Bette_Midler_(album)
Bette Midler (album)
1973 studio album by Bette Midler
This article is about the 1973 album. For the 2000 album, see Bette (album).
Bette Midler is the second studio album by American singer Bette Midler, released in 1973 on the Atlantic Records label. Produced by Arif Mardin and Barry Manilow, Bette Midler includes Midler's interpretations of Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael's "Skylark", Berthold Brecht and Kurt Weill's "Surabaya Johnny", Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" and Glenn Miller's "In the Mood" as well as a Phil Spector medley.
Quick Facts Bette Midler, Studio album by Bette Midler ...
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| Released | November 16, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Length | 32:32 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin, Barry Manilow | |||
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| Singles from Bette Milder | ||||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
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Bette Midler reached No. 6 on the US albums chart and was later awarded a Gold Disc by the RIAA.
The album was released on CD for the first time in 1989. A remastered version of the album was released by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1995.
More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Skylark" | Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Drinking Again" | Doris Tauber, Mercer | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" | Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Surabaya Johnny" | Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Herbert Hartig | 4:54 |
| 5. | "I Shall Be Released" | Bob Dylan | 4:56 |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Optimistic Voices/Lullaby of Broadway" | Herbert Stothart, Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg / Harry Warren, Al Dubin | 2:27 |
| 7. | "In the Mood" | Joe Garland, Andy Razaf, *Bette Midler (Wingy Manone) | 2:39 |
| 8. | "Uptown/Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)/Da Doo Ron Ron" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil / Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Twisted" | Wardell Gray, Annie Ross | 2:25 |
| 10. | "Higher & Higher (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me)" | Carl Smith, Raynard Miner, Gary Jackson | 4:06 |
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- Bette Midler – lead vocals
- Barry Manilow – piano, percussion, backing vocals, musical arranger, musical conductor
- Ken Ascher – keyboards
- Pat Rebillot – keyboards
- Don Grolnick – keyboards
- David Spinozza – guitars
- Cornell Dupree – guitars
- Frank Vento – guitars
- Hugh McCracken – guitars
- Stu Woods – bass guitars
- Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
- William Salter – bass guitar
- Milt Hinton – double bass
- Will Lee – bass guitar
- Rick Marotta – drums
- Grady Tate – drums
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Luther Rix – drums, percussion
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Arif Mardin – percussion
- Kenneth Bichel – synthesizers
- Gene Orloff – concert master
- Gail Kantor – background vocals
- Merle Miller – background vocals
- Sylvia Shemwell – background vocals
- Myrna Smith – background vocals
- Tasha Thomas – background vocals
- Shirley Brewer – background vocals
- Ann S. Clark – background vocals
- Sharon Redd – background vocals
- Robin Grean – background vocals
- Charlotte Crossley – background vocals
- Arif Mardin – producer
- Barry Manilow – producer
- Gene Paul – recording engineer
- Lew Hahn – recording engineer
- Jimmy Douglass – recording engineer for additional recordings
- Robbert Warner – recording engineer for additional recordings
- Elliot Scheiner – recording engineer for additional recordings
- Buzz Richmond – recording engineer for additional recordings
- Scott Schreckengosf – recording engineer for additional recordings
- George Piros – mastering
- Dennis King – mastering
- Richard Amsel – cover art
- Lee Gurst – backliner photo
- Loring Eutemey – album design
- Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
- Additional recordings at A & R Studios, New York, N.Y.; Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. & Kaye / Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington
- Re-mixed by: Lew Hahn & Arif Mardin
More information Chart (1973–74), Peak position ...
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More information Region, Certification ...
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Coleman, Marc; Brackett, Nathan (2004). "Bette Midler". In Brackett, Nathan; Christian, Hoard (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 540. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4968". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Bette Midler Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "The Top 100 Albums of '74" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 22, no. 19. December 28, 1974. p. 15. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1974". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Bette Midler – Bette Midler". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
