It's the Girls!

It's the Girls!
Studio album by Bette Midler
Released November 4, 2014
Genre Traditional pop, vocal music
Length 47:32 (standard edition)
Label Warner
Producer Marc Shaiman, Scott Riesett
Bette Midler chronology

Memories of You
(2010)		 It's the Girls!
(2014)
Singles from It's the Girls!
  1. "Be My Baby" / "It's the Girl"
    Released: November 24, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Robert Christgau A–[2]

It's the Girls! is the fourteenth studio album, and twenty-fifth album overall, by Bette Midler, released on November 4, 2014. It is a collection representing the music of the great girl groups of the past.[3]

The album sold 40,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States, making Midler only the second female singer after Barbra Streisand to have top 10 albums in five consecutive decades.[4] It's the Girls! also marked Midler's highest debut week sales ever, and her second-highest position on the Billboard 200 after the Beaches soundtrack. Another 27,000 copies of the album were sold in its second week.

Track listing

Standard edition[5]
No. TitleWriter(s)Original artist Length
1. "Be My Baby"  Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil SpectorThe Ronettes 3:10
2. "One Fine Day"  Gerry Goffin, Carole KingThe Chiffons 2:54
3. "Bei Mir Bist du Schön"  Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Sholom SecundaThe Andrews Sisters 2:23
4. "Baby It's You"  Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney WilliamsThe Shirelles 3:18
5. "Tell Him"  Bert RussellThe Exciters 2:57
6. "He's Sure the Boy I Love" (duet with Darlene Love)Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilThe Crystals 2:54
7. "Mr. Sandman"  Pat BallardThe Chordettes 2:25
8. "Come and Get These Memories"  Holland–Dozier–HollandMartha and the Vandellas 4:14
9. "Too Many Fish in the Sea"  Eddie Holland, Norman WhitfieldThe Marvelettes 3:05
10. "Teach Me Tonight"  Sammy Cahn, Gene de PaulThe DeCastro Sisters 3:30
11. "Waterfalls"  Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa Lopes, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Sleepy BrownTLC 4:14
12. "You Can't Hurry Love"  Holland–Dozier–HollandThe Supremes 3:07
13. "Give Him a Great Big Kiss"  George "Shadow" MortonThe Shangri-Las 3:01
14. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"  Gerry Goffin, Carole KingThe Shirelles 3:35
15. "It's the Girl"  Abel Baer, David OppenheimerThe Boswell Sisters 2:38
Target deluxe edition bonus tracks[6]
No. TitleWriter(s)Original artist Length
16. "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"  Smokey RobinsonThe Marvelettes 3:36
17. "(Talk to Me of) Mendocino"  Kate McGarrigleKate and Anna McGarrigle 3:03
Total length:
 54:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 12
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 24
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] 26
Irish Albums Chart 17
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 64
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 6
US Billboard 200[12] 3
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[13] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 5, 2014). "Robert Christgau: Expert Witness". Medium. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Hampp, Andrew. "Bette Midler Announces It's the Girls!, Her First Album Since 2006" Billboard.com, September 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (November 14, 2014). "Bette Midler Scores Fifth Straight Decade of Top 10 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "New Bette Midler Recording, It's the Girls!, Due in November; Track List Announced" Playbill.com, September 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Target – It's the Girls! (Deluxe Edition) by Bette Midler." Target.com, September 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bette Midler – It's The Girls!". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Bette Midler Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Bette Midler. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista – 2014. 47. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. LightMedia. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bette Midler – It's The Girls!" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bette Midler | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Bette Midler Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Bette Midler. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Digital Albums for Bette Midler. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  14. ↑ "British album certifications – Bette Midler – It's The Girls!". British Phonographic Industry. Enter It's The Girls! in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search

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