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Cool Yule

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Cool Yule
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006
GenreChristmas
Length37:23
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Robbie Buchanan
  • Jay Landers (exec.)
Bette Midler chronology
Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
(2005)
Cool Yule
(2006)
Jackpot: The Best Bette
(2008)
Singles from Cool Yule
  1. "From a Distance (Christmas version)"

Cool Yule is a first holiday album by American singer Bette Midler. It was released on October 10, 2006, through Columbia Records. The album features many standard Christmas tunes as well as a reworking edition of her Grammy-winning hit "From a Distance". In 2008, Cool Yule was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic editor Marisa Brown found that "the Divine Miss M shows off her stuff (including a very able backing band/orchestra) on all the tracks [...] and sounds good the whole time. Because she doesn't add much to the songs that hasn't already been done before, Cool Yule may not replace anyone's [duet partner] Johnny Mathis holiday albums yet, but it's still a pretty strong collection of well-done Christmas standards from a well-known and popular artist."[1]

Chart performance

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Cool Yule failed to chart upon its October 10, 2006 release.[2] It was not until November 25, 2006, the album made its debut on the US Billboard 200.[3] It peaked in the week of December 6, 2006, rising from number 35 to number 33 on sales of 47,000 copies.[4] By July 2007, Cool Yule had sold 271,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks produced by Robbie Buchanan.

Notes

  • ^[a] "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" served as a bonus track on CD albums released at Target.

Personnel

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  • Christopher Autopchuk – art direction
  • Rick Babtist – trumpet
  • William Baker – copyist
  • Russell Bartmus – copyist
  • Leanne Becknell – woodwind
  • Steve Becknell – French horn
  • Tom Bender – mixing assistant
  • Gordon Berg – copyist
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Charles Bisharat – violin
  • David Blumberg – conductor, orchestral arrangements, copyist
  • Chandler Bridges – engineer
  • Robbie Buchanan – piano, arranger, conductor, keyboards, producer, orchestration, orchestral arrangements, track arrangement
  • Caroline Campbell – violin
  • Darius Campo – violin
  • Dave Carpenter – upright bass
  • Lily Chen – violin
  • Paul Cohen – cello
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Dennis Collins – background vocals
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Rose Corrigan – woodwind
  • Datz Pyle, Debbi – contractor
  • Brian Dembow – viola
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Andrew Duckles – viola
  • Bruce Dukov – concert master
  • Katharine Edmonds – copyist
  • Bill Edwards – copyist
  • Johnson Enos – background vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Tabitha Fair – background vocals
  • Alma Fernandez – viola
  • Gary Foster – woodwind
  • Matt Funes – viola
  • Steve Genewick – digital editing
  • Mark Graham – copyist
  • Alan Grunfeld – violin
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing
  • Al Hershberger – violin
  • Dan Higgins – woodwind
  • Sean Holt – background vocals
  • Stephen Holtman – trombone
  • Greg Huckins – woodwind
  • Alexander Iles – trombone
  • Bob Jackson – mastering assistant
  • Sharon Jerry-Collins – background vocals
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • JoAnn Kane – copyist
  • Ana Landauer – violin
  • Jay Landers – liner notes, executive producer
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Bill Liston – woodwind
  • Dane Little – cello
  • Doug Livingston – steel guitar
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Warren Luening – trumpet
  • Larry Lunetta – trumpet
  • Barry Manilow – producer
  • Arif Mardin – orchestral arrangements
  • Andy Martin – trombone
  • Liane Mautner – violin
  • Joe Meyer – French horn
  • Jaclyn Morse – production coordination
  • Helen Nightengale – violin
  • Robin Olson – violin
  • Michael O'Neill – photography
  • Charles Paakkari – assistant engineer
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Alyssa Park – violin
  • Searmi Park – violin
  • Sara Parkins – violin
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Danny Perito – copyist
  • Victor Pesavento – copyist
  • Joel Peskin – woodwind
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
  • John A. Reynolds – French horn
  • Eric Rigler – Uilleann pipes, Irish whistle
  • Dennis Rivadeneira – mixing assistant
  • William Ross – arranger, conductor, orchestration, orchestral arrangements, track arrangement
  • Aaron J. Sala – background vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Chris Soper – assistant engineer
  • Ken Stacey – background vocals
  • Tereza Stanislav – violin
  • Beverley Staunton – background vocals
  • Bette Sussman – background vocals, associate producer, vocal arrangement, track arrangement
  • Phil Teele – trombone
  • Fonzi Thornton – background vocals
  • Cecilia Tsan – cello
  • Jonathan Tunick – arranger, conductor, orchestration
  • Karen Van Sant – viola
  • Josephina Vergara – violin
  • Shalini Vijayan – violin
  • Windy Wagner – background vocals
  • Randy Waldman – Piano, keyboards
  • Helen Barbara Werling – copyist
  • Patrick Williams – arranger, conductor, orchestration, vocal arrangement, orchestral arrangements, track arrangement
  • Frank Wolf – track engineer
  • Terry Woodson – librarian, copyist
  • Phil Yao – French horn
  • Gina Zimmitti – contractor

Charts

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Chart performance for Cool Yule
Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[6] 6
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[7] 13
US Billboard 200[3] 33

References

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  1. ^ a b AllMusic Review
  2. ^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard.com. October 27, 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Bette Midler Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ Gallo, Phil (December 6, 2006). "'Grenades' rockets the charts". Variety.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Holiday Hits". Billboard. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Bette Midler Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Bette Midler Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link] Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.