Arif Mardin "All My Friends Are Here" (2010) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Deniz Productions

 01 - The Greatest Ears In Town (Bette Midler & Marc Shaiman)

02 - So Blue (Arif Mardin & Roxane Seeman)

03 - No Way Out (Arif Mardin)

04 - Goodbye To Rio (Arif Mardin)

05 - No One (Arif Mardin & Margo Guryan)

06 - So Many Nights (Arif Mardin)

07 - Calls A Soft Voice (Arif Mardin)

08 - Longing For You (Arif Mardin & Michael Margulies)

09 - Dual Blues (Arif Mardin)

10 - Chez Twang's (Arif Mardin)

11 - Willie's After Hours (Lone Star Blues) (Arif Mardin)

12 - All My Friends Are Here (Arif Mardin)

13 - Wistful (Arif Mardin)

Produced by Arif Mardin & Joe Mardin for Deniz Productions, Inc.

Recorded by Michael O'Reilly

Mixed by Joe Mardin & Michael O'Reilly

Associate Producer : Michael O'Reilly

Recorded at Avatar Studios, Right Track Studios, Sony Studios, Clinton Studios & Brooklyn Recording

Additional Recording at NuNoise Studio by Joe Mardin

Mixed at Brooklyn Recording

Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound

Assistant Engineers :

Avatar : Brian Montgomery, Peter Doris, Justin Gerrish, Rick Kwan

Right Track : Chris Jennings, Alex Venguer, Chris Soper, Reed Taylor, Tim Whitney

Clinton : Tom Alezza, Sheldon Yellowhair-Golbert

Sony : Andy Manganello

Brooklyn Recording : Yohei Gotoh, Ben Liscio

01 - The Greatest Ears In Town 

Featuring Bette Midler

Also Featuring Barry Gibb & Polygraph Lounge

Arranged by Joe Mardin, Arif Mardin, Rob Schwimmer & Mark Stewart

Chorus Background Vocals Arranged by Joe Mardin

Strings & Horns Conducted by Joe Mardin

Bette Midler : Lead vocal

Rob Schwimmer : Piano, Stylophone, Hammond B3 Organ

Tom Barney : Acoustic Bass

Joe Mardin : Drums & Percussion

Mark Stewart : Rock Guitar, Chaladoo, Hawaiian Tremolo

Bucky Pizzareli : Jazz Guitar

Philippe Saisse : Vibraphone

Ula Hedwig & Margaret Dorn : Chorus Background vocals

Joe Mardin, Mark Stewart, Rob Schwimmer, Melissa Fathman : Additional Background vocals & Voices

Jerry Barnes : 'Soul' Background vocals

Arif Mardin, Bette Midler & Marc Shaiman : Sketch Voices

Barry Gibb : 'Jive Talkin' Vocal

Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff (Solos) : Trumpets

John Fedchock, Keith O'Quinn : Trombones

George Flynn : Bass Trombone

Andy Snitzer, Dave Mann (Solos) : Alto Saxophones

Charlie Pillow, Rich Perry : Tenor Saxophones

Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Saxophone

Aaron Heick : Oboe & Additional Saxophones

Barry Gibb Vocals Recorded by John Merchant at Hit Factory / Criteria Studios

Assistant Engineers : Patrick Magee & Jose Gonzalez

02 - So Blue 

Featuring Chaka Khan

Also Featuring David Sanborn

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Track Conducted by Joe Mardin

Chaka Khan : Lead vocal

Rob Schwimmer : Piano

Tom Barney : Acoustic Bass

Dennis MacKrell : Drums

David Sanborn : Alto Saxophone Solos

Jim Hynes, Barry Danielian, Tony Kadlec : Trumpets

Larry Farrell, Birch Johnson : Trombones

George Flynn : Bass Trombone

Bob Carlisle, Phil Myers : French Horns

Roger Rosenberg : Bass Clarinet

Marc Goldberg : Basson

Gordon Gotlieb : Vibraphone

Alto Saxophone Recorded by Dean Sharnow

03 - No Way Out 

Featuring Nicki Parrott

Arranged by Arif Mardin

Strings Conducted by Joe Mardin

Nicki Parrott : Lead vocal & Acoustic Bass

Robbie Kondor : Piano

Billy Drummond : Drums

Jerry Dodgion : Flute

Joe Mardin : Gamelan Sequence & Gong

Nicki Parrott & Joe Mardin : Finger Snaps

04 - Goodbye To Rio 

Featuring Raul Midón

Arranged by Arif Mardin

Conducted by Joe Mardin & Arif Mardin

Raul Midón : Lead vocal, Nylon & Steel String Guitars, Solo, Mouth Trumpet

Nilson Matta : Acoustic Bass

Cyro Baptista : All Drums & Percussion

05 - No One 

Featuring Dianne Reeves

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Dianne Reeves : Lead vocal

Robbie Kondor : Piano

Tom Barney : Acoustic Bass

Dennis MacKrell : Drums

Michael Leonhart : Trumpet

06 - So Many Nights 

Featuring Danny O'Keefe

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Danny O'Keefe : Lead vocal

Rob Schwimmer : Piano

Gordon Gottlieb & Philippe Saisse : Vibraphone

Diane Lesser : Oboe

Vocals Recorded by Garey Shelton at Garey Shelton Productions

07 - Calls A Soft Voice 

Featuring Carly Simon

Arranged by Arif Mardin & Steve Skinner

Strings Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Carly Simon : Lead vocal

Steve Skinner : Keyboards & Programming

Jerry Barnes : Bass

Joe Mardin : Drums

Erik Charlston : Vibraphone

Robbie Buchanan : Acoustic Piano

Ralph MacDonald : Shaker

Arif Mardin : Spoken Background vocals

Background vocals : Rachele Cappelli, Angela Cappelli, Robbi Kamalo

Children's Choir : Mbali Kumalo, Didi Kumalo, Gabe Nekrutman, Leah Borrie, Emma Borrie, Julia Heim, Lindsey Williams, Dylan Donadio, Ayla Von Essen, Indu Von Essen, Giovanni Von Essen

Conducted by Robbi Kumalo

Spoken Voices at End : Patty Aicher & Anna Therése Skinner

Spoken Voices Recorded by Steve Skinner

08 - Longing For You 

Featuring Norah Jones

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Norah Jones : Lead vocal

Lee Musiker : Piano

Tom Barney : Acoustic Bass

Grady Tate : Drums

Joe Lovano : Tenor Saxophone

Jon Faddis : Trumpet

09 - Dual Blues 

Featuring Amy Kohn

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Amy Kohn : Lead vocal & Accordion

Rob Schwimmer : Piano & Theremin

Ben Street : Acoustic Piano

Ben Perowsky : Drums

Philippe Saisse : Vibraphone

Jim Hynes, Barry Danielian, Tony Kadlec : Trumpets

Larry Farrell, Birch Johnson : Trombones

George Flynn : Bass Trombone

Bob Carlisle, Phil Myers : French Horns

Roger Rosenberg : Baritone Saxophone

Mark Goldberg : Bassoon

10 - Chez Twang's 

Featuring Dr. John

Arranged by Arif Mardin

Dr. John : Lead vocal & Piano

Jim Compilongo : Melody Guitar & Solo

Ira Siegel : Rhythm Guitar

Tom Barney : Acoustic Bass

Howard Johnson : Tuba

Herlin Riley : Drums & Washboard

Victor Goines : Clarinet

Michael Leonhart : Trumpet

Kenny Kosek : Fiddle

Gil Goldstein : Accordion

Joe Mardin : Marching Bass Drum

Katreese Barnes : Background vocals

Steve Skinner : Programming

11 - Willie's After Hours (Lone Star Blues) 

