Bette Midler‘ is her eponymous second studio album produced by Arif Mardin, Barry Manilow and released on November 16, 1973 by Atlantic.
1 . I Shall Be Released (“Divine Madness”)
2 . I Shall Be Released (Roxy, LA, 1977)
3 . In The Mood
4 . In The Mood
5 . Twisted (w/ Rosie O’Donnell)
6 . Higher And Higher (“Ol Red Hair Is Back”)
Track Listing : 1.Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 03:02 . 2.Drinking Again (Johnny Mercer, Doris Tauber) – 02:48 . 3.Breaking Up Somebody’S Home (Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews) – 03:49 . 4.Surabaya Johnny (Bertolt Brecht, Herbert Hartig, Kurt Weill) – 04:54 . 5.I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan) – 04:56 . 6.Optimistic Voices/Lullaby Of Broadway (Harold Arlen, Al Dubin, Leo Feist, E.Y. Harburg, Herbert Stothart, Harry Warren) – 02:27 . 7.In The Mood (Joe Garlandandy Razaf) – 02:39 . 8.Uptown/Don’T Say Nothin’ Bad (About My Baby), Da Doo Ron Ron (Jeff Barry, Gerry Goffin, Ellie Greenwich, Carole King, Barry Mann, Mother Bertha, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil) – 03:23 . 9.Twisted (Wardell Gray, Annie Ross) – 02:25 . 10.(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher (Chevis, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner, Carl Smith) – 04:06
Richard Amsel
Musicians : Bette Midler – Vocals . Barry Manilow – Piano, Percussion, Backing Vocals . Ken Ascher – Keyboards . Pat Rebillot – Keyboards . Don Grolnick – Keyboards . David Spinozza – Guitars . Cornell Dupree – Guitars . Frank Vento – Guitars . Hugh Mccracken – Guitars . Stu Woods – Bass Guitars . Chuck Rainey – Bass Guitar . Bill Salter – Bass Guitar . Milt Hinton – Bass Guitar . Will Lee – Bass Guitar . Rick Marotta – Drums . Grady Tate – Drums . Bernard Purdie – Drums . Steve Gadd – Drums . Luther Rix – Drums, Percussion . Ralph Macdonald – Percussion . Arif Mardin – Percussion . Kenneth Bichel – Synthesizers . Gene Orloff – Concert Master . Gale Kantor – Background Vocals . Merle Miller – Background Vocals . Sylvia Shemwell – Background Vocals . Myrna Smith – Background Vocals . Tasha Thomas – Background Vocals . Shirley Brewer – Background Vocals . Ann S. Clark – Background Vocals . Sharon Redd – Background Vocals . Robin Grean – Background Vocals . Charlotte Crossley – Background Vocals
Production : Produced By Arif Mardin, Barry Manilow . Gene Paul – Engineer . Lew Hahn – Engineer . Jimmy Douglas – Engineer . Robbert Warner – Engineer . Elliot Sheiner – Engineer . Buzz Richmond – Engineer . Scott Schreckengosf – Engineer . George Piros – Mastering
Package : Dennis King – Mastering . Richard Amsel 
– Cover Art . Lee Gurst – Backliner Photo . Loring Eutemey – Album Design
Recorded 1973 At Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.; A & R Studios, New York, N.Y.; Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. & Kaye / Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington.
Released On November 16, 1973 By Atlantic.
(Source Bette Midler – Bette Midler | Bette Midler – Official Site)
