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It's the Girls! is the fourteenth studio album, and twenty-fifth album overall, by Bette Midler , released on November 4, 2014. It is a collection representing the music of the great girl groups of the past.[ 3]
The album sold 40,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States thus allowing it to reach number three on the Billboard 200 . This made Midler only the second female singer after Barbra Streisand to have top 10 albums in five consecutive decades.[ 4] It's the Girls! also marked Midler's highest debut week sales ever, and her second-highest position in the US after the Beaches soundtrack . Another 27,000 copies of the album were sold in its second week.
Track listing
Standard edition[ 5] Title Writer(s) Original artist 1. "Be My Baby " Jeff Barry , Ellie Greenwich , Phil Spector The Ronettes 3:10 2. "One Fine Day " Gerry Goffin , Carole King The Chiffons 2:54 3. "Bei Mir Bist du Schön " Sammy Cahn , Saul Chaplin , Sholom Secunda The Andrews Sisters 2:23 4. "Baby It's You " Burt Bacharach , Mack David , Barney Williams The Shirelles 3:18 5. "Tell Him " Bert Russell The Exciters 2:57 6. "He's Sure the Boy I Love" (duet with Darlene Love ) Barry Mann , Cynthia Weil The Crystals 2:54 7. "Mr. Sandman " Pat Ballard The Chordettes 2:25 8. "Come and Get These Memories " Holland–Dozier–Holland Martha and the Vandellas 4:14 9. "Too Many Fish in the Sea " Eddie Holland , Norman Whitfield The Marvelettes 3:05 10. "Teach Me Tonight " Sammy Cahn , Gene de Paul The DeCastro Sisters 3:30 11. "Waterfalls " Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa Lopes , Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Sleepy Brown TLC 4:14 12. "You Can't Hurry Love " Holland–Dozier–Holland The Supremes 3:07 13. "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" George "Shadow" Morton The Shangri-Las 3:01 14. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow " Gerry Goffin , Carole King The Shirelles 3:35 15. "It's the Girl" Abel Baer , David OppenheimerThe Boswell Sisters 2:38
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ AllMusic review
^ Christgau, Robert (December 5, 2014). "Robert Christgau: Expert Witness" . Cuepoint . Retrieved December 9, 2014 .
^ Hampp, Andrew. "Bette Midler Announces It's the Girls! , Her First Album Since 2006" Billboard.com, September 23, 2014.
^ Caulfield, Keith (November 14, 2014). "Bette Midler Scores Fifth Straight Decade of Top 10 Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved December 2, 2014 .
^ Gans, Andrew. "New Bette Midler Recording, It's the Girls! , Due in November; Track List Announced" Playbill.com, September 23, 2014.
^ "Target – It's the Girls! (Deluxe Edition) by Bette Midler." Target.com, September 23, 2014.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ "Bette Midler Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 25, 2014.
^ "Officialcharts.de – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!" . GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2014. 47. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ . Retrieved November 27, 2014.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ "Bette Midler | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved November 25, 2014.
^ "Bette Midler Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ "Bette Midler Chart History (Digital Albums)" .[dead link ] Billboard . Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ Moss, Liv (January 1, 2015). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2014" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 5, 2015 .
^ "British album certifications – Bette Midler – It's The Girls!" . British Phonographic Industry . Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type It's The Girls! in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
External links
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