Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook

CML call number: CD/POPULAR/Midler
Contents: Fever (Davenport/Cooley); Alright, Okay, You Win (Wyche/Watts); I Love Being Here with You (duet with Barry Manilow) (Lee/Schluger/Loesser); Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (Arlen/Harburg); Is That All There Is? (Leiber/Stoller); I'm a Woman (Leiber/Stoller); He's a Tramp (Lee/Burke); The Folks Who Live on the Hill (Kern/Hammerstein); Big Spender (Coleman/Fields); Mr. Wonderful (Bock/Holofcener/Weiss).
From the notes by David Keeps with Jay Landers: "On the surface, Peggy Lee and Bette Midler seem as alike as night and day. Lee, who was called 'The Queen' by Duke Ellington, was the epitome of low-key detachment, as cool and intoxicating as a gin martini. The 'Divine Miss M' is a high-octane performer who bares her soul with heartfelt emotion, a bracing, addictive rum and Coca Cola gal. Dig a little deeper, however and the similarities are striking. Both Lee and Midler are consummate vocalists, who not only hit the requisite musical notes, but also imbue each song with a personal resonance. Each developed their own unique style. …"