Bette Midler "Broken Blossom" (1977) -Standards-

 Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 One

01 - Make Yourself Comfortable (Bob Merrill)

02 - You Don't Know Me (Eddy Arnold & Cindy Walker)
03 - Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Billy Joel)
04 - I Never Talk To Strangers (Tom Waits)
05 - Storybook Children (David Pommeranz & Spencer Proffer)
06 - Red (John Carter & Sammy Hagar) 

Two

01 - Empty Bed Blues (J.C. Johnson)

02 - A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes (Mack David, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston)
03 - Paradise (Perry Botkin Jr., Gil Garfield & Harry Nilsson)
04 - Yellow Beach Umbrella (Craig Doerge & Judy Henske)
05 - La vie en rose (Mack David, Louis Guy & Edith Piaf)


Produced by Brooks Arthur
Engineered by Bob Merritt & Brooks Arthur
Assisted by David Latman

Production Coordinator : Ivy Skoff
Primary Recording Location : Record Plant, Los Angeles
Additional Recording at Studio 55, Los Angeles, California

One

01 - Make Yourself Comfortable

Keyboards : Craig Doerge
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Percussion : Alan Estes
Electric Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Baritone Sax : Jim Horn
Background vocals : Donny Gerrard, Brian Russell, Chuck Higgins

02 - You Don't Know Me

Strings & Horns Arranged by Jimmie Haskell
Piano : Craig Doerge
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Background vocals : Brenda Russell, Clydie King, Dianne Brooks

03 - Say Goodbye To Hollywood

Arranged by Bobby Rozario
Piano : Artie Butler
Drums : Jim Keltner
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Background vocals : Dianne Brooks, Clydie King, Brenda Russell, Bette Midler, Brian Russell, David Latman

04 - I Never Talk To Strangers

Co-Starring : Bette Midler & Tom Walsh

Arranged by Bob Alcivar
Piano : Tom Waits
Bass : Jim Hughart
Drums : Shelby Manne
Tenor Saxophone Solo : Frank Vicari
Production & Sound by Bones Howe at Mr. Bones Production

05 - Storybook Children

Arranged by Artie Butler
Keyboards : Artie Butler
Drums : Jim Keltner
Percussion : Alan Estes
Guitar : Thom Rotella
Bass : Jim Hughart
Background vocals : Dianne Brooks, Clydie King, Brenda Russell

06 - Red

Arranged by Ira Newborn
Keyboards : Don Randi
Guitars : Ira Newborn & Fred Tackett
Bass : Jerry Scheff
Drums : Jim Keltner

Synthesizer : Steve Porcaro

Two

01 - Empty Bed Blues

Arranged by Ira Newborn
Piano : John Barnes
Organ : Don Randi
Drums : Jim Keltner
Electric Guitar : Fred Tackett, David T. Walker
Bass : Jerry Scheff
Saxophone : Steve Douglas, Plas Johnson, Don Menza, Marshall Royal
Trumpet : Gene Goe, Don Rader, Bobby Shaw

Bones : Lew McCreary, Bill Watrous

02 - A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes

Arranged by Artie Butler

03 - Paradise

Arranged by Artie Butler
Piano : Artie Butler
Drums : Jim Keltner
Percussion : Alan Estes
Guitar : Lee Ritenour, Thom Rotella
Bass : David Hungate
Background vocals : Ellie Greenwich, Mikie Harris, Bette Midler

04 - Yellow Beach Umbrella

Strings & Horns Arranged by Artie Butler
Keyboards : Craig Doerge
Drums : Jim Keltner
Percussion : Alan Estes
Guitar & Ukulele : Howard Roberts
Bass : Max Bennett
All Background vocals : Bette Midler

05 - La vie en rose

Arranged by Mike Melvoin
Strings Arranged by Artie Butler
Keyboards : Mike Melvoin
Bass : Jim Hughart