Bette Midler
Bette Midler
℗ 1973 Atlantic Records SD 7270
 Bette Midler is the eponymous second studio album by American female vocalist Bette Midler. The album, produced by Arif Mardin and Barry Manilow, 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. Bette Midler reached #6 on the US albums chart and was later awarded a Gold Disc by the RIAA. |
- 1. Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael — Johnny Mercer) [03:02]
- 2. Drinking Again (Johnny Mercer — Doris Tauber) [02:48]
- 3. Breaking Up Somebody's Home (Al Jackson Jr. — Timothy Matthews) [03:49]
- 4. Surabaya Johnny (Bertolt Brecht — Herbert Hartig — Kurt Weill) [04:54]
- 5. I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan) [04:56]
- 6a. Optimistic Voices (Arlen — Al Dubin — Feist — E.Y. Harburg — Herbert Stothart — Harry Warren) [02:27]
- 6b. Lullaby of Broadway
- 7. In the Mood (Joe Garland — Andy Razaf) [02:39]
- 8a. Uptown [03:23]
- 8b. Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)
- 8c. Da Doo Ron Ron
- 9. Twisted (Wardell Gray — Annie Ross) [02:25]
- 10. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (Chevis — Gary Jackson — Raynard Miner — Carl Smith) [04:06]
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- Bette Midler: lead vocals
- Kenny Ascher: keyboards
- Kenneth Bichel: synthesizers
- Shirley Brewer: backing vocals
- Ann S. Clark: backing vocals
- Charlotte Crossley: backing vocals
- Cornell Dupree: guitar
- Steve Gadd: drums
- Robin Grean: backing vocals
- Don Grolnick: keyboards
- Milt Hinton: bass guitar
- Gale Kantor: backing vocals
- Will Lee: bass guitar
- Ralph MacDonald: percussion
- Barry Manilow: piano, percussion, backing vocals
- Arif Mardin: percussion
- Rick Marotta: drums
- Hugh McCracken: guitar
- Merle Miller: backing vocals
- Gene Orloff: concertmaster
- Bernard «Pretty» Purdie: drums
- Chuck Rainey: bass guitar
- Pat Rebillot: keyboards
- Sharon Redd: backing vocals
- Luther Rix: drums, percussion
- William Salter: bass guitar
- Sylvia Shemwell: backing vocals
- Myrna Smith: backing vocals
- David Spinozza: guitar
- Grady Tate: drums
- Tasha Thomas: backing vocals
- Frank Vento: guitar
- Stu Woods: bass guitar