For the Boys (soundtrack)

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For the Boys (soundtrack)
Vocal
Length37:06
LabelAtlantic
ProducerArif Mardin
Dave Grusin
Joe Mardin
Marc Shaiman
Bette Midler chronology
Some People's Lives
(1990) 		For the Boys (soundtrack)
(1991)
Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits

(1993)
Singles from For the Boys
  1. "Every Road Leads Back to You"
  2. "In My Life"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]

For the Boys: Music from the Motion Picture is the

James Caan, released on the Atlantic Records
label in 1991.

In the movie Midler and Caan play the

Golden Globe
nominated original score.

For the Boys was promoted by the

Experience the Divine
.

The For the Boys album reached #22 on the U.S. album chart, and was later certified Gold by the

RIAA
, and #75 in the UK.

Track listing

All tracks performed by Bette Midler unless otherwise noted

  1. "Billy-A-Dick" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) - 1:35
  2. "Stuff Like That There" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 2:50
  3. "P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) - 3:33
  4. "The Girlfriend of the
    Whirling Dervish" (Al Dubin, Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren
    ) - 1:16
    • Performed by the cast
  5. "I Remember You" / "Dixie's Dream" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) / (Marc Shaiman) - 2:21
    • Performed by Bette Midler and James Caan
  6. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) - 1:29
    • Performed by Bette Midler and James Caan
  7. "Dreamland" (
    Marilyn Bergman, Don Grusin
    ) - 3:16
  8. "Vickie and Mr. Valves" (Lenny LaCroix) - 2:29
  9. "
    J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
    ) - 4:00
  10. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:30
  11. "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:26
  12. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 3:34
  13. "Every Road Leads Back to You" (Diane Warren) - 3:47

Personnel

Production

  • musical arranger
    , string arrangements, woodwind arrangements
  • Dave Grusin - producer, rhythm arrangements
  • Joe Mardin - producer, arranger
  • Marc Shaiman - arranger, conductor, producer, vocal arrangement
  • Joel Sill - executive producer
  • Artie Kane - conductor
  • Ralph Burns - arranger, conductor
  • Marty Paich - arranger, conductor
  • Billy May - arranger, conductor
  • Robbie Buchanan - rhythm arrangements
  • Morgan Ames - vocal arrangements
  • Lorraine Feather - vocal arrangements
  • Jack Joseph Puig - engineer
  • Joey Wolpert - engineer
  • Bob Schaper - engineer
  • Don Murray - engineer, mixing
  • Michael O'Reilly - engineer, mixing
  • Ray Blair - assistant engineer
  • Brett Swain - assistant engineer
  • Eddie Sexton - assistant engineer
  • Eric Rudd - assistant engineer
  • Marnie Riley - assistant engineer
  • Mark Guilbeault - assistant engineer
  • Charles Paakkari - assistant engineer
  • Doug Sax - mastering
  • Sandy DeCrescent - music contractor
  • Lisa Maldonado - production coordination
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios, Studio 55, Oceanway Recording, and Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California.

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 44
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 34
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 28
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 52
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 75
US Billboard 200[9] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. AllMusic
    . Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  2. ^ DeKnock, Jan (December 19, 1991). "Home Entertainment: Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  3. ^
    AllMusic
    . Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Bette Midler – For the Boys". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Bette Midler – For the Boys" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9062". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Bette Midler ベット・ミドラー - Japan - Albums - For the Boys (OST) フォー・ザ・ボーイズ／サウンドトラック". Oricon (in Japanese). オリコン. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  8. ^ "Bette Midler | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Bette Midler Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Bette Midler – For the Boys". Music Canada.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Bette Midler – For the Boys". Recording Industry Association of America.
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