Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook

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Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook
Studio album by Bette Midler
Released	September 30, 2003
Recorded	2003
Length	30:51
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Barry Manilow
Professional reviews
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Bette Midler chronology
Bette (2000) Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook (2003) Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook (2005)

Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook is an album by the American singer Bette Midler. It was produced by Barry Manilow and marked the first time that Midler had worked with Manilow in more than twenty years.

After the death of singer Rosemary Clooney, Manilow claims to have had a dream that he would produce a tribute album and Midler would be the singer on the album. In the liner notes, Midler writes, "When Barry approached me ("I had this dream!") about recording an album of Rosemary's standards, I was excited, but apprehensive. I wanted to be respectful, but I felt we had to find something new to say as well, and in these (mostly) new arrangements...I believe we have."

Bette Midler Sings the Rosemay Clooney Songbook was Midler's first album with Columbia Records after being dropped by Warner Brothers in 2001 for declining record sales. It was followed up with Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook, which was somewhat less successful.

[edit] Track listing

1. "You'll Never Know" (Gordon, Warren) - 1:44
2. "This Ole House" (Hamblen) - 3:02
3. "(I'd Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China" (Loesser) - 2:31
   • Duet with Barry Manilow
4. "Hey There" (Adler, Ross) - 3:30
5. "Tenderly" (Gross, Lawrence) - 3:11
6. "Come On-A My House" (Bagdasarian, Saroyan) - 1:50
7. "Mambo Italiano" (Merrill) - 2:50
8. "Sisters" (Berlin) - 2:53
   • Duet with Linda Ronstadt
9. "Memories Of You" (Blake, Razaf) - 3:20
10. "In the Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" (Carmichael, Mercer) - 2:44
11. "White Christmas" (Berlin) - 3:16

[edit] Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	14

[edit] Certifications

Country	Providers	Certification	Sales
United States	RIAA	Gold	500,000

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