album Cher
B-side"Dangerous Times"
ReleasedNovember 19, 1987
Recorded1987
Genre
Length3:43
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Bolton
Cher singles chronology
"I Paralyze"
(1982) 		"I Found Someone"
(1987) 		"We All Sleep Alone"
(1988)
Music video
"I Found Someone" on YouTube
Cher and Rob Camilletti in the "I Found Someone" video

The most successful version of "I Found Someone" was released by American singer Cher as the first U.S. and European single from her 1987 eighteenth and self-titled album, and was released on November 19, 1987, by Geffen Records. The single was also released on VHS containing the concert version of the video. Cher's power ballad[10] version was produced by Michael Bolton. Fashion photographer Matthew Rolston's full cover photo featured a slightly overexposed close-up of Cher's face, gazing into the lens as she pushes back a mane of tight curls before a bright blue background.

The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart in November 1987 at number 91 and peaked at number five in January 1988 and spent thirteen weeks on the chart.

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.[11]

"I Found Someone" began a three-album association with Bolton and Cher's other contributors, including Branigan alumna Diane Warren as well as Jon Bon Jovi and future boyfriend Richie Sambora, and their song-writing partner Desmond Child. The recording appears on several hits collections and Cher performs the song live on the DVD Cher: The Farewell Tour Live in Miami and a CD album of the tour. Allmusic highlighted the song on her self-titled album.[12]

Track listing

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  • US and European 7-inch single
  1. "I Found Someone" – 3:42
  2. "Dangerous Times" – 3:00
  • European 12-inch single
  1. "I Found Someone" (Extended Version) – 4:04
  2. "Dangerous Times" – 3:00
  3. "I Found Someone" – 3:42

Charts

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Other notable covers

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  • In 1999, "I Found Someone" was remade for the Hi-NRG market by Canadian vocalist Barbara Doust as a Logic Records release produced by Vince DeGiorgio. The track was a danceclub hit.[29]

References

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  1. ^ a b Michael Bolton The Soul of It All: My Music, My Life (2012) at Google Books
  2. ^ "Laura Branigan Portrait Session by Harry Langdon". Photos.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Essentials: Laura Branigan". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "I Found Someone -- Laura Branigan -- Lyrics". zsmuziczone.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Laura Branigan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  6. ^ "Laura Branigan Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  7. ^ "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. March 8, 1986. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Hunter, James (November 2, 2004). "Cher". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 159.
  9. ^ 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...
  10. ^ February 2015, Classic Rock14 (February 14, 2015). "The 40 Greatest Power Ballads Playlist". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Lindy, Robbins; Isaac, Hasson; Mher, Filian; Demi, Lovato (January 25, 2010). "Here We Go Again". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  12. ^ Review by Allmusic Retrieved October 15, 2013
  13. ^ "australian-charts.com - Cher - I Found Someone". australian-charts.com.
  14. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  15. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0944." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  16. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8859." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  17. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  18. ^ "Cher Chart History". RÚV. March 29, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  19. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Found Someone". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  20. ^ "Cher – I Found Someone" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  21. ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  22. ^ "Cher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  23. ^ "Cher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  24. ^ "Hot Adult Contemporary" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  25. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/30/89". June 3, 2015. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  26. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1988". ARIA. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  27. ^ "Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988". Music Week. March 4, 1989. p. 12.
  28. ^ "The Year in Music: 1988" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-20. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  29. ^ Billboard November 6, 1999, p. 37.
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