Bette Midler - Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook

Artist:

Midler, Bette

UPC:

886976883423

See Also:

Holiday, Billie Bennett, Tony Dylan, Bob Original Soundtrack - Beaches

Description:

Personnel includes: Bette Mildler (vocals); Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Dean Parks, George Doering, Michael Thompson (guitar); Herb Pederson (banjo); Kenny Blackwell (mandolin); Randy Waldman, Steve Welch (piano); Robbie Buchanon (keyboards, bass, drums); Chuck Berghofer (bass); Gregg Field, Vinnie Calaiuta (drums); Beverly Staunton, Hans Stamer, Warren Stanyer, David Steele (background vocals).
Recorded at Sony Music Studios, Culver City, California; The Hop, Studio City, California; Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Bette Midler, Barry Manilow.
SINGS THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONGBOOK was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Tributee: Rosemary Clooney.
Personnel: Gayle Levant (harp); Eric Hosler, Mario Deleon, Anatoly Rosinsky, Katia Popov, Tammy Hatwan, Jackie Brand, Ana Landauer, Alan Grunfeld, Ken Yerke, Josephina Abandolo, Phillip Levy, Robin Olsen, Jeanne Evans, Franklyn D`Antonio, Gregory Lee, Sungil Lee, Claire Martin , Eun Me Ehn, Lisa Sutton, Mark Robertson , Richard Altenbach, Roberto Cani, Bruce Dukov, Clayton Haslop, Natalie Leggett, Sarah Thornblade, Dimitrie Leivici, Michele Richards, Miwako Watanabe, Rafael Rishik, Charlie Bisharat, Endre Granat (violin); Matt Funes, Darren McCann, Mike Nowak , Marlow Fisher, Karie Prescott, Rick Gerding, Vicky Miskolcsy, Brian Dembow, Simon Oswell, Dave Walther, Evan Wilson, Shanti Randall, Robert Berg (viola); Armen Ksajikian, Tony Cooke, Paul Cohen , Andrew Schulman , Kevan Torfeh, Tim Landauer , Dennis Karmayzn, Dane Little, David Speltz, Steve Erdody (cello); Jim Walker (flute); Phil Ayling (oboe); Bob Shepard, Dan Higgins, Gary Foster , Joel Peskin, Bev Dalke Smith, Brian Scanlon (saxophone); Warren Leuning, Stan Martin , Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron, Dennis Farias, Bob Summers (trumpet); John Reynolds , Rick Todd, Brian O`Connor (French horn); Charlie Loper, Alan Kaplan, Andy Martin, Bill Watrous, Bruce Fowler (trombone); Alan Estes, Dan Greco, Mike Fisher , Brian Kilgore (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Bill Schnee.
Recording information: Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Sony Music Studios, Culver City, CA; The Hop, Studio City, CA.
Photographers: Charles Peterson ; Peter Fletcher.
Bette Midler occupies a unique place in the world of pop vocalists; she`s recorded in so many styles (blowsy rockers, glossy pop ballads, intimate cabaret) that she`s impossible to pigeonhole. So it`s not such a shock to find her reaching back to an earlier era of pop singing for THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONGBOOK. In paying tribute to her beloved Clooney, Midler engages the services of none other than MOR icon Barry Manilow as arranger, a role he played for her before embarking on his solo career. This is far from a by-the-numbers stroll through the Clooney catalog, though. Midler and Manilow dip into smooth jazz ("Come On-A My House"), boogie-woogie ("On a Slow Boat to China"), Americana ("This Ole House"), and orchestrated jazz ("Hey There") among other modes, introducing these Clooney-associated tunes to a whole new generation.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. You`ll Never Know
2. This Ole House
3. On a Slow Boat to China
4. Hey There
5. Tenderly
6. Come on-a My House
7. Mambo Italiano
8. Sisters [From White Christmas]
9. Memories of You
10. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
11. White Christmas [From White Christmas]

Album Information

Release Date:

01/01/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Subgenre:

Classic Pop Vocals

Label:

Columbia (USA)

Producer:

Robbie Buchanan; Barry Manilow

Catalog Number:

90350

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Runtime:

30 : 51

Guest Artist:

Barry Manilow; Linda Ronstadt

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