Featuring Willie Nelson & Katreese Barnes

Recorded in 1973

Willie Nelson : Acoustic Guitar Solo

Arif Mardin : Fender Rhodes Piano & Solo

Doug Sahm : Electric Guitar Solo

Jimmy Day : Pedal Steel Guitar

Dan Spears : Bass

Paul English : Drums

Jeff Gutcheon : Hammond B3 Organ

Steve Burgh : Electric Guitar

David Bromberg : Dobro

Track Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios

Engineered by Gene Paul

Recorded in 2006

Katreese Barnes : Lead & Background vocals

Jim Hynes, Barry Danielian, Rony Kadlec : Trumpets

Larry Farrell, Birch Johnson : Trombones

George Flynn : Bass Trombone

Bob Carlisle, Phil Myers : French Horns

Roger Rosenberg : Baritone Saxophone

Mark Goldberg : Bassoon

Horns Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Vocals & Horns Recorded by Michael O'Reilly

12 - All My Friends Are Here 

Featuring Members of The Average White Band, The Bee Gees & The Rascals, Phil Collins, Hall & Oates, Lalah Hathaway & Boy Meets Girl

Arranged by Arif Mardin

Additional Arranging by Steve Skinner & Joe Mardin

Conducted by Joe Mardin

Robbie Kondor : Clavinet

Steve Skinner : Hammond B3 Organ & Fender Rhodes

Alan Gorrie : Bass

Steve Ferrone : Drums

Onnie McIntyre, David Spinozza : Guitars

Hamish Stuart, Reggie Griffin : Additional Guitars

Sammy Figueroa : Congas

Will Lee : Additional Bass

Spooner Oldham : Wurlitzer Electric Piano

Randy Brecker : Trumpet & Solo

David 'Fathead' Newman : Tenor Saxophone

Andy Snitzer : Alto Saxophone

The Arif's Friends Chorus : Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes, Sharod Barnes, David Brigati, Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere, Phil Collins, Sammy Figueroa, Barry Gibb*, Robin Gibb, Alan Gorrie, Reggie Griffin, Daryl Hall*, Lalah Hathaway*, Cissy Houston, Margie Joseph*, Robbie Kondor, Will Lee, Onnie MacIntyre, Joe Mardin (Also Bass & Harmony Vocals), George Merrill, John  Oates, Michael O'Reilly, Shannon Rubicam, Rob Schwimmer, David Spinozza, Hamish Stuart*, Bobby Valli 

*Also Ad Libs

Barry Gibb's Vocals Recorded by John Merchant at Hit Factory / Criteria Studios

Assistant Engineers : Patrick Magee & Jose Gonzalez

Robin Gibb's Vocal Recorded by Savvas Iossifidis

John Oates's Vocal Recorded by Jamie Rosenberg at Great Divide Studios

Margie Joseph's Vocal Recorded by Dale Ramsey at Ramtrax

Assistant Engineer : Joey P.

Spooner Oldham's Electric Piano Recorded by Jimmy Nutt at the Nutthouse Studio

13 - Wistful

Arif Mardin : Piano

Remixed at NuNoise Studio

Violin : Elena Barrere & Carol Webb (Concert Masters), Abe Appleman, Avril Brown, Enrico DiCecco, Narciso Figueroa, Katherine Fong, Hae-Young Ham, Joyce Hammann, Jean Ingraham, Karen Karlsrud, Ann Leathers, Ann Lehmann, Laura McGinniss, Jan Mullen, Carol Pool, Ricky Sortomme, Yuri Vodovoz & Carol Webb Sortomme

Viola : Vincent Lionti, Irene Breslaw-Grapel, Karen Dreyfus, Desiréee Elsevier, Craig Mumm, Maxine Roach

Cello : Richard Locker, Jeanne LeBlanc, Eugene Moye, Jeremy Turner

Bette Midler "Bette Midler" (1973) -Pop Rock / Vocal Jazz-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 One

01 - Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer)

02 - Drinking Again (Doris Tauber & Johnny Mercer)

03 - Breaking Up Somebody's Home (Denise LaSalle)

04 - Surabaya Johnny (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht & Herbert Hartig)

05 - I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan)

Two

01 - Optimistic Voices / Lullaby Of Broadway (E.Y. Harbug, Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart & Leo Feist) / (Al Dubin & Harry Warren)

02 - In The Mood (Joe Garland & Andy Razaf)

03 - Uptown / Da Doo Run Run (Thomas McKinney) / (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry & Phil Spector)

04 - Twisted (Wardell Gray)

05 - Higher And Higher (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) (Gary Lee Jackson, Carl W. Smith & Raynard Miner)

Miss M is accompanied by :

Piano : Barry Manilow

Keyboards : Ken Ascher, Pat Rebillot, Don Grolnick

Guitars : David Spinozza, Cornell Dupree, Frank Vento, Hugh McCracken

Basses : Stu Woods, Chuck Rainey, William Salter, Milt Hinton, Will Lee

Drums : Rick Marotta, Grady Tate, Bernard Purdie, Steve Gadd, Luther Rix

Percussion : Ralph MacDonald, Luther Rix, Barry Manilow, Arif Mardin

Synthesizer : Kenneth Bichel

Concert Master : Gene Orloff

Background vocals : Gale Kantor, Merle Miller, Sylvia Shemwell, Myrna Smith, Tasha Thomas, Shirley Brewer, Ann S. Clark, Sharon Redd, Robin Grean, Charlotte Crossley, Barry Manilow

Arranged & Conducted by Barry Manilow

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.

Recording Engineers : Gene Paul & Lew Hahn

Additional Recordings at A & R Studios, New York, N.Y. ; Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. & Kaye / Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington

Recording Engineers for Additional Recordings : Jimmy Douglass, Robert Warner, Elliot Scheiner, Buzz Richmond & Scott Schreckengost

Mastering : George Piros & Dennis King

Remixed by Lew Hahn & Arif Mardin

Produced by Arif Mardin & Barry Manilow

One

01 - Skylark

02 - Drinking Again

/

03 - Breaking Up Somebody's Home

Horns Arranged by Arif Mardin

04 - Surabaya Johnny

05 - I Shall Be Released

/

Two

01 - Optimistic Voices / Lullaby Of Broadway

Miss M is the trio on "Lullaby Of Broadway"

02 - In The Mood

Miss M sings all Vocal Parts

Vocal Arrangement by Barry Manilow

Horns Arranged by Arif Mardin

03 - Uptown / Da Doo Run Run

/

04 - Twisted

Horns Arranged by Arif Mardin

05 - Higher And Higher (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me)

/

Bette Midler "Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook" (2003) -Pop Rock-

Label : Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

 01 - You'll Never Know (Mack Gordon & Harry Warren)

02 - This Ole House (Stuart Hamblen)

03 - On A Slow Boat To China (Frank Loesser)

04 - Hey There (Richard Adler & Jerry Ross)

05 - Tenderly (Jack Lawrence & Walter Gross)

06 - Come On-A My House (Ross Bagdasarian & William Saroyan)

07 - Mambo Italiano (Bob Merrill)

08 - Sisters (Irving Berlin)

09 - Memories Of You (Andy Razaf & Eubie Blake)

10 - In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening (Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer)

11 - White Christmas (Irving Berlin)

Produced by Barry Manilow & Robbie Buchanan

Executive Producers : Jay Landers & Garry C. Kief

Associate Producers : Scott Erickson & Marc Hulett

Recorded & Mixed by Bill Schnee at Sony Music Studios, Culver City, CA ; The Hop, Studio City, CA ; Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA

Assistant Engineers : Scott Erickson & Ryan Petrie

Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

Orchestra Contractor : David Low

Musicians :

Violin : Clayton Haslop (Concert Master), Mario Deleon, Gregory Lee, Michele Richards, Claire Martin, Franklin D'Antonio, Jackie Brand, Miwako Watanabe, Richard Altenbach, Rafael Rishik, Mark Robertson, Alan Grunfeld, Eun Me Ehn, Robin Olsen, Bruce Dukov (Concert Master), Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Charlie Bisharat, Endre Granat, Ken Yerke, Josephina Abandolo, Anatloy Rosinsky, Lisa Sutton, Ana Landauer, Dilitrie Leivici, Sarah Thornblade, Roberto Cani, Eris Hosler, Tammy Hatwan, Jeanne Evans, Katia Popow, Sungil Lee

Viola : Mike Nowak, Kari Prescott, Marlow Fisher, Robert Berg, Brian Dembow, Simon Oswell, Rick Gerding, Vicky Miskolcsy, Darren McCann, David Walther, Matt Funes Shanti Randall, Evan Wilson

Cello : Dennis Karmazyn, Kevan Torfeh, Armen Ksajikian, Dane Little, Steve Erdody, Tony Cooke, Andrew Schulman, Paul Cohen, David Speltz, Tim Landauer

Contra Bass : Nico Abandolo, Bruce Morganthaler

Trumpet : Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron, Warren Leuning, Stan Martin, Bob Summers, Dennis Farias

Trombone : Bill Watrous, Andy Martin, Charlie Loper, Bruce Fowler, Alan Kaplan

Saxophone : Dan Higgins, Gary Foster, Bev Dalke Smith, Bob Sheppard, Brian Scanlon, Joel Peskin

French Horn : Rick Todd, Brian O'Connor, John Reynolds

Flute : Jim Walker

Oboe : Phil Ayling

Harp : Gayle Levant

Percussion : Michael Fisher, Dan Greco, Brian Kilgore, Alan Estes

Mallets : Don Williams

01 - You'll Never Know

Arranged by Barry Manilow & Jorge Calandrelli

Conducted by Jorge Calandrelli

Piano : Randy Waldman

Originally Recorded by Rosemary Clooney in 1952

02 - This Ole House

Arranged by Barry Manilow & Robbie Buchanan

Banjo : Herb Pedersen

Mandolin : Kenny Blackwell

Bass : Chuck Berghofer

Guitar : Dean Parks

Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta

Originally Recorded by Rosemary Clooney in 1954

03 - On A Slow Boat To China

Duet with Barry Manilow

Arranged by Barry Manilow & Patrick Williams

Conducted by Patrick Williams

Piano : Steve Welch & Barry Manilow

Bass : Chuck Berghofer

Guitar : George Doering

Drums : Gregg Field

Originally Recorded by Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby in 1958

04 - Hey There

Arranged by Barry Manilow & Jorge Calandrelli

Conducted by Jorge Calandrelli

Piano : Steve Welch

Bass : Chuck Berghofer

Guitar : George Doering

Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta

Originally Recorded by Rosemary Clooney in 1954

05 - Tenderly

Arranged by Barry Manilow & Jorge Calandrelli

Conducted by Jorge Calandrelli

Piano : Steve Welch

Bass : Chuck Berghofer

Guitar : George Doering

Drums : Gregg Field

Originally Recorded by Rosemary Clooney in 1951

06 - Come On-A My House

Arranged by Ray Ellis & Robbie Buchanan

Conducted by Ray Ellis

Harpsichord : Randy Waldman

Keyboards & Bass : Robbie Buchanan

Guitar : Michael Thompson

Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta

Background vocals : Beverly Staunton

Originally Recorded by Rosemary Clooney in 1951

07 - Mambo Italiano

Arranged by Barry Manilow & Robbie Buchanan

Piano, Keyboards & Drums : Robbie Buchanan

Guitar : Michael Thompson

Background vocals : Hans Stamer (Baritone), Warren Stanyer & David Steele (Tenors)

Originally Recorded by Rosemary Clooney in 1954

08 - Sisters

Duet with Linda Ronstadt

From the Paramount Motion Picture 'White Christmas'

Arranged by Barry Manilow & Ray Ellis

Conducted by Ray Ellis

Piano : Randy Waldman

Bass : Chuck Berghofer

Guitar : George Doering

Drums : Gregg Field

Originally Recorded by Rosemary & Betty Clooney in 1954

09 - Memories Of You

Arranged by Barry Manilow & Ray Ellis

Conducted by Ray Ellis

Piano : Steve Welch

Bass : Chuck Berghofer

Guitar : George Doering

Drums : Gregg Field

Background vocals : David Steele & Warren Stanyer

Originally Recorded by Rosemary Clooney in 1955

10 - In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening

Arranged by Barry Manilow & Patrick Williams

Conducted by Patrick Williams

Piano : Steve Welch

Bass : Chuck Berghofer

Guitar : George Doering

Drums : Gregg Field

Originally Recorded by Rosemary Clooney in 1952

11 - White Christmas

From the Paramount Motion Picture 'White Christmas'

Arranged & Conducted by Robbie Buchanan

Piano & Celeste : Robbie Buchanan

Originally Recorded by Rosemary Clooney in 1954

Bette Midler "Bette Midler" (2000) -Pop Rock-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 

 01 - That's How Heartaches Are Made (Ben Raleigh & Bob Haley)

02 - In These Shoes (Kirtsy MacColl & Peter Glenister

03 - God Give Me Strength (Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach)

04 - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong)

05 - Love TKO (Cecil Womack, Gip Noble Jr. & Linda Womack)

06 - Moses (Patty Griffin)

07 - Nobody Else But You (Bette Midler & Marc Shaiman)

08 - Color Of Roses (Beth Nielsen Chapman & Matt Rollings)

09 - Bless You Child (Billy Steinberg, Rick Nowels & Marie Claire Cremers)

10 - When Your Life Was Low (Will Jennings & Joe Sample)

11 - Shining Star (Leo Graham Jr. & Paul Richmond)

Produced by Don Was

Recorded & Mixed by Ed Cherney

"Bless You Child"Produced by Don Was & Rick Nowles

"Nobody Else But You" (From the Columbia TriStar television series 'Bette') Produced by Marc Shaiman & Don Was

Band :

Drums : Sonny Emory

Bass : Reggie Hamilton

Piano, Fender Rhodes, B3 : Bobby Lyle

Keyboards, Piano : Larry Cohn

Guitar : Mike Miller

Guitar : Dwight Sills

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Additional Musicians :

