Bette Midler - Jackpot - The Best Bette ( Amazon Exclusive Bonus Track)
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Free Music Review: Superb Collection - Best so far
Hit: 5 Stars
Bette Midler has had a 3 decade career and is still going strong. It is very sad that a multiple disc greatest hits collection has not yet been released. It is well deserved and well earned. Also, Bette Midler is very eclectic and has performed many different styles of music over the years. She started out as a bawdy, big mouthed broad with a voice to die for. She was original and unique. Her strong personality matched her strong talent. She then did THE ROSE and won an Oscar while delivering diva rock and roll. Amazing. Then she added some schmaltzy hit ballads undfer her belt like WIND BENEATH MY WINGS. She did a rare thing though and would have recordings with these ballads but the entire album would still work for she never stopped being inventive and being Bette.
This collection does the difficult task of taking songs from her entire career and making a cohesive sounding set. The songs aren't in chronological order but they all mix perfectly for they truly are some of Bette Midler's best performances and the quality and vocal prowess she has always had unites everything. We have the amazing tracks from her early career - FRIENDS, BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY and IN THE MOOD to name a few. BEAST OF BURDEN and JUST MY IMAGINATION flow effortlessly together and they are from different decades of her career. The tracks from THE ROSE - WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN and THE ROSE are standouts of the entire collection. And the ballads WIND BENEATH MY WINGS and FROM A DISTANCE work here and are not over the top. Even the Christmas COOL YULE is in place with its jazzy approach. It fits in fine.
Again, Bette Midler deserves a larger hits collection but we will have to settle for this one for the time being. This one does work and manages to represent her whole career. Enough to probably make you want to buy each cd that the songs are from. Bette Midler is a legend and a rarity. She can sing a novelty number or a heartfelt ballad with the same emotive delivery. This collection is a must have.
Free Music Review: A Name I Did Not Know
Hit: 5 Stars
This 20-track collection is the second "Best of Bette" collection & is a good overview of Bette's career. Early hits like "Do You Want to Dance?," "In the Mood," & her signature song "Friends" are balanced with newer recordings like "Cool Yule," which went to #1 on my personal top ten last Christmas. Always, fans will have favorites songs like "In These Shoes," "Shining Star" or "Mambo Italiano" that were not included. However, this volume is well-engineered. The booklet is informative. Several tracks from films are included like the Carole King-David Foster-Carole Bayer Sager tune "My One True Friend" & "Baby Mine" from "Beaches." The previously unreleased demo from 1984, "Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me," is a delightful track co-penned by Bette, "Last night I heard you calling, I heard you calling out a name I did not know." Two tracks shine here in replay, the Rolling Stones' "Beast of Burden" pops out of the speakers with some burning electric lead guitar; and the Temptations' #1 hit "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" shimmers delightfully. "Jackpot!" is an excellent overview from this consummate actress-singer. Bravo!Free Music Review: Bette to win, place AND show!
Hit: 5 Stars
If you are already a devoted Midler fan, I don't need to tell you what you get in this CD. The beauty and clarity of her voice are legendary. What this CD does is bring back certain moments in my life with joy, poignancy and pain to remind me Bette was there, made those times more real and wondrous and that no matter what or where, I still have one friend left with whom to share those (and these) moments. Thank you, Bette, you make life more with your exquisite voice. Thank you.Free Music Review: The Best of Bette
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great compilation of Bette Midler that covers a good variety of genres and eras. There is a song for every mood in this CD. Bette Midler's wide range of vocalization covers it all and very well. A joy to listen to and great company for one's daily walk. Diane BarrieFree Music Review: It Really Is the Best of Bette!
Hit: 5 Stars
This album represents compilation with one new song, but it's her best work
and you don't have to pop in 20 CD's to get the ultimate sample. Highly praise her vocal talents
that span four decades. She's a national treasure and an entertainer for the ages.