It's the Girls!

It's the Girls!
Studio album by Bette Midler
Released November 4, 2014
Recorded 2014
Genre Traditional pop, vocal music
Length 47:32 (standard edition)
Label Warner
Producer Marc Shaiman, Scott Riesett
Bette Midler chronology
Memories of You
(2010)		 It's the Girls!
(2014)		 A Gift of Love
(2015)
Singles from It's the Girls!
  1. "Be My Baby" / "It's the Girl"
    Released: November 24, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
CuepointA–[2]

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]
No. TitleWriter(s)Original artist Length
1. "Be My Baby"  Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil SpectorThe Ronettes 3:10
2. "One Fine Day"  Gerry Goffin, Carole KingThe Chiffons 2:54
3. "Bei Mir Bist du Schön"  Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Sholom SecundaThe Andrews Sisters 2:23
4. "Baby It's You"  Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney WilliamsThe Shirelles 3:18
5. "Tell Him"  Bert RussellThe Exciters 2:57
6. "He's Sure the Boy I Love" (duet with Darlene Love)Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilThe Crystals 2:54
7. "Mr. Sandman"  Pat BallardThe Chordettes 2:25
8. "Come and Get These Memories"  Holland–Dozier–HollandMartha and the Vandellas 4:14
9. "Too Many Fish in the Sea"  Eddie Holland, Norman WhitfieldThe Marvelettes 3:05
10. "Teach Me Tonight"  Sammy Cahn, Gene de PaulThe DeCastro Sisters 3:30
11. "Waterfalls"  Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa Lopes, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Sleepy BrownTLC 4:14
12. "You Can't Hurry Love"  Holland–Dozier–HollandThe Supremes 3:07
13. "Give Him a Great Big Kiss"  George "Shadow" MortonThe Shangri-Las 3:01
14. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"  Gerry Goffin, Carole KingThe Shirelles 3:35
15. "It's the Girl"  Abel Baer, David OppenheimerThe Boswell Sisters 2:38

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 161
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 62
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12] 26
Irish Albums (IRMA) 17
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 62
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 6
US Billboard 200[16] 3
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[17] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 38

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 5, 2014). "Robert Christgau: Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Hampp, Andrew. "Bette Midler Announces It's the Girls!, Her First Album Since 2006" Billboard.com, September 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (November 14, 2014). "Bette Midler Scores Fifth Straight Decade of Top 10 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "New Bette Midler Recording, It's the Girls!, Due in November; Track List Announced" Playbill.com, September 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Target – It's the Girls! (Deluxe Edition) by Bette Midler." Target.com, September 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bette Midler – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Bette Midler. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2014. 47. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Bette Midler | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Bette Midler – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Bette Midler. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Bette Midler – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Bette Midler. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  18. ↑ Moss, Liv (January 1, 2015). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  19. ↑ "British album certifications – Bette Midler – It's The Girls!". British Phonographic Industry. Enter It's The Girls! in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search

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