Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook | ||||
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Released | October 25, 2005 | |||
Length | 37:41 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Barry Manilow | |||
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Singles from Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook | ||||
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Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook is a studio album by American singer
Grammy Award-nominated Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook (2003). Released in 2005, the Peggy Lee tribute was Midler's first album produced in the DualDisc format, although the DVD features were limited to a few short video clips; the initial release was affected by Extended Copy Protection technology.[1]
Promotion
The album spawned the single "Fever," a cover version of the 1956
signature song. A remix of the song, produced by L.E.X, reached number 4 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2006.[2]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Lancashire Telegraph found that "it's all too easy to forget that as well as a comedian and actress, Miss M is a great blues and big band singer. This collection of songs originally sung by Peggy Lee gives her a chance to remind us of her vocal talents."[4]
Chart performance
Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook debuted and peaked at number ten on the US Billboard 200, selling 55,000 copies in its first week of release.[5][6] This marked Midler's highest-charting album on the chart since Some People's Lives went to number six in 1991.[7] By October 2006, it had sold 263,000 in the United States.[7]
Track listing
All tracks produced by Barry Manilow, co-produced by David Benson.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Mike Stoller | 4:26 | |
6. | "I'm a Woman" |
| 2:28 |
7. | "He's a Tramp" |
| 2:39 |
8. | "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" | 3:07 | |
9. | "Big Spender" | 2:18 | |
10. | "Mr. Wonderful" |
| 4:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "He Needs Me" | Arthur Hamilton | 4:09 |
Charts
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 41 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 10 |
References
- ^ "SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT - cp.sonybmg.com/XCP". cp.sonybmg.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- Billboard.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ a b AllMusic Review
- ^ Anson, John (March 10, 2006). "Album review: Bette Midler - The Peggy Lee Songbook (Sony)". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Bette Midler Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Mar, Alex (November 2, 2005). "Destiny's Child Top Chart". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ Billboard.com. October 27, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Bette Midler | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 January 2018.