- Broken Blossom
Infobox Album |
Name = Broken Blossom
Type =album
Artist =Bette Midler
Released =November 17 ,1977
Recorded =1977
Genre =Vocal music
Length = 37:44
Label =Atlantic Records
Producer = Brooks Arthur
Reviews =Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9fqxqu5ldde~T0]Robert Christgau (C) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Bette+Midler]
Chronology =
Last album = "Live at Last"
(1977)
This album = "Broken Blossom"
(1977)
Next album = "The Best of Bette "
(1978)"Broken Blossom" is the fourth studio album by American singer
Bette Midler , her second album release in 1977 and her fifth on the Atlantic Records label. Just as Midler's three previous studio albums "Broken Blossom" includes songs from a wide variety of genres, ranging fromEdith Piaf 's signature tune "La vie en rose ",Phil Spector -esque covers ofBilly Joel 's "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" andHarry Nilsson 's "Paradise" and hard rock likeSammy Hagar 's "Red", to a jazzy duet withTom Waits , "I Never Talk to Strangers", and a rendition of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes ", originally fromWalt Disney 's 1950 film version of Cinderella. The album reached #51 onBillboard 's album chart.The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD by
Atlantic Records /Warner Music in 1995 but with no bonus tracks.Tracklisting
Side A:
#"Make Yourself Comfortable" (B. Merrill) - 3:59
#"You Don't Know Me " (Eddy Arnold ,Cindy Walker ) - 3:39
#"Say Goodbye To Hollywood" (Billy Joel ) - 3:02
#"I Never Talk To Strangers" (duet withTom Waits ) (Tom Waits) - 3:39
#"Storybook Children" (David Pomeranz, Spencer Proffer) - 3:40
#"Red" (John Carter,Sammy Hagar ) - 3:17Side B:
#"Empty Bed Blues" (J. C. Johnson) - 3:19
#"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes " (Mack David ) - 3:09
#"Paradise" (Perry Botkin, Jr., Gil Garfield,Harry Nilsson ) - 4:15
#"Yellow Beach Umbrella" (Craig Doerge , Judy Henske) - 4:24
#"La Vie En Rose " (Mack David, Louiguy,Edith Piaf ) - 2:59Personnel
*
Bette Midler -lead vocals all tracks, background vocals tracks A3, B3, all background vocals track B4
*Craig Doerge - keyboards tracks A1, B4,piano track A2
*Russ Kunkel - drums tracks A1, A2
* Alan Estes -congas track A1, percussion tracks A5, B3, B4
*Lee Ritenour -electric guitar tracks A1, A2, A3, B3
*Leland Sklar -bass guitar tracks A1, A2
*Jim Horn -baritone sax track A1
* Donny Gerrard - background vocals track A1
* Brian Russell - background vocals tracks A1, A3
* Chuck Higgins - background vocals track A1
* Jimmy Haskell - arranger strings &horn s track A2
*Brenda Russell - background vocals tracks A2, A3, A5
*Clydie King - background vocals tracks A2, A3, A5
* Diane Brooks - background vocals tracks A2, A3, A5
* Bobby Rozario -musical arranger track A3
* Artie Butler - piano tracks A3, A5 B3, arranger tracks A5, B2, B3, arranger strings and horns track B4, arranger strings track B5
*Jim Keltner - drums tracks A3, A5, A6, B1, B3, B4
* Jack Jennings -percussion instrument s track A3
*Chuck Rainey - bass track A3
* David Latman - background vocals track A3
* Bob Alcivar - arranger track A4
*Tom Waits - lead vocals, piano track A4
* Frank Vicari -tenor saxophone solo track A4
* Jim Hughart - bass tracks A4, A5, B5
*Shelly Manne - drums track A4
* Thom Rotella - guitar tracks A5, B3
* Ira Newborn - arranger tracks A6, B1, guitars track A6
* Don Randi - keyboards track A6, organ track B1
*Fred Tackett - guitars tracks A6, B1
*Jerry Scheff - bass tracks A6, B1
*Steve Porcaro -synthesizer s track A6
* John Barnes - piano track B1
* David Walker - electroc guitars track B1
*Steve Douglas -saxophone track B1
*Plas Johnson - saxophone track B1
* Don Menza - saxophone track B1
* Marshall Royal - saxophone track B1
* Gene Goe -trumpet track B1
* Don Rader - trumpet track B1
* Bobby Shaw - trumpet track B1
*Lew McCreary - bones track B1
* Bill Watrous - bones track B1
*David Hungate - bass track B3
*Ellie Greenwich - background vocals track B3
* Mikie Harris - background vocals track B3
* Howard Roberts - guitar andukulele track B4
* Max Bennett - bass track B4
*Mike Melvoin - arranger & piano track B5Production
* Brooks Arthur -
record producer ,sound engineer
* Bob Merritt - sound engineer
* David Latman - assistant sound engineer
* Ivy Skoff - production coordinator
*Bones Howe - producer track A4 for Mr. Bones Production
* Management: Aaron Russo, Hollywood, California
* Bob Defrin - cover design
* George Hurrell - photography:
* Primary recording location: The Record Plant, Los Angeles. Additional recording at Studio 55, Los Angeles.
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