Bette Midler - self-titled (1973) Vinyl LP • Radio Station • In the Mood

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Poster included (has some crinkles and a few small tears along one edge). Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing and surface impressions (front/back); slight discoloration on front. Inner-sleeve is original (Atlantic ads); one seam partially split. Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of some use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Skylark
2. Drinking Again
3. Breaking Up Somebody's Home
4. Surabaya Johnny
5. I Shall Be Released
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7. Optimistic Voices
8. Lullaby Of Broadway
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10. In The Mood
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12. Uptown
13. Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)
14. Da Doo Run Run
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16. Twisted
17. Higher And Higher (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me)

About The Record:

Bette Midler, by the vocalist of the same name, peaked at no. 6 on Billboard 200 and produced one single: In The Mood. 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 was later awarded a Gold Disc by the RIAA. "An earthy mix of blues, R&B, and '40s boogie-woogie" is how Bill Carpenter describes Bette Midler. The album features superb production from her former piano player, Barry Manilow, and the man who would help craft 1979's disco effort, Thighs and Whispers, Arif Mardin. The result is a solid album, according to a reviewer on allmusic.com.