Bette Midler's 2014 effort, It's the Girls!, finds the legendary vocalist paying homage to female girl groups from the '40s, '50s, and '60s.
Never one to be underestimated, however, Midler also brings the homage full circle with a reworking of TLC's 1995 R&B hit "Waterfalls." Midler's 14th studio album and 25th album overall, It's the Girls! follows up her successful compilation Memories of You.
Though it represents an all-new effort in the studio, It's the Girls! nonetheless feels like a retrospective, a return to the cabaret and theatrical style of her early career.
Working with veteran producers Marc Shaiman and Scott Riesett (both of whom previously helmed albums by Harry Connick, Jr., Mariah Carey, and others), Midler frames her resonant vocal chops with lush arrangements that, while reverential to the original recordings, certainly allow her to express her own personality on each song.
Here, we get Midler's take on such classics of '60s girl group pop as the Ronettes' "Be My Baby," the Chiffons' "One Fine Day," and the Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love." Elsewhere, she turns her attention to more golden-age vocal group standards like the Andrews Sisters' "Bei Mir Bist du Schön" and the Chordettes' "Mr.
Sandman." These are brightly produced songs perfectly suited to Midler's vocal style, stage bravado, and cheeky sense of humor.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be My Baby | Bette Midler | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | One Fine DayGerry Goffin, Carole King | Bette Midler | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Bei Mir Bist Du SchonSammy Cahn | Bette Midler | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 4 | Baby It's YouBurt Bacharach | Bette Midler | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | Tell Him | Bette Midler | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | He's Sure the Boy I Love | Bette Midler | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Mr. Sandman | Bette Midler | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Come and Get These MemoriesLamont Dozier, Brian Holland | Bette Midler | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Too Many Fish In the SeaBrian Holland | Bette Midler | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Teach Me TonightSammy Cahn, Gene DePaul | Bette Midler | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | WaterfallsLisa "Left Eye" Lopes | Bette Midler | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 12 | You Can't Hurry LoveLamont Dozier, Brian Holland | Bette Midler | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 13 | Give Him a Great Big Kiss | Bette Midler | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 14 | Will You Still Love Me TomorrowGerry Goffin, Carole King | Bette Midler | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 13 MB |
| 15 | It's the GirlOppenheimer | Bette Midler | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 299 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Acuña | Percussion |
| 2 | The Andrews Sisters | Tributee |
| 3 | Burt Bacharach | Composer |
| 4 | Russell Bartmus | Music Preparation |
| 5 | Shoshana Bean | Vocal Contractor, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | The Boswell Sisters | Tributee |
| 7 | Matt Brownlie | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Debra Byrd | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 10 | Elaine Caswell | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Ed Cherney | Engineer, Mixing, Vocals |
| 12 | The Chiffons | Tributee |
| 13 | The Chordettes | Tributee |
| 14 | Rob Cohen | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | Luis Conte | Percussion |
| 16 | The Crystals | Tributee |
| 17 | Tim Davis | Vocal Contractor, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Sandy De Crescent | Music Contractor |
| 19 | The De Castro Sisters | Tributee |
| 20 | Brian Dembow | String Quartet, Viola |
| 21 | Gene DePaul | Composer |
| 22 | Thomas Diener | Viola |
| 23 | George Doering | Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele |
| 24 | Lamont Dozier | Composer |
| 25 | Bruce Dukov | Concert Master, String Quartet, Violin |
| 26 | The Exciters | Tributee |
| 27 | Tabitha Fair | Vocals (Background) |
| 28 | Daniel Fornero | Trumpet |
| 29 | Jett Galindo | Mastering |
| 30 | Julie Gigante | String Quartet, Violin |
| 31 | Gerry Goffin | Composer |
| 32 | Larry Goldings | Hammond B3 |
| 33 | Jake Gorski | Assistant Engineer |
| 34 | John Goux | Guitar |
| 35 | Mark Graham | Music Preparation |
| 36 | Gary Grant | Trumpet |
| 37 | Missi Hale | Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Chandler Harrod | Assistant Engineer |
| 39 | Tamara Hatwan | Violin |
| 40 | Billy Hickey | Assistant Engineer |
| 41 | Dan Higgins | Clarinet, Orchestration, Saxophone, Soloist |
| 42 | Brian Holland | Composer |
| 43 | Ghazi Hourani | Assistant Engineer |
| 44 | Greg Huckins | Sax (Baritone) |
| 45 | Capathia Jenkins | Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | Jimmy Johnson | Bass (Electric) |
| 47 | Marcus Johnson | Assistant Engineer |
| 48 | Julia Kennedy | Photography |
| 49 | Randy Kerber | Piano |
| 50 | Carole King | Composer |
| 51 | Teri Eiko Koide | Vocals (Background) |
| 52 | Eric Kornfeld | Cover Art Concept |
| 53 | Keri Larson | Vocals (Background) |
| 54 | David Lasley | Vocals (Background) |
| 55 | Natalie Leggett | Violin |
| 56 | Bill Liston | Sax (Tenor) |
| 57 | Doug Livingston | Lap Steel Guitar |
| 58 | Timothy Loo | Cello |
| 59 | Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | Composer |
| 60 | David Loucks | Vocals (Background) |
| 61 | Darlene Love | Duet, Featured Artist |
| 62 | Mike Lythgoe | Art Direction, Design |
| 63 | Lawrence Manchester | Mixing |
| 64 | Kamilah Marshall | Vocals (Background) |
| 65 | Martha & the Vandellas | Tributee |
| 66 | The Marvelettes | Tributee |
| 67 | Arnold McCuller | Vocals (Background) |
| 68 | Bette Midler | Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 69 | Tommy Morgan | Harmonica, Jaw Harp |
| 70 | Willie Murillo | Trumpet |
| 71 | Robin Olson | Violin |
| 72 | Oppenheimer | Composer |
| 73 | Tiffany Palmer | Vocals (Background) |
| 74 | Dean Parks | Guitar |
| 75 | Noam Pikelny | Banjo |
| 76 | Valerie Pinkston | Vocals (Background) |
| 77 | William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. | Trombone |
| 78 | Scott M. Riesett | Drum Programming, Engineer, Producer, Vocals |
| 79 | John "J.R." Robinson | Drums |
| 80 | Jordan Rogers | Vocals (Background) |
| 81 | The Ronettes | Tributee |
| 82 | Larry Saltzman | Guitar, Mandolin |
| 83 | Doug Sax | Mastering |
| 84 | Marc Shaiman | Arranger, Orchestration, Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 85 | The Shangri-Las | Tributee |
| 86 | Onitsha Shaw | Vocals (Background) |
| 87 | The Shirelles | Tributee |
| 88 | Andrew Shulman | Cello, String Quartet |
| 89 | Leland Sklar | Bass (Electric) |
| 90 | Shayna Steele | Vocal Contractor, Vocals (Background) |
| 91 | Neil Stubenhaus | Bass (Electric) |
| 92 | The Supremes | Tributee |
| 93 | Andrew Synowiec | Guitar |
| 94 | TLC | Tributee |
| 95 | Michael Valerio | Bass (Upright) |
| 96 | Josefina Vergara | Violin |
| 97 | Stephanie Wedan | Vocals (Background) |
| 98 | Roger Wilkie | Violin |
| 99 | Brandon Winbush | Vocals (Background) |
| 100 | Gabe Witcher | Fiddle, Violin |
| 101 | Michael Witcher | Dobro |
| 102 | Frank Wolf | Engineer, Mixing |
| 103 | Gina Zimmitti | Music Contractor |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |