Carousel Man

"Carousel Man"
"Carousel Man"
Single by Cher
from the album Half-Breed
B-side	"When You Find Out Where You're Goin', Let Me Know"
Released	1973
Recorded	1973
Genre	Pop
Label	MCA
Songwriter	Johnny Durrill
Producer	Snuff Garrett
Cher singles chronology

"Carousel Man" is a song recorded by an American singer/actress Cher, released as a promotional single from the album Half-Breed. The single was released only in the US and charted on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at #41, as well as on the Canadian singles chart at #83.

Billboard described the song as "another perfect pop-machined single" by the winning team of Cher and Snuff Garrett.^[1] Cash Box called it "a powerful song in the great Cher tradition", noting its resemblance to "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" and praising its "great hook, solid instrumentation and Cher's inimitable vocal style".^[2] AllMusic retrospectively wrote: "the jingling rhythm" of the song "hit the right marks at the right time".^[3]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Carousel Man"
Chart (1974)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart^[4]	83
US Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart^[5]	41

References

^ "Top Single Peaks". Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 October 1974. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
^ "Singles reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXXVI, no. 22. 19 October 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
^ Fawthrop, Peter (September 24, 2013). "Half Breed - Cher : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
^ "Top Singles - Volume 22, No. 14 November 23, 1974". RPM Canada. November 23, 1974. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
^ "Billboard Top 50 – Easy Listening". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 30 November 1974. pp. 30–. ISSN 0006-2510.

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[1] "Top Single Peaks". Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 October 1974. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 April 2026.

[2] "Singles reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXXVI, no. 22. 19 October 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 6 April 2026.

[am-3] Fawthrop, Peter (September 24, 2013). "Half Breed - Cher : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 25, 2013.

[4] "Top Singles - Volume 22, No. 14 November 23, 1974". RPM Canada. November 23, 1974. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

[Inc.1974-5] "Billboard Top 50 – Easy Listening". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 30 November 1974. pp. 30–. ISSN 0006-2510.

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Studio albums	All I Really Want to Do The Sonny Side of Chér Chér With Love, Chér Backstage 3614 Jackson Highway Chér / Gypsys Tramps & Thieves Foxy Lady Bittersweet White Light Half-Breed Dark Lady Stars I'd Rather Believe in You Cherished Take Me Home Prisoner I Paralyze Cher Heart of Stone Love Hurts It's a Man's World Believe Not Commercial Living Proof Closer to the Truth Dancing Queen Christmas
Collaborative albums	Sonny & Cher discography Two the Hard Way Black Rose
Soundtrack albums	Chastity Burlesque
Live albums	VH1 Divas Live '99 VH1 Divas Las Vegas Live! The Farewell Tour
Compilation albums	Chér's Golden Greats Superpak Vol. I and II Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits The Greatest Hits The Very Best of Cher Gold Icon Forever
Tours and residencies	Two the Hard Way Tour Take Me Home Tour Heart of Stone Tour Love Hurts Tour Do You Believe? Tour Living Proof: The Farewell Tour Cher Dressed to Kill Tour Classic Cher Here We Go Again Tour
Video releases	CherFitness: A New Attitude CherFitness: Body Confidence Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage The Video Collection Live in Concert The Farewell Tour The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection
Films directed	If These Walls Could Talk
Television	The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Cher The Sonny and Cher Show Cher... Special Cher... and Other Fantasies Standing Room Only: Cher in Concert Cher... A Celebration at Caesars Cher... at the Mirage Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers Cher: Live in Concert – From the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Cher: The Farewell Tour Dear Mom, Love Cher Cher & the Loneliest Elephant
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1960s singles	"All I Really Want to Do" "Where Do You Go" "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" "Alfie" "I Feel Something in the Air" "Sunny" "Behind the Door" "Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)" "Hey Joe" "You Better Sit Down Kids" "The Click Song" "Take Me for a Little While" "Yours Until Tomorrow" "Chastity's Song (Band of Thieves)" "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" "For What It's Worth"
1970s singles	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" "The Way of Love" "Living in a House Divided" "Don't Hide Your Love" "Am I Blue?" "Half-Breed" "Dark Lady" "Train of Thought" "I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife" "Rescue Me" "Geronimo's Cadillac" "Long Distance Love Affair" "Pirate" "War Paint and Soft Feathers" "Take Me Home" "Wasn't It Good" "It's Too Late to Love Me Now" "Hell on Wheels"
1980s singles	"I Paralyze" "I Found Someone" "We All Sleep Alone" "Skin Deep" "After All" "If I Could Turn Back Time" "Just Like Jesse James"
1990s singles	"Heart of Stone" "You Wouldn't Know Love" "Baby I'm Yours" "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" "Love and Understanding" "Save Up All Your Tears" "Love Hurts" "Could've Been You" "When Lovers Become Strangers" "Oh No Not My Baby" "Whenever You're Near" "Many Rivers to Cross" "Walking in Memphis" "One by One" "Not Enough Love in the World" "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" "Paradise Is Here" "Believe" "Strong Enough" "All or Nothing" "Dov'è l'amore"
2000s singles	"The Music's No Good Without You" "Song for the Lonely" "Alive Again" "A Different Kind of Love Song" "When the Money's Gone" "Love One Another"
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Other songs	"Our Day Will Come" "Fernando" "Dressed to Kill"
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