Bette Midler discography | |
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Studio albums | 14 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 7 |
Video albums | 4 |
Music videos | 11 |
Singles | 39 |
Soundtrack albums | 4 |
Box sets | 2 |
Spoken word albums | 1 |
Promotional singles | 9 |
Other appearances | 10 |
Unreleased songs | 3 |
American singer Bette Midler has released 13 studio albums, four soundtrack albums, five live albums, one spoken word album, seven greatest hits compilations, four video albums, 39 official singles, nine promotional singles, and 11 music videos.
Midler released her debut single "Do You Want to Dance" in 1972, which peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first album was released the same year, and it managed to sell over 1 million copies in United States being certified platinum by RIAA. After that she released 10 studio albums with Warner Records, the most successful is Some People's Lives, which received gold and platinum certifications in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
After nearly three decades of erratic record sales, Midler was dropped from the Warner Music Group in 2001. Following a reported long-standing feud with Barry Manilow, the two joined forces after many years in 2003 to record Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook . Now signed to Columbia Records, the album was an instant success, being certified gold by RIAA. One of the Clooney Songbook selections, "This Ole House", became Midler's first Christian radio single shipped by Rick Hendrix and his positive music movement. The album was nominated for a Grammy the following year. [1] After that she released two more albums with Columbia Records, and in 2014 returned to Warner to release her fourteenth studio album, It's the Girls! .
As of 2010, Midler has sold over 30 million records worldwide. [2]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
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US [3] | AUS [4] | AUT [5] | CAN [6] | GER [7] | JPN [8] | NLD [9] | NZ [10] | SWE [11] | UK [12] | |||||||||
The Divine Miss M | 9 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Bette Midler |
| 6 | 14 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Songs for the New Depression |
| 27 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Broken Blossom |
| 51 | 47 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Thighs and Whispers |
| 65 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | |||||||
No Frills |
| 60 | 43 | — | 71 | 46 | — | 41 | — | 1 | — | |||||||
Some People's Lives [A] |
| 6 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 66 | — | 10 | — | 5 | |||||||
Bette of Roses |
| 45 | 51 | — | 69 | 74 | 45 | — | — | — | 55 | |||||||
Bathhouse Betty |
| 32 | 55 | — | 88 | 68 | 89 | — | — | — | — |
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Bette |
| 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||||||||
Cool Yule (holiday album) |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
It's the Girls! |
| 3 | 10 | 38 | 24 | 62 | — | 64 | — | — | 6 |
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"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region. |
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US [3] | AUS [4] | AUT [5] | CAN [6] | JPN [8] | NLD [9] | NZ [10] | NOR [35] | SWE [11] | UK [12] | |||||||||
The Rose |
| 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 68 | |||||||
Beaches [B] |
| 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 21 | |||||||
For the Boys |
| 22 | 44 | 34 | 28 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 75 | |||||||
Gypsy |
| 175 [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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US [3] | AUS [4] | NZ [10] | ||
Live at Last |
| 49 | 39 | — |
Divine Madness |
| 34 | 20 | 12 |
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US [3] | AUS [4] | ||
Mud Will Be Flung Tonight |
| 183 | 94 |
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US [3] | AUS [4] | AUT [5] | CAN [6] | GER [7] | JPN [8] | NLD [9] | NZ [10] | SWE [11] | UK [12] | |||||||||
The Best of Bette |
| — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — |
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The Best of Bette (1981) |
| — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Just Hits |
| — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits [F] | 50 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 67 | 58 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | ||||||||
Jackpot! The Best Bette [G] | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 |
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Memories of You |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 |
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A Gift of Love [51] |
| — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
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Bette Midler: 3 for One |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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US [56] | US AC [57] | US DC [58] | AUS [4] [59] | CAN AC [60] | CAN [61] | GER [62] | NLD [63] | NZ [10] | UK [12] | ||||||||||
"Do You Want to Dance?" [H] | 1972 | 17 | 8 | — | 10 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | The Divine Miss M [13] | |||||||
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" [I] | 1973 | 8 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 17 | — | ||||||||
"Friends" [J] | 40 | 9 | — | — | 17 | 57 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"In the Mood" [K] | 51 | 18 | — | 96 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | Bette Midler [17] | ||||||||
"Strangers in the Night" [L] | 1976 | — | 45 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs for the New Depression [18] | |||||||
"Old Cape Cod" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Samedi et vendredi" [M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"You're Movin' Out Today" | 1977 | 42 | 11 | — | 75 | 10 | 67 | — | — | — | 6 | Live at Last [44] | |||||||
"Storybook Children (Daybreak)" [N] | 57 | 37 | — | — | 39 | 56 | — | — | — | — | Broken Blossom [19] | ||||||||
"Buckets of Rain" (featuring Bob Dylan) [O] | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Bette [47] | |||||||
"Married Men" | 1979 | 40 | — | 32 | 37 | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | Thighs and Whispers [20] | |||||||