Drums : James Gadson

Bass : Abraham Laboriel

Guitar : Mark Goldenberg, Paul Jackson Jr., Prince Eyango, Tim Pierce & Dean Parks

Keyboards : Jamie Muhoberac, Rick Nowles, Greg Kursten & Marc Shaiman

Trumpet : Mark Isham, Darrell Leonard, Jerry Hey & Gary Grant

Tenor Sax : Plas Johnson, Joe Sublett, Dan Higgins & Jerry Vivino

Baritone Sax : Gary Herbig

Trombone : Eric M. Jorgensen

"Bless You Child" Programming : Charles Judge & Wayne Rodrigues

Background Singers : Sweet Pea Atkinson, Cynthia Bass, Harry Bowen, Carlos Cuevas, Donna DeLory, Cleto Escobedo III, David Lasley, Mirley Espinoza, Nikki Harris, Don McCrary, Howard McCrary, James McCrary, Leon McCrary, Arnold McCuller, Esther Nicholson, Martin Padilla, Melanie Taylor, Maria Vidal

"Nobody Else But You" Arranged by Marc Shaiman & Jimmy Vivino

Project Coordinator & Contractor :  Shari Sutcliffe

Assistant to Don Was : Jane Oppenheimer

Recorded at :

Cello Studios - Hollywood, CA

Chung King - New York, NY

Record Plant - Hollywood, CA

Signet Soundelux - Hollywood, CA

Sony Music Studios, New York, NY

Mixed at Record Plant - Hollywood, CA

"Nobody Else But You" Mixed at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY

Assistant Engineers : Alan Sanderson, Elliott Blakey, Dave Ashton, Alex Olsson, Katie Teasdale, Tulio Torrinello Jr. & Andy Manganello

Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Oliver & Company" (1988) -Various-

Label : Walt Disney Records

 Side One

01 - Once Upon A Time In New York City (Howard Ashman & Barry Mann)

02 - Why Should I Worry? (Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight)

03 - Sykes (J.A.C. Redford)

04 - Bedtime Story (J.A.C. Redford)

05 - Streets Of Gold (Dean Pitchford & Tom Snow)

Side Two

01 - Perfect Isn't Easy (Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman & Bruce Sussman)

02 - Good Company (Robert Minkoff & Ron Rocha)

03 - The Rescue (J.A.C. Redford)

04 - Pursuit Through The Subway (J.A.C. Redford)

05 - Buscando Guayaba (Ruben Blades)

06 - End Title (J.A.C. Redford)

*Instrument Score Composed & Produced by J.A.C. Redford

Recording Engineer : Joel Moss

Orchestrator : Thomas Pasatieri

Music Supervisor : Carole Childs

Side One

01 - Once Upon A Time In New York City

Performed by Huey Lewis

Produced by Stewart Levine

02 - Why Should I Worry?

Performed by Huey Lewis

Produced by Phil Ramone

03 - Sykes 

Instrumental*

04 - Bedtime Story 

Instrumental*

05 - Streets Of Gold

Performed by Ruth Pointer

Produced by Tom Snow

Side Two

01 - Perfect Isn't Easy

Performed by Bette Midler

Produced by Barry Manilow

02 - Good Company

Performed by Myhanh Tran

Produced by J.A.C. Redford

03 - The Rescue 

Instrumental*

04 - Pursuit Through The Subway 

Instrumental*

05 - Buscando Guayaba

Performed by Ruben Blades

Produced by Willie Colon

06 - End Title 

Instrumental*

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

Bette Midler "Bette Of Roses" (1995) -Adult Contemporary-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 01 - I Know This Town (Cheryl Wheeler)

02 - In This Life (Mike Reid & Allen Shamblin)

03 - Bottomless (Bonnie Hayes)

04 - To Comfort You (Ian Thomas)

05 - To Deserve You (Maria McKee)

06 - The Last Time (Maria McKee)

07 - Bed Of Roses (Bonnie Hayes)

08 - The Perfect Kiss (Scott Tibbs & Marc Jordan)

09 - As Dreams Go By (Andy Hill & Pete Sinfield)

10 - It's Too Late (Bob Thiele, Tonio K. & Bonnie Hayes)

11 - I Believe In You (Sam Hagin & Roger Cook)

Produced by Arif Mardin

Associate Producer : Buzz Feiten

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

Engineering for Additional Recording : Jack Joseph Puig

Assistant Engineers : Andy Grassi (Also Additional Engineering), Luis Quine, Jay Militscher (Also Additional Engineering), Marnie Riley

Recorded at The New Hit Factory, NY ; Andora Studios, CA ; Right Track Recording, NY ; Conway Studios, CA ; Record One, CA

Remixed by Michael O'Reilly

Additional Contracting : Frank DeCaro

A&R Consultant : Anne Gindler

Production Coordinator : Gloria Gabriel

Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, Inc., NY

01 - I Know This Town

Arranged by Arif Mardin & Buzz Feiten

Background Vocals Arranged by Buzz Feiten

Electric Piano & Organ : Robbie Kondor

Lead & Rhythm Guitars : Buzz Feiten

Tambourine : Buzz Feiten

Bass : T-Bone Wolk

Drums : Tony Beard

Background vocals : Bette Midler

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

02 - In This Life

Arranged & Programmed by Robbie Kondor

Orchestra Arranged by Arif Mardin

Strings Co-Arranged by Robbie Kondor

Background Vocals Arranged by Arif Mardin & Buzz Feiten

Synthesizers & Keyboards : Robbie Kondor

Lead & Rhythm Guitars : Buzz Feiten

Bass : T-Bone Wolk

Live Drums : Joe Mardin

Additional Drum Programming : Jimmy Bralower

Background vocals : Bette Midler, Angela Cappelli, Rachelle Cappelli, Lani Groves & Ula Hedwig

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

03 - Bottomless

Arranged by Steve Skinner, Bonnie Hayes & Arif Mardin

Programmed by Steve Skinner & Bonnie Hayes

Drum Programming : Steve Skinner

Background Vocals Arranged by Buzz Feiten

Guitars : Buzz Feiten

Background vocals : Bette Midler, Angela Cappelli, Rachelle Cappelli, Lani Groves & Ula Hedwig

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

04 - To Comfort You

Arranged by Arif Mardin

Background Vocals Arranged by Arif Mardin 

Synthesizers : Larry J. Cahn & Steve Skinner

Piano : Bobby Lyle

Guitars : Buzz Feiten & Daniel Jacob

Bass : Reggie Hamilton

Trumpet : Chris Botti

Drums : Mike Baird

Background vocals : Angela Cappelli, Rachelle Cappelli, Lani Groves & Ula Hedwig

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

Basic Track Recorded by Jack Joseph Puig

05 - To Deserve You

Arranged by Steve Skinner & Arif Mardin

Drum Programming : Steve Skinner

Synthesizers & Keyboards : Steve Skinner

Lead & Rhythm Guitars : Buzz Feiten

All Live Drums & Loop Played by Joe Mardin

Oboe : Shelley A. Woodworth

Harmony : Bette Midler

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

06 - The Last Time

Arranged by Arif Mardin, Bruce Brody & Mario McKee

Vocals Arranged by Buzz Feiten

Synthesizers & Keyboards : Robbie Kondor

Lead & Rhythm Guitars : Buzz Feiten

Bass : Michael Visceglia

Drums : Joe Mardin

Background vocals : Bette Midler

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

07 - Bed Of Roses

Arranged by Steve Skinner & Arif Mardin

Additional Synthesizer & Strings Arranged by Daniel Jacob

Programmed by Steve Skinner

Synthesizers & Keyboards : Steve Skinner

Guitar : Dean Parks

Steel Guitar : Jay Dee Maness

Ebo Guitar : Michael O'Reilly

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Drums : Tony Beard & James A. Johnson

