Bette Midler has been singing her way into
people's hearts since her debut album, The Divine Miss M back in 1972,
became a platinum-seller and helped the singer win her first Grammy Award.
Since then, she has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and earned
the distinction as only the second female singer to score a Top 10 album
in five consecutive decades.
Throughout her career, Ms Midler has demonstrated a remarkable musical range,
but many of her signature hits have focused on matters of the heart.
That's why Rhino will bring together 18 of her best love songs for a new
collection A GIFT OF LOVE, available on December 4 on CD.
After Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertugun discovered Midler in 1972,
the irrepressible singer with the unmistakable voice went on to enjoy an
amazing career that continues to this day. This new collection includes
highlights from albums she recorded for both Atlantic Records and Warner Bros.
between 1976 and 2014.
The earliest recording on the new album is "Let Me Just Follow
Behind," which Midler recorded for her third album, Songs for the
New Depression (1976). The most recent tracks - "(Talk To Me Of)
Mendocino" and "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" -
come from the sessions for Midler's smash tribute to female trios It's
the Girls.
This new collection spotlights a number of incredibly poignant tracks,
like her cover of Marshall Crenshaw's "My Favorite Waste Of
Time" from No Frills (1983); "Every Road Leads Back To
You" from the soundtrack to her film For the Boys (1991);
"Shining Star" from Bette (2000); plus five tracks from
her platinum release Bette of Roses (1995), including "It's
Too Late" and "As Dreams Go By."
A GIFT OF LOVE would not be complete without three of Midler's biggest
hits: "The Rose" from the 1979 film of the same name in which
Midler starred; the #1 Grammy-winning smash "Wind Beneath My
Wings" from another Midler film, Beaches; and "From A
Distance," from her double-platinum album Some People's Lives
(1990).
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