Bette Midler, Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook - 30m 58s

Tracks & Durations

1. You'll Never Know	1:44
2. This Ole House	3:02
3. On A Slow Boat To China (Duet With Barry Manilow)	2:31
4. Hey There	3:30
5. Tenderly	3:11
6. Come On-A My House	1:50
7. Mambo Italiano	2:50
8. Sisters (Duet With Linda Ronstadt)	2:53
9. Memories Of You	3:20
10. In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening	2:44
11. White Christmas	3:15

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Review

It's nice to see Bette Midler putting her spin on an American classic after less-than-convincing detours through adult-contemporary cheese. This tribute focuses on Rosemary Clooney in the early to mid-1950s--so we don't get any of the fabulous Nelson Riddle material--but it's a fairly strong offering. It was produced and arranged by Midler's old musical director, Barry Manilow--who actually dueted with Clooney on a couple of songs in the 1990s and here replaces Bing Crosby on the duet "On a Slow Boat to China." Mostly, the CD is about hits: "Hey There" and "White Christmas" are done in straightforward manner, while Linda Ronstadt fills in for Rosemary's actual sister Betty on a slinky version of "Sisters." Happily, Midler plays "Come On-A My House" down instead of up (the old Bette would have milked its comic aspect) but the singer lets loose on "Mambo Italiano." That's pretty much the only time the Divine Miss M peeks out from behind Clooney's elegant persona, and it's a delight. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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