A Gift of Love | ||||
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Released | December 4, 2015 | |||
Genre | Ballads | |||
Length | 75:07 | |||
Label | Warner, Rhino | |||
Producer | Michael Giacchino, Nick van de Wall, Ken Watanabe, Robbert van de Corput, Lindsey Stirling, Miley Cyrus | |||
Bette Midler chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
A Gift of Love is a 2015 compilation album of ballads recorded by Bette Midler from 1976 to 2014. [2] It was released on December 4, 2015 and reached number 46 on the charts in Australia and number 25 in the UK.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Favorite Waste of Time (from 1983 album No Frills )" | Marshall Crenshaw | 2:46 |
2. | "In This Life (from 1995 album Bette of Roses )" | Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin | 4:12 |
3. | "The Gift of Love (from 1990 album Some People's Lives )" | Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg | 4:07 |
4. | "Bed of Roses (from 1995 album Bette of Roses )" | Bonnie Hayes | 4:12 |
5. | "From a Distance (from 1990 album Some People's Lives )" | Julie Gold | 4:38 |
6. | "Wind Beneath My Wings (from 1988 album Beaches )" | Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar | 4:54 |
7. | "Come Rain or Come Shine (from 1991 album For the Boys )" | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 3:15 |
8. | "The Rose (from 1979 album The Rose )" | Amanda McBroom | 3:24 |
9. | "As Dreams Go By (from 1995 album Bette of Roses )" | Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield | 5:10 |
10. | "It's Too Late (from 1995 album Bette of Roses )" | Bonnie Hayes, Bob Thiele Jr., Tonio K | 4:42 |
11. | "All I Need to Know (from 1983 album No Frills )" | Barry Mann, Tom Snow, Cynthia Weil | 4:08 |
12. | "Every Road Leads Back to You (from 1991 album For the Boys )" | Diane Warren | 3:49 |
13. | "Shining Star (from 2000 album Bette )" | Leo Graham Jr., Paul Richmond | 4:48 |
14. | "To Deserve You (from 1995 album Bette of Roses )" | Maria McKee | 5:15 |
15. | "Night and Day (from 1990 album Some People's Lives )" | Billie Hughes, Roxanne Seeman | 5:31 |
16. | "(Talk to Me of) Mendocino (from deluxe edition of 2014 album It's the Girls! )" | Kate McGarrigle | 3:00 |
17. | "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game (from deluxe edition of 2014 album It's the Girls! )" | Smokey Robinson | 3:36 |
18. | "Let Me Just Follow Behind (from 1976 album Songs for the New Depression )" | Moogy Klingman | 3:40 |
Total length: | 75:07 |
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 46 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [4] | 74 |
UK Albums (OCC) [5] | 25 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [6] | Silver | 60,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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