Harmony : Bette Midler

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

08 - The Perfect Kiss

Piano Arrangement by Robbie Kondor & Arif Mardin

Orchestral Arrangement by Arif Mardin

Piano : Robbie Kondor

Concertmaster & Violin Solo : Gene Orloff

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

09 - As Dreams Go By

Arranged by Larry J. Cahn, Daniel Jacob, Buzz Feiten, Bobby Lyle, Arif Mardin & Steve Skinner

Background Vocals Arranged by Buzz Feiten & Arif Mardin

Synthesizers & Keyboards : Larry J. Cahn & Steve Skinner

Piano : Bobby Lyle

Guitar : Buzz Feiten & Daniel Jacob

Bass : Reggie Hamilton

Drums : Mike Baird

Background vocals : Angela Cappelli, Rachelle Cappelli, Lani Groves, Ula Hedwig, Joe Mardin & Jerry Barnes

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

Basic Track Recorded by Jack Joseph Puig

10 - It's Too Late

Arranged by Robbie Kondor

Synthesizers & Keyboards : Robbie Kondor

Lead & Rhythm Guitars : Buzz Feiten

Bass : Jerry Barnes

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

Additional Engineering by Andy Grassi & Jay Militscher

11 - I Believe In You

Arranged by Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan & Steve Skinner

Programmed by Steve Skinner, Robbie Buchanan & Marc Mann

Synthesizers & Keyboards : Robbie Buchanan & Steve Skinner

Piano : Robbie Buchanan

Guitars : Buzz Feiten, Michael Landau & Dean Parks

Steel Guitar : Jay Dee Maness

Bass : Abraham Laboriel

Drums : Mike Baird

Background vocals : Jerry Barnes & Joe Mardin

Recording Engineer : Michael O'Reilly

Basic Track Recorded by Michael O'Reilly & Jack Joseph Puig

Bette Midler "Bathhouse Betty" (1998) -Pop Rock / Adult Contemporary-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 01 - Song Of Bernadette (Leonard Cohen, Bill Elliott & Jennifer Warnes)

02 - I'm Beautiful (Brinsley Evans)

03 - Lullaby In Blue (Brock Walsh & Adam Cohen)

04 - Ukulele Lady (Richard A. Whitting & Gus Kahn)

05 - I'm Hip (David Frishberg & Bob Dorough)

06 - I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (Leon rene & Otis Rene Jr.)

07 - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Rose Marie McCoy & Charles Singleton)

08 - Boxing (Ben Folds)

09 - Big Socks (Chuckii Booker)

10 - That's How Love Moves (Fizgerald Scott, Ty Lacy & Jennifer Kimball)

11 - My One True Friend (David Foster, Carole King & Carole Bayer Sager)

12 - Laughing Matters (Mark Waldrop & Dick Gallagher)

Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NY

01 - Song Of Bernadette

Produced by Ted Templeman

Arranged by Kim Bullard

Vocal Arrangement : Bill Schneider

Guitar : Tim Pierce

Piano : Greg Hifman

Keyboards : Kim Bullard

Bass : Matt Bissonette

Drums : Gregg Bissonette

Background vocals : Ula Hedwig, Pattie Darcy Jones & Margaret Dorn

Recorded & Mixed by Jeff Hendrickson

Associate Producer : Michael O'Reilly & Lee Herschberg

Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York ; Westwind Media, Burbank

Mixed at One On One Recording, North Hollywood

02 - I'm Beautiful

Produced by Arif Mardin

Arranged by Steve Skinner & Arif Mardin

Guitar : Ira Siegel

Keyboards & Organ : Steve Skinner

Bass : Jerry Barnes

Background vocals : Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes, Natalie Jackson, Johnny Kemp, Ivan Matias & Michelle Matlock

Production Manager : Gloria Gabriel

Recorded by Michael O'Reilly

Mixed by Frank Filipetti & Michael O'Reilly

Additional Engineering : Andy Grassi & Jon Krischker

Additional Pair Ears : Joe Mardin

Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York ; Unique Recording, New York

Mixed at Right Track Recording, New York

03 - Lullaby In Blue

Produced by Brock Walsh

Arranged by Brock Walsh & Phil Shenale

Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Dulcimer, Balaika & Mandolin : Dean Parks

Banjo : Brock Walsh

Piano : Randy Waldman

Keyboards : Phil Shenale

Acoustic Bass : Chuck Domanico

Drums : Rick Marotta

Background vocals : Petra Haden

Recorded & Mixed by Kevin Clark

Additional Engineers : Klaus Trelby, Steve Griffen & Ernest Defoe

Recorded at The Complex Studios, Los Angeles ; Westlake Studios, Los Angeles

Mixed at The Complex Studios, Los Angeles

04 - Ukulele Lady

Produced by Arif Mardin

Vocals Arranged by Bill Schneider

Pedal Steel Guitar : Ira Siegel

1st Ukulele : Eric Weissberg

2nd Ukulele : Moon

Baritone Ukulele : Jay Berliner

Mandolin : Robbie Kondor

Upright Acoustic Bass : James Leonhard

Percussion : Frank Pagano

Spoons : Richard Crooks

Background vocals : Margaret Dorn, Ula Hedwig, Pattie Darcy Jones & Moon

Recorded & Mixed by Michael O'Reilly

Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York ; Sound on Sound, New York

Mixed at Right Track Recording, New York

05 - I'm Hip

Produced by Marc Shaiman

Arranged by Marc Shaiman & Brad Dechter

Guitar : Dennis Budimir

Keyboards : Randy Kerber

Trumpets : Warren Luening & Jack Sheldon

Saxophones : Bob Efford, Richard Mitchell & Roger Neumann

French Horn : Richard Todd

Trombone : Leslie Benedict

Tuba : James Self

Bass : Chuck Domanico

Drums : Steve Schaeffer

Percussion : Emil Richards

Recorded & Mixed by Dana Chappelle

Production Associate : Nick Vidar

Production Assistant : David DePalo

Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York ; Signet Sound, Hollywood ; Manhattan Beach Recording, New York

Mixed at Record Plant Studios, Hollywood

06 - I Sold My Heart To The Junkman

Produced by Arif Mardin

Arranged by Arif Mardin

Strings Arranged by Arif Mardin

Acoustic Piano : Cyrus Chestnut

Upright Acoustic Bass : Ron Carter

Drums : Lewis Nash

Background vocals : Margaret Dorn, Ula Hedwig & Pattie Darcy Jones

Recorded & Mixed by Michael O'Reilly

Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York

Mixed at Right Track Recording, New York

07 - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show

Produced by Ted Templeman

Arranged by Bill Ungerman

Royal Crown Revue 

Guitar : James Achor 

Trumpet : Scott Steen

Tenor Sax : Mando Dorame

Baritone Sax : Bill Ungerman

Bass : Veikko Lepisto

Drums : Daniel Glass 

Background vocals : Eddie Nichols

Piano : Kim Bullard

Recorded & Mixed by Jeff Hendrickson

Associate Producer : Michael O'Reilly

Additional Engineering : Michael O'Reilly & Lee Herschberg

Recorded at One On One Recording, North Hollywood ; Right Track Recording, New York ; Encore, Burbank

