1983 Bette Midler – No Frills
No Frills is the sixth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, released on Atlantic Records in 1983. No Frills was Midler’s first studio album in four years, following the movies The Rose, Divine Madness! and the ill-fated Jinxed!. The rock and new wave influenced album was produced by Chuck Plotkin, best known for his work with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, and included three single releases; the ballad “All I Need to Know”, a cover of Marshall Crenshaw’s “My Favourite Waste of Time” and Midler’s take on the Rolling Stones classic “Beast of Burden”.
Tracks
1 Is It Love (James McCulloch; Nick Gilder) 4:44
2 Favorite Waste Of Time (Marshall Crenshaw) 2:39
3 All I Need To Know (Barry Mann; Cynthia Weill; Tom Snow) 4:05
4 Only In Miami (Max Gronenthal) 4:31
5 Heart Over Head (Andy Goldmark; Brock Walsh; Robin Batteau) 2:48
6 Let Me Drive (Greg Prestopino; Matthew Wilder) 4:02
7 My Eye On You (Bill House; Moon Martin) 4:03
8 Beast Of Burden (Mick Jagger; Keith Richards) 3:45
9 Soda And A Souvenir (Jessica Harper) 3:20
10 Come Back Jimmy Dean (Bette Midler; Brock Walsh; Jerry Blatt) 3:46
Biography
Musicians
1 Is It Love
Bass | Bob Popwell |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar (solo) | Mark Goldenberg |
Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
Synthesizer | Mark Goldenberg |
Synthesizer | Bobby Lyle |
Synthesizer | Bobby Martin |
Synthesizer | Robert Irving |
Vocals | Bette Midler |
2 Favorite Waste Of Time
Bass | Dave Demare |
Drums | David Logeman |
Guitar (solo) | Mark Goldenberg |
Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
Acoustic Guitar | Brock Walsh |
Acoustic Guitar | Phillip Kennard |
Synthesizer | Robert Irving |
Percussion | David Logeman |
Background Vocals | Laura Allan |
Background Vocals | Lisa Garber |
Background Vocals | Phillip Kennard |
Vocals | Bette Midler |
3 All I Need To Know
Bass | Bob Popwell |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar (solo) | Mark Goldenberg |
Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
Piano | Bobby Lyle |
Synthesizer | Mark Goldenberg |
Synthesizer | Bobby Martin |
Background Vocals | Janis Cercone |
Background Vocals | Laura Allan |
Background Vocals | Lisa Garber |
Vocals | Bette Midler |
4 Only In Miami
Bass | Bob Popwell |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
Piano | Bobby Lyle |
Horns | Marc Macino |
Horns | Mark Hatch |
Percussion | Malando Gassama |
Background Vocals | Laura Allan |
Background Vocals | Lisa Garber |
Vocals | Bette Midler |
5 Heart Over Head
Bass | Mark Leonard |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Chas Sandford |
Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
Piano | Robert Irving |
Synthesizer | Chas Sandford |
Synthesizer | Mark Goldenberg |
Background Vocals | Brock Walsh |
Background Vocals | Laura Allan |
Background Vocals | Lisa Garber |
Vocals | Bette Midler |
6 Let Me Drive
Bass | Vernon Porter |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
Keyboards | Bobby Martin |
Synthesizer | Bobby Lyle |
Horns | Marc Macino |
Background Vocals | Greg Prestopino |
Background Vocals | Joe Turano |
Background Vocals | Matthew Wilder |
Vocals | Bette Midler |
7 My Eye On You
Bass | Vernon Porter |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
Keyboards | Bobby Lyle |
Keyboards | Bobby Martin |
Background Vocals | Jude Johnstone |
Vocals | Bette Midler |
8 Beast Of Burden
Bass | Tim Drummond |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
Vocals | Bette Midler |
9 Soda And A Souvenir
Bass | Bob Popwell |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
Fender Rhodes | Bobby Lyle |
Organ | Bobby Martin |
Synthesizer | Bobby Martin |
Background Vocals | Katey Sagal |
Background Vocals | Linda Hart |
Background Vocals | The Harlettes |
Background Vocals | Ula Hedwig |
Vocals | Bette Midler |
10 Come Back Jimmy Dean
Piano | Brock Walsh |
Synthesizer | Mark Goldenberg |
Vocals | Bette Midler |
Liner Notes
Producer – Chuck Plotkin
Producer (Associate) – Brock Walsh
Producer (Executive) – Danny Goldberg
Engineer (Assistant) – Dave Demore, Dave Pearce, Greg Anderson, Julian Stoll, Steve Brix
Mixed By – Don Smith (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Mixed By – Toby Scott (Track 9)
Recorded By – Toby Scott
Recorded By (Additional) – Don Smith
Supervised By (Production) – Debbie Gold
Artwork – Andre Miripolsky
Art Direction, Design – John Kosh, Ron Larson
Photography – Greg Gorman
Mixed At Clover Recorders
Mixed At Rumbo Recorders
Recorded At Clover Recorders
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Recorded At Rumbo Recorders
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright WEA International Inc
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation