- Favorite Waste of Time
- In This Life
- The Gift of Love
- Bed of Roses
- From a Distance
- Wind Beneath My Wings
- Come Rain or Come Shine
- The Rose
- As Dreams Go By
- It's Too Late
- All I Need to Know
- Every Road Leads Back to You
- Shining Star
- To Deserve You
- Night and Day
- (Talk to Me Of) Mendocino
- The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
- Let Me Just Follow Behind
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Bobby Lyle Piano,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond)
Larry Cohn Piano,Keyboards
Chris Botti Trumpet
Cissy Houston Vocals (Background)
Shelley Woodworth Oboe
Laura Allan Vocals (Background)
Chuck Berghofer Guitar (Bass)
Claude Gaudette Synthesizer
Chuck Domanico Guitar (Bass)
Joe Mardin Drums,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Lani Groves Vocals (Background)
Jack Sheldon Trumpet
James Caan Vocals
Mark Goldberg Guitar,Synthesizer
Carlos Cuevas Vocals (Background)
Jay Dee Maness Guitar
Joe Sublett Sax (Tenor)
Ula Hedwig Vocals (Background)
David Spinozza Guitar
Waddy Wachtel Guitar (Electric)
Dean Parks Guitar
Howard McCrary Vocals (Background)
John Siegler Guitar (Bass)
Norton Buffalo Vocals (Background),Trombone
Michael O'Reilly Guitar
Mike Baird Drums
Michael Boddicker Synthesizer
Michael Landau Guitar
Michael Lang Keyboards
Reggie Hamilton Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Morgan Ames Vocals (Background)
Jon Joyce Vocals (Background)
Tom Kelly Vocals (Background)
Jerry Vivino Sax (Tenor)
Dan Higgins Sax (Tenor)
Abraham Laboriel, Sr. Bass
Tim Pierce Guitar
Arnold McCuller Vocals (Background)
Brock Walsh Guitar (Electric)
Gary Grant Trumpet
Darrell Leonard Trumpet
Marc Shaiman Keyboards
Dave Grusin Keyboards
Vinnie Colaiuta Drums
Gary Herbig Sax (Baritone)
Donna De Lory Vocals (Background)
Paul Jackson, Jr. Guitar
Andrew Gold Guitar
Steve Hunter Guitar
Randy Kerber Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa Percussion
Robbie Kondor Keyboards,Synthesizer
Bill Champlin Vocals (Background)
Randy Crenshaw Vocals (Background)
Jamie Muhoberac Keyboards
David Lasley Vocals (Background)
Kevin Dorsey Vocals (Background)
Maria Vidal Vocals (Background)
Mark Goldenberg Guitar
Robert "Pops" Popwell Guitar (Bass)
Robbie Buchanan Keyboards
Jerry Jumonville Saxophone
Plas Johnson Sax (Tenor)
Ralph Schuckett Piano
Myrna Smith Vocals (Background)
Todd Rundgren Vocals (Background)
Mark Underwood Trumpet
Joann Harris Vocals (Background)
Dave Demare Guitar
Whitey Glan Drums
Radio Choir of New Hope Church Vocals (Background)
Phillip Kennard Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Bobby Martin Synthesizer
Cynthia Bass Vocals (Background)
Eugene VanBuren Vocals (Background)
Rachele Cappelli Vocals (Background)
Melanie Taylor Vocals (Background)
Don Shelton Vocals (Background)
Nikki Harris Vocals (Background)
Danny Weiss Guitar
John Wilcox Drums
Mark Isham Trumpet
Lorraine Feather Vocals (Background)
Lenny Castro Percussion
Wayne Rodrigues Sax (Tenor)
Daniel Jacob Guitar
Jerry Hey Trumpet
Mark Leonard Guitar (Bass)
Jerry Barnes Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Randy Brecker Trumpet
Ricky Lawson Drums
Neil Stubenhaus Guitar (Bass)
Moogy Klingman Piano
Tony Beard Drums
Steve Skinner Keyboards,Synthesizer
Sonny Emory Drums
Dwight Sills Guitar
Carlos Vega Drums
Carmen Twillie Vocals (Background)
Donny Gerrard Vocals (Background)
John West Vocals (Background)
Rick Knowles Keyboards
Lisa Garber Vocals (Background)
David Logerman Drums,Percussion
Larry Cohen Keyboards,Synthesizer
Buzz Feiten Guitar
Janis Cercone Vocals (Background)
Angela Cappelli Vocals (Background)
Charlotte Crossley Vocals (Background)
Robert Irving Synthesizer
Allen Shamblin Composer
Paul Rothchild Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Bobby Lyle Arranger
Jack Joseph Puig Mixing
Joe Mardin Arranger,Producer
Chuck Plotkin Producer
Jimmy Vivino Arranger
Frank Capp Musician
Cynthia Weil Composer
Ed Cherney Mixing,Engineer
Julie Gold Composer
Don Smith Mixing
Doug Sax Mastering
Jeff Porcaro Musician
Michael O'Reilly Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Paul Richmond Composer
Tom Kelly Arranger,Composer,Vocal Arrangement
Tom Snow Composer
Harvey Mason, Jr. Musician
Diane Warren Composer
Arif Mardin Arranger,Producer,Associate Producer,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Brock Walsh Associate Producer
Marc Shaiman Arranger,Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Associate Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
Alvin Stoller Musician
Amanda McBroom Composer
Robbie Kondor Arranger
Susanna Hoffs Composer
Bette Midler Musician
Harold Arlen Composer
Bill Inglot Mastering
Billy Steinberg Composer
Jeff Silbar Composer
Smokey Robinson Composer
Maria McKee Composer
Robbie Buchanan Arranger
Marshall Crenshaw Composer
Mike Reid Composer
Leo Graham Jr. Composer
Shari Sutcliffe Production Coordination
Roxanne Seeman Composer
Lisa Maldonado Production Coordination
Danny Goldberg Executive Producer
Artie Kane Musician
Bob Thiele Jr. Composer
Billie Hughes Arranger,Composer
Bill Gazecki Mixing
Daniel Hersch Mastering
Johnny Mercer Composer
Daniel Jacob Arranger,Musician
Jerry Blatt Composer
Kate McGarrigle Composer
Peter Sinfield Composer
Jonathan Pushnik Photography
Allen Shambin Composer
Moogy Klingman Arranger,Composer,Musician,Producer
Jan Rathbun Engineer
Joey Sill Producer
Andy Hill Composer
Steve Skinner Arranger
Bonnie Hayes Composer
Lawrence Manchester Mixing
Jack Malken Mixing,Engineer
Larry Henley Composer
Barry Mann Composer
Frank Wolf Mixing
Don Murray Mixing
Don Was Producer
Lisa Glines Design
Rick Knowles Producer
Larry Cohen Arranger
Scott M. Riesett Producer
Buzz Feiten Arranger,Musician,Associate Producer
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Overview
2008's Rhino-issued Jackpot: The Best Bette was the Grammy-winning vocalist and Emmy-winning actress' first career-spanning compilation since 1993, and it served as an excellent window into her often eclectic career, touching on nearly all of her stylistic forays. 2015's Gift of Love is a more myopic take on the greatest-hits package, offering up an amorous 18-track set devoted entirely to Midler's love for balladry. As the humble love song has served as the legendary diva's bread and butter since the '70s, it should hardly come as a surprise that Gift of Love is well stocked with hits. Any proper Midler collection would be incomplete without the holy trinity of last-call karaoke balladry that is "The Rose," "Wind Beneath My Wings," and "From a Distance," and Gift of Love doesn't disappoint, delivering those modern standards early on in the proceedings. It also serves up some less ubiquitous gems, like her spirited 1983 cover of Marshall Crenshaw's "My Favorite Waste of Time" and her sultry, jazzy rendering of the Marvelettes' Smoky Robinson-penned "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game." For the most part, Gift of Love sticks with the benchmarks, with the aforementioned triple threat, "Every Road Leads Back to You" (from For the Boys), and 1995's "It's Too Late" and "As Dreams Go By," the latter two of which appeared on the platinum-selling Bette of Roses leading the charge. Fans looking for a more diversified retrospective should probably check out Jackpot (also a Rhino release), but as the perfect soundtrack for a campy romantic evening or a boozy post-breakup meltdown, one would be hard-pressed to find anything better. ~ James Christopher Monger
Product Details
Release Date: | 12/04/2015 |
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Label: | Rhino |
UPC: | 0081227947736 |
Rank: | 61731 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Bette Midler Primary Artist,VocalsBobby Lyle Piano,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond)
Larry Cohn Piano,Keyboards
Chris Botti Trumpet
Cissy Houston Vocals (Background)
Shelley Woodworth Oboe
Laura Allan Vocals (Background)
Chuck Berghofer Guitar (Bass)
Claude Gaudette Synthesizer
Chuck Domanico Guitar (Bass)
Joe Mardin Drums,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Lani Groves Vocals (Background)
Jack Sheldon Trumpet
James Caan Vocals
Mark Goldberg Guitar,Synthesizer
Carlos Cuevas Vocals (Background)
Jay Dee Maness Guitar
Joe Sublett Sax (Tenor)
Ula Hedwig Vocals (Background)
David Spinozza Guitar
Waddy Wachtel Guitar (Electric)
Dean Parks Guitar
Howard McCrary Vocals (Background)
John Siegler Guitar (Bass)
Norton Buffalo Vocals (Background),Trombone
Michael O'Reilly Guitar
Mike Baird Drums
Michael Boddicker Synthesizer
Michael Landau Guitar
Michael Lang Keyboards
Reggie Hamilton Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Morgan Ames Vocals (Background)
Jon Joyce Vocals (Background)
Tom Kelly Vocals (Background)
Jerry Vivino Sax (Tenor)
Dan Higgins Sax (Tenor)
Abraham Laboriel, Sr. Bass
Tim Pierce Guitar
Arnold McCuller Vocals (Background)
Brock Walsh Guitar (Electric)
Gary Grant Trumpet
Darrell Leonard Trumpet
Marc Shaiman Keyboards
Dave Grusin Keyboards
Vinnie Colaiuta Drums
Gary Herbig Sax (Baritone)
Donna De Lory Vocals (Background)
Paul Jackson, Jr. Guitar
Andrew Gold Guitar
Steve Hunter Guitar
Randy Kerber Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa Percussion
Robbie Kondor Keyboards,Synthesizer
Bill Champlin Vocals (Background)
Randy Crenshaw Vocals (Background)
Jamie Muhoberac Keyboards
David Lasley Vocals (Background)
Kevin Dorsey Vocals (Background)
Maria Vidal Vocals (Background)
Mark Goldenberg Guitar
Robert "Pops" Popwell Guitar (Bass)
Robbie Buchanan Keyboards
Jerry Jumonville Saxophone
Plas Johnson Sax (Tenor)
Ralph Schuckett Piano
Myrna Smith Vocals (Background)
Todd Rundgren Vocals (Background)
Mark Underwood Trumpet
Joann Harris Vocals (Background)
Dave Demare Guitar
Whitey Glan Drums
Radio Choir of New Hope Church Vocals (Background)
Phillip Kennard Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Bobby Martin Synthesizer
Cynthia Bass Vocals (Background)
Eugene VanBuren Vocals (Background)
Rachele Cappelli Vocals (Background)
Melanie Taylor Vocals (Background)
Don Shelton Vocals (Background)
Nikki Harris Vocals (Background)
Danny Weiss Guitar
John Wilcox Drums
Mark Isham Trumpet
Lorraine Feather Vocals (Background)
Lenny Castro Percussion
Wayne Rodrigues Sax (Tenor)
Daniel Jacob Guitar
Jerry Hey Trumpet
Mark Leonard Guitar (Bass)
Jerry Barnes Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Randy Brecker Trumpet
Ricky Lawson Drums
Neil Stubenhaus Guitar (Bass)
Moogy Klingman Piano
Tony Beard Drums
Steve Skinner Keyboards,Synthesizer
Sonny Emory Drums
Dwight Sills Guitar
Carlos Vega Drums
Carmen Twillie Vocals (Background)
Donny Gerrard Vocals (Background)
John West Vocals (Background)
Rick Knowles Keyboards
Lisa Garber Vocals (Background)
David Logerman Drums,Percussion
Larry Cohen Keyboards,Synthesizer
Buzz Feiten Guitar
Janis Cercone Vocals (Background)
Angela Cappelli Vocals (Background)
Charlotte Crossley Vocals (Background)
Robert Irving Synthesizer
Technical Credits
Tonio K. ComposerAllen Shamblin Composer
Paul Rothchild Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Bobby Lyle Arranger
Jack Joseph Puig Mixing
Joe Mardin Arranger,Producer
Chuck Plotkin Producer
Jimmy Vivino Arranger
Frank Capp Musician
Cynthia Weil Composer
Ed Cherney Mixing,Engineer
Julie Gold Composer
Don Smith Mixing
Doug Sax Mastering
Jeff Porcaro Musician
Michael O'Reilly Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Paul Richmond Composer
Tom Kelly Arranger,Composer,Vocal Arrangement
Tom Snow Composer
Harvey Mason, Jr. Musician
Diane Warren Composer
Arif Mardin Arranger,Producer,Associate Producer,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Brock Walsh Associate Producer
Marc Shaiman Arranger,Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Associate Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
Alvin Stoller Musician
Amanda McBroom Composer
Robbie Kondor Arranger
Susanna Hoffs Composer
Bette Midler Musician
Harold Arlen Composer
Bill Inglot Mastering
Billy Steinberg Composer
Jeff Silbar Composer
Smokey Robinson Composer
Maria McKee Composer
Robbie Buchanan Arranger
Marshall Crenshaw Composer
Mike Reid Composer
Leo Graham Jr. Composer
Shari Sutcliffe Production Coordination
Roxanne Seeman Composer
Lisa Maldonado Production Coordination
Danny Goldberg Executive Producer
Artie Kane Musician
Bob Thiele Jr. Composer
Billie Hughes Arranger,Composer
Bill Gazecki Mixing
Daniel Hersch Mastering
Johnny Mercer Composer
Daniel Jacob Arranger,Musician
Jerry Blatt Composer
Kate McGarrigle Composer
Peter Sinfield Composer
Jonathan Pushnik Photography
Allen Shambin Composer
Moogy Klingman Arranger,Composer,Musician,Producer
Jan Rathbun Engineer
Joey Sill Producer
Andy Hill Composer
Steve Skinner Arranger
Bonnie Hayes Composer
Lawrence Manchester Mixing
Jack Malken Mixing,Engineer
Larry Henley Composer
Barry Mann Composer
Frank Wolf Mixing
Don Murray Mixing
Don Was Producer
Lisa Glines Design
Rick Knowles Producer
Larry Cohen Arranger
Scott M. Riesett Producer
Buzz Feiten Arranger,Musician,Associate Producer
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