Mixed at One On One Recording, North Hollywood

08 - Boxing

Produced by Ted Templeman

Arranged by Kim Bullard

Guitar : Tim Pierce

Piano : Greg Hifman

Keyboards : Kim Bullard

Bass : Matt Bissonette

Drums : Gregg Bissonette

Recorded & Mixed by Jeff Hendrickson

Associate Producer : Michael O'Reilly

Additional Engineering : Michael O'Reilly, Lee Herschberg, Jason Mauza, Rod Michaels & Cary Butler

Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York ; Westwind Media, Burbank

Mixed at One On One Recording, North Hollywood

09 - Big Socks

Produced & Arranged by Chuckii Booker

All Instruments : Chuckii Booker

Background vocals : Tami Booker & Chuckii Booker

Recorded by Chuckii Booker & Steve Hallquist

Mixed by David Koenig

Recorded at Siide F/X Studios, Riverside ; Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood

10 - That's How Love Moves

Produced by Arif Mardin

Arranged by Steve Skinner & Arif Mardin

Guitar : Ira Siegel

Keyboards & Organ : Steve Skinner

Background vocals : Jerry Barnes, Margaret Dorn, Michael Louis Harvey, Ula Hedwig, Pattie Darcy Jones, Johnny Kemp & Fonzi Thornton

Recorded by Michael O'Reilly

Mixed by Michael O'Reilly & Frank Filipetti

Additional Engineering : Andy Grassi & Jon Krischker

Additional Pair Ears : Joe Mardin

Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York

Mixed at Right Track Recording, New York

11 - My One True Friend

Produced by David Foster for Chartmaker, Inc.

Arranged by David Foster & Carole King

Guitar : Michael Thompson

Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks

Keyboards : David Foster

Piano : Carole King

Bass : Nathan East

Drums : John 'JR' Robinson

Recorded by Felipe Elgueta & Humberto Gatica

Strings Recorded by Al Schmitt

Additional Engineering by Alejandro Rodriguez

Mixed by Mick Guzauski

Recorded at Chartmaker Studios, Malibu ; The Complex, Los Angeles

Mixed at Barking Doctor, Mt. Kisco

12 - Laughing Matters

Produced & Arranged by Marc Shaiman

Guitar : Dennis Budimir

Keyboards : Randy Kerber

Trumpets : Warren Luening & Jack Sheldon

Saxophones : Bob Efford, Richard Mitchell & Roger Neumann

French Horn : Richard Todd

Trombone : Leslie Benedict

Tuba : James Self

Bass : Chuck Domanico

Drums : Steve Schaeffer

Percussion : Emil Richards & Alan Estes

Recorded & Mixed by Dana Chappelle

Production Associate : Nick Vidar

Production Assistant : David DePalo

Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York ; Signet Sound, Hollywood ; Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage 'M', Hollywood ; Manhattan Beach Recording, New York

Mixed at Record Plant Studios, Hollywood

Bette Midler "For The Boys - Music From The Motion Picture" (1991) -Standards-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 Side One

01 - Billy-A-Dick (Hoagy Carmichael & Paul Francis Webster)

02 - Stuff Like That There (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans)

03 - P.S. I Love You (Johnny Mercer & Gordon Jenkins)

04 - The Girl Friend Of The Whirling Dervish (Al Dubin, Johnny Mercer & Harry Warren)

05 - I Remember You / Dixie's Dream (Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger) / (Marc Shaiman)

06 - Baby It's Cold Outside (Frank Loesser)

07 - Dreamland (Dave Grusin, Alan & Marilyn Bergman)

Side Two

01 - Vickie And Mr. Valves (Lenny LaCroix)

02 - For All We Know (J. Fred Coots & Sam L. Lewis)

03 - Come Rain Or Come Shine (Johnny Mercer & Harold Arlen)

04 - In My Life (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

05 - I Remember You (Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger)

06 - Every Road Leads Back To You (Diane Warren)

Produced by Arif Mardin for Deniz Productions, Inc. with the exception of "The Girl Friend Of The Whirling Dervish" Produced by Marc Shaiman

"In My Life" Co-Produced with Marc Shaiman

"Billy-A-Dick" Co-Produced with Marc Shaiman

"Vickie And Mr. Valves" Co-Produced with Dave Grusin

"Every Road Leads Back To You" Co-Produced with Joe Mardin

Executive Music Producer : Joel Sill

Recorded by Jack Joseph Puig, Michael O'Reilly, Don Murray, Bob Schaper, Joey Wolpert

Mixed by Michael O'Reilly & Don Murray

Assistant Engineers : Brett Swain, Marnie Riley, Mark Guilbeault, Eric Rudd, Eddie Sexton, Ray Blair, Charlie Paakkari

Recorded at Capitol Studios, Studio 55, Oceanway Recording & Conway Recoridng Studios, L.A.

Mixed at Conway Recording Studios, L.A.

Mastered at Mastering Lab, L.A. by Doug Sax

Music Contractor : Sandy DeCrescent

Concertmasters : Stuart Canin, Gerald Vinci

Keyboards : Mike Lang, Dave Grusin, Randy Kerber, Robbie Buchanan, Marc Shaiman

Additional Keyboards & Synthesizers : Claude Gaudette, Joe Mardin

Programming : Robbie Buchanan, Joe Mardin, Eric Persing on "In My Life"

Guitar : Dennis Budimir, Steve Lukather on "In My Life", John Goux on "Every Road Leads Back To You"

Bass : Chuck Berghofer, Chuck Domanico

Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta, Harvey Mason, Alvin Stoller, Frank Capp, Jeff Porcaro on "Every Road Leads Back To You"

Trumpet : Jack Sheldon (Solos)

Additional Conducting : Artie Kane

Background vocals : 

Melissa Manchester, Patty D'Arcy on "Billy-A-Dick"

Morgan Ames, Lorraine Feather, Arnold McCuller, JoAnn Harris, John West, Kevin Dorsey, David Lasley, Eugene Van Buren, Jon Joyce, Randy Crenshaw, Don Shelton, Carmen Twillie

Side One

01 - Billy-A-Dick

Vocals by Bette Midler

Arranged & Conducted by Marc Shaiman

02 - Stuff Like That There

Vocals by Bette Midler

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

Additional Arranging by Arif Mardin

03 - P.S. I Love You

Vocals by Bette Midler

Rhythm Arrangement by Dave Grusin

Strings Arranged by Arif Mardin

04 - The Girl Friend Of The Whirling Dervish

Instrumental with Chorus

Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Marc Shaiman

Background Vocals Arranged by Morgan Ames, Lorraine Feather & Marc Shaiman

05 - I Remember You / Dixie's Dream

Duet with Bette Midler & James Caan

Orchestra & Background Vocals Arranged by Marc Shaiman

06 - Baby It's Cold Outside

Duet with Bette Midler & James Caan

Rhythm Arrangement by Marc Shaiman

Strings Arranged by Arif Mardin

07 - Dreamland

Vocals by Bette Midler

Arranged by Dave Grusin

Side Two

01 - Vickie And Mr. Valves

Arranged & Conducted by Marty Paich

Featured Soloist - Trumpet : Jack Sheldon

02 - For All We Know

Vocals by Bette Midler

Arranged & Conducted by Ralph Burns

03 - Come Rain Or Come Shine

Vocals by Bette Midler

Rhythm Arrangement by Marc Shaiman

Strings & Woodwinds Arranged by Arif Mardin

04 - In My Life

Vocals by Bette Midler

Rhythm Arrangement by Robbie Buchanan

Strings & Background vocals Arranged by Arif Mardin

05 - I Remember You

Vocals by Bette Midler

Orchestra & Background Vocals Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

06 - Every Road Leads Back To You

Vocals by Bette Midler

Arranged by Joe Mardin

Bette Midler "Songs For The New Depression" (1976) -Pop / Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 Side One

01 - Strangers In The Night (Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder & Bert Kaempfert)

02 - I Don't Want The Night To End (Phoebe Snow)

03 - Mr. Rockefeller (Bette Midler & Jerry Blatt)

04 - Old Cape Cod (Claire Rothrock, Allan Jeffrey & Milt Yakus)

05 - Buckets Of Rain (Bob Dylan)

Side Two

01 - a. Shiver Me Timbers (Tom Waits)

       b. Samedi et Vendredi (Bette Middler & Moogy Klingman)

02 - No Jestering (Carlton Malcolm)

03 - Tragedy (Gerald Nelson & Fred Burch)

04 - Marahuana (Arthur Johnson & Sam Coslow)

05 - Let Me Just Follow Behind (Moogy Klingman)

Recorded & Mixed at Secret Sound Studio, New York, N.Y. except where indicated

Recording & Re-mix Engineer : Jack Malken

Assistant Engineer : Bette Midler

Produced by Moogy Klingman for Moogtown Productions

Jack Malken : Production Assistance

Side One

01 - Strangers In The Night

Bass : Gene Santini

Drums : John Siomos

Guitar : David Spinozza

Clavinet : Ralph Schuckett

Percussion : Rubens Bassini

Electric Piano : Moogy Klingman

Background Singers : David Lasley, Lynn Pitney, Arnold McCuller

String Arrangements by Moogy Klingman & Ralph Schuckett

02 - I Don't Want The Night To End

Conga : Norman Pride

Bass : John Siegler

Drums : John Wilcox

Guitar : Todd Rundgren

Electric Piano : Moogy Klingman

Acoustic Piano : Ralph Schuckett

Background Voices : Hamish Stuart, David Lasley, Alan Gorrie

Arranged & Conducted by Moogy Klingman

String Arrangements by Moogy Klingman & Ralph Schuckett

03 - Mr. Rockefeller

Bass : John Siegler

Drums : John Wilcox

Guitar : David Spinozza

Clavinet : Ralph Schuckett

Piano, RMI Computer Keyboard, Mini Korg Synthesizer : Moogy Klingman

Background vocals : Gail Kantor, Erin Dickens, Annie Sutton

Horns : Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Barry Rogers

Arranged & Conducted by Moogy Klingman

04 - Old Cape Cod

Acoustic Bass : Milt Hinton

Drums : Ted Sommer

String Section Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Vocal Arrangement by Marty Nelson

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York by Lew Hahn

Re-Mixed by Lew Hahn & Arif Mardin

Produced by Joel Dorn & Bette Midler

05 - Buckets Of Rain

Vocals : Bette Midler & Bob Dylan

Piano & Harmonica : Moogy Klingman

Organ : Ralph Schuckett

Slide Guitar : Dave Webster

Drums : John Wilcox

Engineered by Jack Malkens & Jan Rathbun

Arranged by Moogy Klingman

Side Two

01 - a. Shiver Me Timbers

Banjo & Mandolin : Eric Weissberg

Percussion : Barbara Burton

Harmonicas : Don Brooks

Accordion : Dominick Cortese

Concertina : Boris Matusevitch

Drums : Steve Gadd

Acoustic Bass : John Miller

Fiddle : Kenny Kossack

Background Voices : Bette Midler

Arranged & Conducted by John Lissauer

Arranging Assistance : Moogy Klingman

       b. Samedi et Vendredi

Drums & Percussion : Mark Rosengarden

Additional Percussion : Jack Malken

Acoustic Bass : John Miller

Accordion : Sivuca

All Voices : Bette Midler

Arranged & Conducted by Moogy Klingman

02 - No Jestering

Drums : John Wilcox

Bass : John Siegler

Guitars : Todd Rundgren & Jerry Friedman

Percussion : Angel Allende

Organ : Ralph Schuckett

Piano : Moogy Klingman

Background Voices : Bette Midler

Arranged & Conducted by Moogy Klingman

03 - Tragedy

Piano : Moogy Klingman

Saxes & Chimes : John Lissauer

The Golden Strings : David Nadien, Barry Finclair, Raul Poliakin, Tony Posk, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy

The Choir : Donny Beard, Charlotte Crossley, Leata Galloway, Diane Green, Ben Harney, Rhetta Hughes, Thomas Moore, Sharon Redd, Ramona Stubblefield, Clifford Townsend, Revelation, Rosie, Eric Dickens, Gail Kantor & a host of others

Arranged & Conducted by John Lissauer

04 - Marahuana

Piano : Dick Hyman

Bass : Milt Hinton

Drums & Percussion : Ted Sommer

Percussion : Philip Kraus

Trumpet : Mel Davis

Flute : William Slapin

Violins : Harry Lookofsky, Matthew Raimondi, Emanuel Green

Background Voices : Gotham & Arif Mardin

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios by Lew Hahn

Re-mixed by Lew Hahn & Arif Mardin

Produced by Joel Dorn & Bette Midler

05 - Let Me Just Follow Behind

Bass : John Siegler

Drums : John Wilcox

Acoustic Guitar : David Spinozza

Pedal Steel : Rick Derringer

Electric Piano : Ralph Schuckett

Trumpet Solo : Randy Brecker

Background Voices : Todd Rundgren

Sound City Piano, Harmonium, String Ensemble : Moogy Klingman

Arranged & Conducted by Moogy Klingman

Jake Shimabukuro "Jake & Friends" (2021) -Pop Rock-

Label : JS Records

01 - A Place In The Sun (Ronald Miller & Bryan Wells)

02 - Sonny Days Ahead (Jake Shimabukuro)

03 - All You Need Is Love (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

04 - Why Not (Kenny Loggins, Georgia Middleman & Gary Burr)

05 - Smokin' Strings (Jake Shimabukuro & Billy Strings)

06 - Find Yourself (Lukas Nelson)

07 - On The Road To Freedom (Alvin Lee)

08 - Come Monday (Jimmy Buffett)

09 - Something (George Harrison)

10 - Two High (Trevor Tendrup, Spencer Thomson, Tommy Putnam, Wes Bailey & Tyler Ritter)

11 - A Day In The Life (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

12 - Go Now (Larry Banks & Milton Bennett)

13 - Wrapping Paper (Jack Bruce & Peter Brown)

14 - Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish)

15 - The Rose (Amanda McBroom)

16 - Get Together (Chet Powers)

Produced by Jake Shimabukuro, Van Fletcher, Ray Benson ("Stardust", "Wrapping Paper", "Go Now"), Kenny Loggins ("Why Not")

