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Bette Midler (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.

Personnel
• Bette Midler – lead vocals • Barry Manilow – piano, percussion, backing vocals, musical arranger, musical conductorKen Ascher Don Grolnick, Pat Rebillot – keyboards • Cornell Dupree, Hugh McCracken, David Spinozza, Frank Vento – guitar • Will Lee, Chuck Rainey, William Salter, Stu Woods – bass guitar • Milt Hinton – double bass • Steve Gadd, Rick Marotta, Bernard Purdie, Grady Tate – drums • Luther Rix – drums, percussion • Ralph MacDonald, Arif Mardin – percussion • Kenneth Bichel – synthesizer • Gene Orloffconcert 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 ==Production==
Production
Arif MardinproducerBarry Manilow – producer • Gene Paulrecording 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 Amselcover 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 ==Charts==
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