2014 Bette Midler – It’s The Girls!
It’s the Girls! is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Bette Midler. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on November 4, 2014. Midler’s first release with the label since Bette (2000), the album is a collection representing the music of the great girl groups of the past.
The album sold 40,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States, thus allowing it to reach number three on the Billboard 200, her highest position on the chart. This made Midler only the second female singer after Barbra Streisand to have top 10 albums in five consecutive decades. It’s the Girls! also marked Midler’s highest debut week sales ever, and her second-highest position in the US after the Beaches soundtrack, released in 1988.
Tracks
1 Be My Baby (Phil Spector; Ellie Greenwich; Jeff Barry) 03:08
2 One Fine Day (Gerry Goffin; Carole King) 02:54
3 Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Jacob Jacobs; Sammy Cahn; Saul Chaplin; Sholom Secunda) 02:23
4 Baby It’s You (Barney Williams; Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 03:18
5 Tell Him (Bert Russell) 02:57
6 He’s Sure The Boy I Love (Barry Mann; Cynthia Weil) 02:54
7 Mr. Sandman (Pat Ballard) 02:25
8 Come And Get These Memories (Brian Holland; Lamont Dozier; Edward Holland) 04:14
9 Too Many Fish In The Sea (Edward Holland; Norman Whitfield) 03:05
10 Teach Me Tonight (Gene De Paul; Sammy Cahn) 03:30
11 Waterfalls (Lisa Lopes; Marqueze Ethridge; Patrick Brown; Ray Murry; Rico Wade) 04:14
12 You Can’t Hurry Love (Brian Holland; Lamont Dozier; Edward Holland) 03:07
13 Give Him A Great Big Kiss (George Morton) 03:01
14 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Gerry Goffin; Carole King) 03:35
15 It’s The Girl (Abel Baer; David Oppenheimer) 02:38
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Drums (programming) | Scott M Riesett |
| Guitar | Andrew Synowiec |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | John Goux |
| Guitar | Larry Saltzman |
| Lap Steel | Doug Livingston |
| Banjo | Noam Pikelny |
| Dobro | Mike Witcher |
| Mandolin | George Doering |
| Mandolin | Larry Saltzman |
| Ukelele | George Doering |
| Organ | Larry Goldings |
| Piano | Marc Shaiman |
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
| Harmonica | Tommy Morgan |
| Jew’s Harp | Tommy Morgan |
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Greg Huckins |
| Sax | Bill Liston |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Dan Fornero |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Willie Murillo |
| Drums | Alex Acuna |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Vocals | Bette Midler |
Other Musicians
1 Be My Baby
| Background Vocals | Keri Larson |
| Background Vocals | Onitsha Shaw |
| Vocals | Tiffany Palmer |
2 One Fine Day
| Background Vocals | Kamilah Marshall |
| Background Vocals | Missi Hale |
| Background Vocals | Shoshana Bean |
5 Tell Him
| Background Vocals | Kamilah Marshall |
| Background Vocals | Missi Hale |
| Background Vocals | Shoshana Bean |
6 He’s Sure The Boy I Love
| Background Vocals | Capathia Jenkins |
| Background Vocals | Elaine Caswell |
| Background Vocals | Kamilah Marshall |
| Background Vocals | Missi Hale |
| Background Vocals | Shayna Steele |
| Background Vocals | Shoshana Bean |
| Background Vocals | Tabitha Fair |
| Vocals | Darlene Love |
7 Mr. Sandman
| Background Vocals | David Loucks |
| Background Vocals | Missi Hale |
| Background Vocals | Stephanie Weden |
| Background Vocals | Teri Koide |
| Background Vocals | Tim Davis |
| Vocals | Ed Cherney |
| Vocals | Marc Shaiman |
| Vocals | Scott M Riesett |
8 Come And Get These Memories
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Background Vocals | Tiffany Palmer |
9 Too Many Fish In The Sea
| Background Vocals | Keri Larson |
| Background Vocals | Onitsha Shaw |
| Background Vocals | Tiffany Palmer |
10 Teach Me Tonight
| Background Vocals | Debra Byrd |
11 Waterfalls
| Background Vocals | Shayna Steele |
12 You Can’t Hurry Love
| Background Vocals | Brandon Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Jordan Rogers |
| Background Vocals | Tim Davis |
13 Give Him A Great Big Kiss
| Background Vocals | Keri Larson |
| Background Vocals | Onitsha Shaw |
| Background Vocals | Tiffany Palmer |
Strings
Cello – Timothy Loo, Andrew Shulman
Double Bass – Michael Valerio
Viola – Thomas Diener, Brian Dembow
Violin – Bruce Dukov, Josefina Vergara, Natalie Leggett, Robin Olson, Roger Wilkie, Tamara Hatwan, Gabe Witcher, Julie Gigante
Liner Notes
Producer – Marc Shaiman, Scott M Riesett
Concertmaster – Bruce Dukov
Engineer (Assistant) – Billy Hickey, Chandler Harrod, Ghazi Hourani, Jake Gorski, Marcus Johnson, Matthew Brownlie, Rob Cohen
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Jett Galindo
Mixed By – Ed Cherney (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9)
Mixed By – Frank Wolf (Tracks 3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Mixed By – Lawrence Manchester (Tracks 4, 7, 11)
Orchestrated By – Dan Higgins (Track 3)
Recorded By – Ed Cherney
Recorded By (Additional) – Frank Wolf, Scott M Riesett
Art Direction, Design – Mike Lythgoe
Photography – Julia Kennedy
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At The Marc Shaiman Institute
Recorded At Over At Marc and Scotts
Phonographic Copyright EastWest Records
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