"Hang on in There Baby" [P] | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"My Knight in Black Leather" [Q] | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"When a Man Loves a Woman" | 1980 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Rose [36] | |||||||
"The Rose" [R] | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 24 | — | |||||||||
"My Mother's Eyes" (live) | 39 | 8 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | Divine Madness [45] | ||||||||
"Chapel of Love" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"All I Need to Know" | 1983 | 77 | 39 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | No Frills [21] | |||||||
"Favorite Waste of Time" | 78 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Beast of Burden" | 1984 | 71 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | — | ||||||||
"Under the Boardwalk" | 1988 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beaches [38] | |||||||
"Wind Beneath My Wings" [S] | 1989 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
"I Know You by Heart" [T] | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"From a Distance" [U] | 1990 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Some People's Lives [22] | |||||||
"Night and Day" | 1991 | 62 | 15 | — | 84 | 6 | 68 | — | — | 50 | — | ||||||||
"The Gift of Love" | — | 19 | — | — | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Moonlight Dancing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Every Road Leads Back to You" [V] | 78 | 15 | — | 74 | 10 | 66 | — | — | — | — | For the Boys [39] | ||||||||
"In My Life" | 1992 | — | 20 | — | 107 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"To Deserve You" [W] | 1995 | — | — | 2 | — | 18 | — | — | 7 | — | 173 | Bette of Roses [25] | |||||||
"In This Life" | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 146 | |||||||||
"God Help the Outcasts" [64] | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hunchback of Notre Dame [65] | |||||||
"You Don't Own Me" (with Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The First Wives Club [66] | ||||||||
"My One True Friend" | 1998 | — | 16 | — | — | 49 | — | — | 87 | — | 58 | Bathhouse Betty [26] | |||||||
"I'm Beautiful" | 1999 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"In These Shoes" | 2001 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bette [27] | |||||||
"White Christmas" | 2003 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook [28] | |||||||
"Fever" | 2005 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook [29] | |||||||
"From a Distance" (Christmas version) | 2006 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cool Yule [30] | |||||||
"Wind Beneath My Wings" (re-issue) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | The Best Bette [50] | |||||||
"Be My Baby" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's the Girls! [31] | |||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. |
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AU [89] | CAN [90] | CAN AC [91] | GER [92] | NLD 40 [93] | NLD 100 [94] | NZ [95] | UK [96] | US [97] | US AC [98] | ||||
"We Are the World" (as part of USA for Africa) | 1985 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | We Are the World |
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US DC [58] | |||
"Old Cape Cod" [L] | 1976 | — |
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"Paradise" [L] | 1977 | — |
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"Big Noise from Winnetka" [Q] | 1979 | 98 |
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"Small World" (featuring Peter Riegert) | 1993 | — | |
"That's How Love Moves" [W] | 1996 | — |
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"La vie en rose" | 1999 | — |
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"Nobody Else But You" [X] | 2000 | — |
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"Bless You Child" | — |
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"Love T.K.O." | 2001 | — |
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Year | Song | Role | Notes |
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1980 | "Blueberry Pie" | Lead vocal |
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1988 | "Perfect Isn't Easy" |
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1992 | "Somewhere in My Memory" |
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1995 | "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" with The Manhattan Transfer |
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"Up, Up, Up" | |||
1997 | "Somewhere Along the Way" featuring Tommy Flanagan |
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1998 | "Heaven" |
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2004 | "Manhattan" with Rod Stewart |
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2005 | "Baby Mine" |
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2010 | "The Greatest Ears in Town" featuring Barry Gibb | Lead vocal, co-writer |
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1982 | "No Jinx" | Lead vocal |
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1989 | "One More Cheer" |
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1993 | "I Put a Spell on You" |
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1984 | The Bette Midler Show |
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1986 | Art or Bust
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1997 | Diva Las Vegas [X] |
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2011 | The Showgirl Must Go On |
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Year | Song | Director |
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1983 | "Favorite Waste of Time" | Tommy Shalami |
"Beast of Burden" | Allan Arkush | |
1988 | "Under the Boardwalk" | |
"Wind Beneath My Wings" | ||
1990 | "From a Distance" | Tamra Davis |
"Night and Day" | Meiert Avis | |
1991 | "Every Road Leads Back to You" | |
1995 | "To Deserve You" | Marcus Nispel |
"To Deserve You" (Remix) | ||
1998 | "My One True Friend" | |
2006 | "Cool Yule" |
"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was recorded by DeShannon that year but made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 when it spent nine non-consecutive weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It won the 1981 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The music video was directed by Australian film director Russell Mulcahy.
