Bette Midler

Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and film producer. In a career spanning almost half a century, Midler has won three Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award. She has sold over 35 million records worldwide and along with that has also received four Gold, three Platinum and three Multiplatinum albums by RIAA.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler began her professional career in several Off-Off-Broadway plays prior to her engagements in Fiddler on the Roof and Salvation on Broadway in the late 1960s. She came to prominence in 1970 when she began singing in the Continental Baths, a local gay bathhouse, where she managed to build up a core following. Since then, she has released 13 studio albums as a solo artist. Throughout her career, many of her songs became hits on the record charts, including her renditions of "The Rose", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Do You Want to Dance", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", and "From a Distance". In 2008, she signed a contract with Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to perform a series of shows titled Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On, which ended in January 2010.

Bette Midler (album)

Bette Midler is the eponymous second studio album by American female vocalist Bette Midler, released in 1973 on the Atlantic Records label.
The album, produced by Arif Mardin and Barry Manilow, includes Midler's interpretations of Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael's "Skylark", Berthold Brecht and Kurt Weill's "Surabaya Johnny", Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" and Glenn Miller's "In the Mood" as well as a Phil Spector medley.
Bette Midler reached #6 on the US albums chart and was later awarded a Gold Disc by the RIAA.

The album was released on CD for the first time in 1989. A remastered version of the album was released by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1995.


Track listing

Side A

  • "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 3:02
  • "Drinking Again" (Johnny Mercer, Doris Tauber) - 2:48
  • "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" (Al Jackson, Jr., Timothy Matthews) - 3:49
  • "Surabaya Johnny" (Bertolt Brecht, Herbert Hartig, Kurt Weill) - 4:54
  • "I Shall Be Released" (Bob Dylan) - 4:56
  • Side B

  • "Optimistic Voices"/"Lullaby of Broadway" (Harold Arlen, Al Dubin, Leo Feist, E.Y. Harburg, Herbert Stothart, Harry Warren) - 2:27
  • Ami Suzuki

    Ami Suzuki (鈴木 亜美 Suzuki Ami, born 9 February 1982) is a Japanese recording artist, actress, and DJ from Zama, Kanagawa, Japan. Having been discovered at the talent TV show Asayan, she was one of the most popular female teen idol in the late 1990s. However, in 2000 Suzuki faced legal problems with her management company resulting in a controversial blacklisting from the entertainment industry. Suzuki attempted to resurrect her career under her own steam with two indie singles before signing to Avex Trax in 2005. She released "Delightful", a dance song that reached No. 3 on the Japanese Oricon charts with a style similar to electronic club music, significantly different from her pop idol days. Since her appearance in the 2006 film Rainbow Song, Suzuki has gradually made a name for herself in the acting field, starring in various movies, television series and musicals.

    Biography

    1998: Asayan and debut

    While attending high school, Ami auditioned for Japanese talent show Asayan, which was searching for a young vocalist under the direct guidance of Tetsuya Komuro. She initially preferred athletics to auditions and was reluctant to travel from her home in Kanagawa, but was convinced by a school friend. The TV contest became very popular and the number of viewers watching it grew and grew as the series progressed; its popularity was such that soon it was aired in other Asian countries. From 13,500 contestants, only five girls were chosen to be in the final round, and 15-year-old Suzuki won the competition supported by 802,157 phone calls from the audience. She later explained her win as being down to her showing her natural-self, as opposed to rehearsing intensely like other contestants.

    Happiness Is

    Happiness Is may refer to:

    Film and television

  • Happiness Is (film), a 2009 documentary film
  • Happiness Is in the Field (French: Le bonheur est dans le pré), a French comedy directed by Étienne Chatiliez 1995
  • Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet, advertisement
  • Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, a 2011 animated TV special
  • Cartoons/Books

  • Happiness Is (cartoon), book series by Lisa Swerling & Ralph Lazar
  • Music

    Albums

  • Happiness Is (Ray Conniff album) 1966
  • Happiness Is (Taking Back Sunday album) 2014
  • Happiness Is, a jazz album by Enrico Rava
  • Happiness Is You, album by Johnny Cash 1966
  • Happiness... Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch, album by Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace
  • Happiness Is the Road, album by Marillion 2008
  • Songs

  • Happiness Is (song), a song written by Paul Parnes and Paul Evans and recorded by Ray Conniff on Happiness Is (Ray Conniff album) 1966. Covered by Bobby Sherman 1966, The Four Sharps 1966, King Richard's Fluegel Knights 1966, The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker 1966
  • Happiness Is (album)

    Happiness Is is the sixth studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday, released on March 18, 2014 through Hopeless Records. The album, produced by Marc Jacob Hudson and Mike Sapone, is the second consecutive album to feature the band's revived lineup of vocalist Adam Lazzara, guitarist/vocalist John Nolan, guitarist Eddie Reyes, bassist Shaun Cooper and drummer Mark O'Connell.

    Release

    The band frequently played "Flicker, Fade" and "Beat Up Car" during their So Sick tour in late 2013, but refrained from playing any other new material live before the album's release. The album's title, artwork and release date were announced on January 14, 2014, alongside the release of its first single "Flicker, Fade". A music video for "Flicker, Fade", directed by DJay Brawner, was released on January 28. A music video for "Stood a Chance", directed by Evan Brace, premiered on March 5. "Stood a Chance" was released as the album's second single to alternative radio stations on March 18. The album was available for streaming through Pandora Radio and YouTube on March 10.

    Podcasts:

    Bette Midler

    ALBUMS

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    This Ole House

    by: Bette Midler

    This ole house once knew my children.
    This ole house once knew my life.
    This ole house was home and comfort
    as we lived through storm and strife.
    This ole house once rang with laughter.
    This ole house heard many shouts.
    Now she trembles in the darkness
    when the lightning walks about.
    Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer.
    Ain't a-gonna need this house no more.
    Ain't got time to fix the shingles.
    Ain't got time to fix the floor.
    Ain't got time to oil the hinges,
    nor to mend the window panes.
    Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer.
    I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.
    This ole house is gettin' shaky.
    This ole house is gettin' old.
    This ole house lets in the rain.
    This ole house lets in the cold.
    On my knees I'm gettin' shaky,
    but I feel no fear or pain,
    'cause I see an angel peekin'
    through a broken window pane.
    I ain't a-gonna need this house no longer.
    Ain't a-gonna need this house no more.
    Ain't got time to fix the shingles.
    Ain't got time to fix the floor.
    I ain't got time to oil the hinges,
    nor to mend the window panes.
    Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer.
    I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.
    This ole house is afraid of thunder.
    This ole house is afraid of storms.
    This ole house just groans and trembles
    when the night wind flings its arms.
    This ole house is gettin' feeble.
    This old house is needin' paint.
    Just like me it's tuckered out,
    but I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.
    Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer.
    Ain't a-gonna need this house no more.
    Ain't got time to fix the shingles.
    Ain't got time to fix the floor.
    I ain't got time to oil the hinges,
    nor to mend the window panes.
    Ain't gonna need this house no longer.
    I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.




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