Bette Midler – No Frills
(Atlantic Records 1983 7800701)
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Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her five-decade career Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Kennedy Center Honor, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award.
No Frills is the sixth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, released on Atlantic Records in 1983. No Frills was Midler’s first studio album in four years, following the films The Rose, Divine Madness! and Jinxed!. The rock and new wave-influenced album was produced by Chuck Plotkin, best known for his work with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, and included three single releases; the ballad “All I Need to Know”, a cover of Marshall Crenshaw’s “You’re My Favorite Waste of Time” and Midler’s take on the Rolling Stones song “Beast of Burden”.
Track listing
Side A
- “Is It Love” (Nick Gilder, James McCulloch) – 4:43
- “Favorite Waste of Time” (Marshall Crenshaw) – 2:43
- “All I Need to Know” (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Tom Snow) – 4:08
- “Only in Miami” (Max Gronenthal) – 4:35
- “Heart Over Head” (Andy Goldmark, Robin Batteau, Brock Walsh) – 2:52
Side B
- “Let Me Drive” (Greg Prestopino, Matthew Wilder) – 4:02
- “My Eye on You” (Moon Martin, Bill House) – 4:03
- “Beast of Burden” (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:48
- “Soda and a Souvenir” (Jessica Harper) – 3:23
- “Come Back Jimmy Dean” (Bette Midler, Jerry Blatt, Brock Walsh) – 3:51
Personnel
- Bette Midler – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Robert Irving III – synthesizers (1, 2), acoustic piano (5)
- Bobby Lyle – synthesizers (1, 6, 9), acoustic piano (3, 4), keyboards (7), Fender Rhodes (9)
- Bobby Martin – synthesizers (1, 3, 9), organ (6, 9), keyboards (7)
- Mark Goldenberg – synth solo (1, 3), guitars (1, 3, 8), guitar solo (2, 3), synthesizers (3, 5, 10), electric guitar (5)
- Chas Sanford – synthesizers (5), electric guitar (5)
- Buzz Feiten – guitars (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
- Philip Kennard – acoustic guitar (2), backing vocals (2)
- Brock Walsh – acoustic guitar (2), backing vocals (5), acoustic piano (10)
- Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (2)
- Danny Kortchmar – guitars (8)
- Robert “Pops” Popswell – bass (1, 3, 4, 9)
- Dave Demare – bass (2)
- Mark Leonard – bass (5)
- Vernon Porter – bass (6, 7)
- Tim Drummond – bass (8)
- Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
- David Logeman – drums (2), percussion (2)
- Jim Keltner – drums (5, 8)
- Malando Gassama – percussion (4)
- Bobbye Hall – congas (5)
- Mark Hatch – horns (4)
- Marc “Caz” Macino – horns (4, 6), horn arrangements (4)
- Laura Allan – backing vocals (2, 3, 4)
- Lisa Garber – backing vocals (2, 3, 4)
- Janis Cercone – backing vocals (3)
- Joe Turano – backing vocals (6)
- Greg Prestopino – backing vocals (6)
- Matthew Wilder – backing vocals (6)
- Jude Johnstone – backing vocals (7)
- The Staggering Harlettes (Ula Hedwig, Katey Sagal and Linda Hart) – backing vocals (9)
Production
- Chuck Plotkin – producer
- Brock Walsh – associate producer
- Danny Goldberg – executive producer
- Toby Scott – recording, mixing (9)
- Don Smith – additional recording, mixing (1–8, 10)
- Greg Anderson – assistant engineer
- Steve Brix – assistant engineer
- Dave Demore – assistant engineer
- Dave Pearce – assistant engineer
- Julian Stoll – assistant engineer
- Debbie Gold – production supervisor
- Bonnie Bruckheimer – production associate
- John Kosh – art direction, design
- Ron Larson – art direction, design
- Andre Miripolsky – cover art
- Greg Gorman – photography
Studios
- Recorded at Clover Recorders and The Sound Factory (Hollywood, California); Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California).
- Mixed at Clover Studios and Rumbo Recorders.
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