"Delta Dawn" is a song written by musician Larry Collins and country songwriter Alex Harvey. The first notable recording of the song was in 1971 by American singer and actress Bette Midler for her debut album. However it is best known as a 1972 top ten country hit for Tanya Tucker and a 1973 US number one hit for Helen Reddy.
"From a Distance" is a song by American singer-songwriter Julie Gold, initially penned in 1985. Gold's friend Christine Lavin introduced the song to Nanci Griffith, who first recorded it for her 1987 album Lone Star State of Mind. A successful cover version by Bette Midler was released in 1990.
"The Rose" is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom. Bette Midler made the song famous when she recorded it for her 1979 film The Rose, in which it plays during the closing credits. It has been recorded multiple times, including by Conway Twitty and Westlife who had US Country & Western and UK number one hits with the song, respectively. Nana Mouskouri recorded a German version, also in 1980, as well as an English version.
"Wind Beneath My Wings" is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley.
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is a World War II jump blues song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince which was introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello comedy film, Buck Privates (1941). The Andrews Sisters' Decca recording reached number six on the U.S. pop singles chart in the spring of 1941 when the film was in release. The song is ranked No. 6 on Songs of the Century. Bette Midler's 1972 recording of the song also reached the top ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. Country singer John Wesley Ryles had a minor hit with his version of the song in 1976 while singer and actress Bette Midler recorded the song 14 years later and had a Top 40 hit with her version in 1990. In 1991, Michael Bolton recorded the song and his version peaked at number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart.
Dark Lady is the eleventh studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released in May 1974 by MCA. Cher again collaborated with Snuff Garrett as a record producer, and with Al Capps for the arrangements. Dark Lady was the third and final studio album for MCA. It was also the last record promoted on her successful The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour show. After its release, the album received positive reviews from critics but, unlike her previous record produced by Garrett, was only moderately successful.
"Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958. It reached number No. 5 on the United States Billboard Top 100 Sides pop chart and No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart. Cliff Richard and the Shadows' version of the song reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1962, despite being a B-side. The Beach Boys notably covered the song in 1965 for their album The Beach Boys Today!. Retitled "Do You Wanna Dance?", their version reached No. 12 in the United States. A 1972 cover by Bette Midler with the original title restored reached No. 17.
"Don't Know Much" is a song written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow. Mann was the first to record the song in 1980, gaining a minor chart hit in the US. The song was made famous when it was covered as a duet by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville in 1989. Their version was a worldwide success, topping the Irish Singles Chart and reaching the top 10 in several territories.
The Divine Miss M is the debut studio album by American singer and actress Bette Midler, released in 1972 on the Atlantic Records label. The title of the album refers to Midler's famous stage persona. The album was co-produced by Barry Manilow, and includes several songs that since have become repertoire standards, such as "Do You Want to Dance?", "Chapel of Love", "Hello In There", "Friends" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". It was released on CD for the first time in 1990. A remastered version of the album was released by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1995. A remastered deluxe edition was released in October 2016.
Some People's Lives is the seventh studio album by American singer Bette Midler. It was released by Atlantic Records on September 4, 1990, in the United States. It contains one of her biggest hits, "From a Distance," which won songwriter Julie Gold a Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1991.
For the Boys: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the feature film of the same name starring Bette Midler and James Caan, released on the Atlantic Records label in 1991.
"Pink Cadillac" is a song by Bruce Springsteen released as the non-album B-side of "Dancing in the Dark" in 1984. The song received a lot of airplay worldwide and appeared on the Billboard Top Tracks chart for 14 weeks, peaking at No. 27. The song was also a prominent concert number during Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. Tour.
"Love's Theme" is an instrumental piece written by Barry White around 1965. Recorded and released as a single by White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973, it was one of the few instrumental and purely orchestral singles to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, which it did in early 1974. Billboard ranked it as the #3 song for 1974.
This article is a discography for American singer Maria McKee. For releases as part of Lone Justice, see Lone Justice § Discography.
"You're Moving Out Today" is a song written by Carole Bayer Sager, Bette Midler and Bruce Roberts. It became an international hit in 1977, in two versions.
"Friends" is a 1973 hit single by Bette Midler. It was written by Buzzy Linhart and Mark "Moogy" Klingman. In the United States, the song reached No. 9 on the Adult Contemporary chart and reached No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"My One True Friend" is a song recorded by American singer Bette Midler for her ninth studio album Bathhouse Betty (1998). The song was written by Carole King, Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster, the latter also acted as producer.
"To Deserve You" is a song recorded by American singer Bette Midler for her eighth studio album Bette of Roses (1996). The song was written by Maria McKee and produced by Arif Mardin.
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