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The Best of Bette (1978 album)

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Released
  
1978, 1987 (CD)

Length
  
51:13

Artist
  
Bette Midler

Genre
  
Vocal music

Recorded
  
1972, 1973, 1976, 1977

Label
  
Atlantic K-50530

Release date
  
1978

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The Best of Bette is the first compilation album by American female vocalist Bette Midler, released in 1978. This greatest hits album was issued in the UK, Continental Europe, Scandinavia and Australia to coincide with Midler's first world tour. Later editions released in 1979 also came with a free poster promoting her then upcoming movie The Rose. The Best of Bette, confusingly released with near identical cover art to 1973's Bette Midler, featured songs from Midler's first four studio albums with the addition of one track from 1977's Live at Last, the studio recording "You're Moving Out Today". The version included on The Best of Bette is the rare single mix which features an extra verse that is not found on the Live at Last album or on many of the single releases worldwide.

Contents

While other hits compilations followed in both Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s, such as the 1981 version of The Best of Bette on the K-tel label and 1987's Just Hits, Midler's first best of collection issued in the US was 1993's Experience the Divine.

The Best of Bette including the rare single mix of "You're Moving Out Today" was issued on CD in Australia only in 1987.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Friends" (Mark Klingman, Buzzy Linhart) - 2:49
  2. From 1972 album The Divine Miss M
  3. "In the Mood" (Joe Garland, Andy Razaf) - 2:37
  4. From 1973 album Bette Midler
  5. "Superstar" (Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell) - 5:00
  6. From 1972 album The Divine Miss M
  7. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Billy Joel) - 3:02
  8. From 1977 album Broken Blossom
  9. "Do You Wanna Dance?" (Bobby Freeman) - 2:56
  10. From 1972 album The Divine Miss M
  11. "Buckets of Rain" (Bob Dylan) - 4:00
  12. From 1976 album Songs for the New Depression
  13. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (mono album version) (Don Raye, Hughie Prince) - 2:26
  14. From 1972 album The Divine Miss M
  15. "You're Moving Out Today" (Single Mix) (Bette Midler, Carole Bayer Sager, Bruce Roberts) - 3:18
  16. Original version appears on 1977 album Live at Last

Side B

  1. "Delta Dawn" (Larry Collins, Alex Harvey) - 5:16
  2. From 1972 album The Divine Miss M
  3. "Uptown"/"Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)"/"Da Doo Ron Ron" (Jeff Barry, Gerry Goffin, Ellie Greenwich, Carole King, Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil) - 3:22
  4. From 1973 album Bette Midler
  5. "Hello In There" (John Prine) - 4:15
  6. From 1972 album The Divine Miss M
  7. "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" (Chevis, Jackson, Miner, Smith) - 4:08
  8. From 1973 album Bette Midler
  9. "La Vie En Rose" (Mack David, Louiguy, Edith Piaf) - 2:59
  10. From 1977 album Broken Blossom
  11. "I Shall Be Released" (Bob Dylan) - 4:55
  12. From 1973 album Bette Midler

Personnel and production

  • Aaron Russo - compilation producer
  • Roger Holt - compilation producer

    • Songs

    1Friends2:51
    2In the Mood2:37
    3Superstar5:00

    References

    The Best of Bette (1978 album) Wikipedia
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