Bette Midler - Thighs and Whispers (1979) Vinyl LP •PLAY-GRADED• & Married Men

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Vinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Cover has some scuffing, some creases and small surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (photo/credits). Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear (crooked text). Some shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and a few divots. Writing on inner-sleeve noting running time. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Big Noise From Winnetka
2. Millworker
3. Cradle Days
4. My Knight In Black Leather
5. Hang On In There Baby
6. Hurricane
7. Rain
8. Married Men

About The Record:

Thighs and Whispers is the fifth studio album by American singer Bette Midler. Released in 1979, the album reached #65 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The album's title is a humorous play on Cries and Whispers, influential Swedish film-maker Ingmar Bergman's 1973 movie. The song Millworker, written by James Taylor, is from the short-lived Broadway production of Working. Midler's recording of Married Men reached the top 40 of the U.S. Club Play Singles chart. The song was also a UK top 40 hit for Bonnie Tyler the same year. The album was largely disco-influenced. It saw Midler reunite with producer Arif Mardin and includes Jerry Ragovoy's My Knight in Black Leather, a minor dance-floor hit that peaked at #70 on the US dance charts. Married Men, Hang on in There Baby and My Knight in Black Leather, released at the height of the disco era, were all issued as extended mixes on 12-inch singles. Big Noise From Winnetka has served as the opening number on many of Midler's tours. The song was originally a swing classic recorded by Bob Crosby and the Bobcats, Gene Krupa and several others in the late 1930s.