Bette Midler‘s ‘No Frills’ is her sixth (and her first in four years) studio album produced By Chuck Plotkin and released on August 1, 1983 by Atlantic.
Track Listing : 1.Is It Love (Nick Gilder, Jimmy Mcculloch) – 04:43 . 2.Favorite Waste Of Time (Marshall Crenshaw) – 02:43 . 3.All I Need To Know (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Tom Snow) – 04:08 . 4.Only In Miami (Max Gronenthal) – 04:35 . 5.Heart Over Head (Andy Goldmark, Robin Batteau, Brock Walsh) – 02:52 . 6.Let Me Drive (Greg Prestopino, Matthew Wilder) – 04:02 . 7.My Eye On You (Moon Martin, Bill House) – 04:03 . 8.Beast Of Burden (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 03:48 . 9.Soda And A Souvenir (Jessica Harper) – 03:23 . 10.Come Back Jimmy Dean (Bette Midler, Jerry Blatt, Brock Walsh) – 03:51
Musicians : Bette Midler – Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals . Ricky Lawson – Drums On (1 – 2 – 3, 6 – 7 – 9) . Pops Popswell – Bass Guitar On (1 – 2 – 3 – 9) . Buzzy Feiten – Guitars On (1 – 2 – 3, 6 – 7 – 9) . Bobby Lyle – Synthesizers On (1 – 6), Piano On (3 – 4), Keyboards On (6), Fender Rhodes On (9) . Bobby Martin – Synthesizers On (1 – 3), Organ On (6), Keyboards On (6), Organ & Synthesizer On (9) . Robert Irving – Synthesizers On (1 – 2), Piano On (5) . Mark Goldenberg – Guitar & Synthesizer Solos On (1 – 3) – Guitar Solo On (2), Electric Guitars & Synthesizers On (5), Guitars On (8), Syntheziers On (10) . David Logerman – Drums & Percussion On (2) . Dave Demare – Bass On (2) . Waddy Wachtel – Electric Guitars On (2) . Philip Kennard – Acoustic Guitars & Background Vocals On (2) . Brock Walsh – Acoustic Guitars On (2), Piano On (10) . Malando Gassama – Percussion On (4) . Marc Caz Macino – Horns On (4 – 6) . Mark Hatch – – Horns On (4) . Jim Keltner – Drums On (5 – 8) . Mark Leonard – Bass On (5) . Chas Sanford – Electric Guitars & Synthesizers On (5) . Vernon Porter – Bass On (6) . Tim Drummond – Bass On (8) . Danny Kortchmar – Guitars On (8) . The Staggering Harlettes (Ula Hedwig, Katey Sagal, Linda Hart) – Background Vocals On (9) . Greg Prestopino – Background Vocals On (6) . Matthew Wilder – Background Vocals On (6) . Jude Johnstone – Background Vocals On (6) . Lisa Garber – Background Vocals On (2 – 3 – 4) . Laura Allan – Background Vocals On (2 – 3 – 4) . Joe Turano – Background Vocals On (6) . Janis Cercone – Background Vocals On (3)
Production : Produced By Chuck Plotkin . Toby Scott – Engineer, Mixing . Don Smith – Engineer & Mixing . Dave Demore – Assistant Engineer . Steve Brix – Assistant Engineer . Dave Pearce – Assistant Engineer . Julian Stoul – Assistant Engineer . Greg Anderson – Assistant Engineer
Package : Andre Miripolsky – Cover Art . Kosh / Ron Larson – Art Direction . Greg Gorman – Photography
Recorded 1982 – 1983 At Clover Studios With Additional Recording At Sound Factory & Rumbo Recorders.
Released On August 1, 1983 By Atlantic.
(Source Bette Midler – No Frills | The Official Bette Midler Site)