Engineers : Jack Clarke, Michael Grande, Tony Daigle, David Spreng, Johnny Montagnese, Matt Rausch, Dave Russell, Steve Mazur, Don Camaedelia, Andrew Papastephanaou, Mac McAnally

Assistant Engineer : Jackson Waldhoff

Album Mixed by :

Jack Clarke - Top Knob Studio

David Spreng - Daves Room ("Why Not")

Album Mastering : John Baldwin

01 - A Place In The Sun

Featuring Jack Johnson & Paula Fuga

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Jack Johnson : Guitar, Vocal

Paula Fuga : Vocal

02 - Sonny Days Ahead

Featuring Sonny Landreth

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Sonny Landreth : Guitar

Dave Preston : Guitar

Nolan Verner : Bass

03 - All You Need Is Love

Featuring Ziggy Marley

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Ziggy Marley : Vocal

Greg Rzab : Bass

David Preston : Guitars & Lap Steel Guitar

04 - Why Not

Featuring Kenny Loggins

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Kenny Loggins : Vocals & Guitar

Dave Preston : Guitar

Gary Burr : Vocal

Georgia Middleton : Vocal

Hana Aluna : Vocal

Brian Mann : Keys / Accordion

David Sutton : Bass

05 - Smokin' Strings

Featuring Billy Strings

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Billy Strings : Guitar

06 - Find Yourself

Featuring Lukas Nelson

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Lukas Nelson : Guitar & Vocal

07 - On The Road To Freedom

Featuring Warren Haynes

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Warren Haynes : Guitar & Vocal

Dave Preston : Guitar

Nolan Verner : Bass

Evan Hutchings : Drums

08 - Come Monday

Featuring Jimmy Buffett

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Jimmy Buffett : Vocal

Mac McAnally : Guitar, Background vocals

09 - Something

Featuring Vince Gill & Amy Grant

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Vince Gill : Guitar & Vocal

Amy Grant : Vocal

10 - Two High

Featuring Moon Taxi

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Trevor Tendrup : 'Ukulele & Vocal

Spencer Thomson : Guitar

Dave Preston : Guitar

Nolan Verner : Bass

11 - A Day In The Life

Featuring Jon Anderson

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Jon Anderson : Vocal & Percussion

Dave Preston : Guitar

Evan Hutchings : Drums

12 - Go Now

Featuring Michael McDonald

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Michael McDonald : Baritone 'Ukulele & Vocal

Ray Benson : Guitar

Dave Preston : Guitar

13 - Wrapping Paper

Featuring Ray Benson & Asleep At The Wheel

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Ray Benson : Guitar & Vocal

Katie Shore : Background vocals

Dennis Ludiker : Background vocals

14 - Stardust

Featuring Willie Nelson

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Willie Nelson : Vocal

15 - The Rose

Featuring Bette Midler

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Bette Midler : Vocal

Dave Preston : Guitar

Joshua Nakazawa : Cello

Eric Sillberger : Violin 1

Kayces Milne : Violin 2

Brian Sheppard : String Arrangement

16 - Get Together 

Featuring Jesse Colin Young

Jake Shimabukuro : 'Ukulele

Jesse Colin Young : Guitar & Vocal

Bette Midler "No Frills" (1983) -Pop Rock / Soft Rock-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 Side One

01 - Is It Love (Nick Gilder & Jimmy McCulloch)
02 - Favorite Waste Of Time (Marshall Crenshaw)
03 - All I Need To Know (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & Tom Snow)
04 - Only In Miami (Max Gronenthal)
05 - Heart Over Head (Andy Goldmark, Robin Batteau & Brock Walsh)

Side Two

01 - Let Me Drive (Greg Prestopino & Matthew Wilder)
02 - My Eye On You (Moon Martin & Bill House)
03 - Beast Of Burden (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
04 - Soda And A Souvenir (Jessica Harper)
05 - Come Back Jimmy Dean (Bette Midler, Jerry Blatt & Brock Walsh)


Produced by Chuck Plotkin
Associate Producer : Brock Walsh

Executive Producer : Danny Goldberg
Recorded by Toby Scott
Additional Recording by Don Smith
Mixed by Don Smith (except "Soda And A Souvenir" by Toby Scott)
Production Supervisor : Debbie Gold
Production Associate : Bonnie Bruckheimer
Recorded at Clover Studios 

With Additional Recording at Sound Factory & Rumbo Recorders
Assistant Engineers : Dave Demore, Steve Brix, Dave Pearce, Julian Stoul & Greg Anderson


Side One

01 - Is It Love

Drums : Ricky Lawson
Bass : Robert 'Pops' Popswell
Guitar : Buzz Feiten
Synthesizers : Bobby Lyle, Bobby Martin, Robert Irving
Guitar & Synthesizer Solo : Mark Goldenberg

02 - Favorite Waste Of Time

Drums & Percussion : David Logerman
Bass : Dave Demare
Electric Guitars : Waddy Wachtel
Acoustic Guitars : Phillip Kennard, Brock Walsh
Guitar Solo : Mark Goldenberg
Synthesizer : Robert Irving
Background vocals : Phillip Kennard, Lisa Garber, Laura Allan

03 - All I Need To Know

Drums : Ricky Lawson
Bass : Robert 'Pops' Popswell
Guitar : Buzz Feiten
Piano : Bobby Lyle
Synthesizer : Bobby Martin
Solo Guitar & Synthesizer : Mark Goldenberg
Background vocals : Lisa Garber, Laura Allan, Janis Cercone

04 - Only In Miami

Drums : Ricky Lawson
Bass : Robert 'Pops' Popswell
Guitar : Buzz Feiten
Piano : Bobby Lyle
Percussion : Malando Gassama
Horns : Marc 'Caz' Macino, Mark Hatch
Background vocals : Lisa Garber, Laura Allan
Horns Arranged by Marc 'Can' Macino

05 - Heart Over Head

Drums : Jim Keltner
Bass : Mark Leonard
Electric Guitars & Synthesizers : Chas Sanford, Mark Goldenberg
Piano : Robert Irving
Congas : Bobbye Hall
Background vocals : Lisa Garber, Laura Allan, Brock Walsh

Side Two

01 - Let Me Drive

Drums : Ricky Lawson
Bass : Vernon Porter
Guitar : Buzz Feiten
Synthesizer : Bobby Lyle
Organ : Bobby Martin
Horns : Marc 'Caz' Macino
Background vocals : Joe Turano, Greg Prestopino, Matthew Wilder

02 - My Eye On You

Drums : Ricky Lawson
Bass : Vernon Porter
Guitar : Buzz Feiten
Keyboards : Bobby Lyle, Bobby Martin
Background vocals : Jude Johnstone

03 - Beast Of Burden

Drums : Jim Keltner
Bass : Tim Drummond
Guitars : Danny Kortchmar, Mark Goldenberg

04 - Soda And A Souvenir

Drums : Ricky Lawson
Bass : Robert 'Pops' Popswell
Guitar : Buzz Feiten
Fender Rhodes : Bobby Lyle
Organ & Synthesizer : Bobby Martin
Background vocals : The Staggering Harlettes - Ula Hedwig, Katie Sagal, Linda Hart

05 - Come Back Jimmy Dean

Piano : Brock Walsh
Synthesizers : Mark Goldenberg