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It's the Girls!

It's the Girls!is the fourteenth studio album by American singerBette Midler.It was released byWarner Bros. Recordson November 4, 2014. Midler's first release with the label sinceBette(2000), the album is a collection representing the music of the greatgirl groupsof the past.[1]

It's the Girls!
Studio albumby
Bette Midler
ReleasedNovember 4, 2014
Studio
  • Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA)
  • Over at Marc & Scott's (New York, NY)
  • The Marc Shaiman Institute (Los Angeles, CA)
  • The Record Plant (Hollywood, CA)
  • Westlake Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Length47:32(standard edition)
Label
Producer
Bette Midlerchronology
Memories of You
(2010) 		It's the Girls!
(2014) 		A Gift of Love
(2015)
SinglesfromIt's the Girls!
  1. "Be My Baby"/" It's the Girl "
    Released: November 24, 2014

The album sold 40,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States, thus allowing it to reach number three on theBillboard200,her highest position on the chart. This made Midler only the second female singer afterBarbra Streisandto have top 10 albums in five consecutive decades.It's the Girls!also marked Midler's highest debut week sales ever, and her second-highest position in the US after theBeachessoundtrack,released in 1988.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Cuepoint(Expert Witness)A−[4]
PopMatters[5]
Record Collector[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

AllMusiceditor Matt Collar found that the album "sounds like a retrospective, a return to the cabaret and theatrical style of her early career. Working with veteran producers Marc Shaiman and Scott Riesett, Midler frames her resonant vocal chops with lush arrangements that, while reverential to the original recordings, certainly allow her to express her own personality on each song [...] These are brightly produced songs perfectly suited to Midler's vocal style, stage bravado, and cheeky sense of humor."[3]Amy Rose fromRolling Stone,wrote that "Midler has a voice that’s rich enough to reanimate any pop standard [...] and the album’s spirit of femme camaraderie comes through in their powerhouse harmonies and jokey just-us-girls delivery."[7]Stephen Holden, writing forThe New York Times,felt thatIt's the Girls!"was" one of her best [...] That music, along withMotown,is in Ms. Midler and [producer]Mr. Shaiman’s bones, and their fit is as comfortable as ever [...] Midler’s brash, mouthy vocal persona is still capable of sounding playfully transgressive, at least by ’60s standards. "[8]

Commercial performance

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It's the Girls!debuted at number three on the USBillboard200,selling 40,000 copies in its first week of release, ending November 9, 2014, according toNielsen SoundScan.[9]This made Midler only the second female singer afterBarbra Streisandto have top 10 albums in five consecutive decades.[9]The album also marked Midler's highest debut week sales ever, and her second-highest position in the US after theBeachessoundtrack,which came in at number two in 1988.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks produced byMarc Shaimanand Scott M. Riesett.[10]

Standard edition[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Be My Baby"
The Ronettes3:10
2."One Fine Day"
The Chiffons2:54
3."Bei Mir Bist du Schön"
The Andrews Sisters2:23
4."Baby It's You"
The Shirelles3:18
5."Tell Him"Bert RussellThe Exciters2:57
6."He's Sure the Boy I Love"(duet withDarlene Love)
The Crystals2:54
7."Mr. Sandman"Pat BallardThe Chordettes2:25
8."Come and Get These Memories"Holland–Dozier–HollandMartha and the Vandellas4:14
9."Too Many Fish in the Sea"
The Marvelettes3:05
10."Teach Me Tonight"
The DeCastro Sisters3:30
11."Waterfalls"
TLC4:14
12."You Can't Hurry Love"Holland–Dozier–HollandThe Supremes3:07
13."Give Him a Great Big Kiss"George "Shadow" MortonThe Shangri-Las3:01
14."Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
  • Goffin
  • King
The Shirelles3:35
15."It's the Girl"
Boswell Sisters2:38
Targetdeluxe edition bonus tracks[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
16."The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"Smokey RobinsonThe Marvelettes3:36
17."(Talk to Me of) Mendocino"Kate McGarrigleKate and Anna McGarrigle3:03
Total length:54:11

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications forIt's the Girls!
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Gold 100,000*

*Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^Hampp, Andrew."Bette Midler AnnouncesIt's the Girls!,Her First Album Since 2006 "Billboard, September 23, 2014.
  2. ^"It's the Girls! by Bette Midler Reviews and Tracks".Metacritic.Archived fromthe originalon July 22, 2017.RetrievedMarch 21,2023.
  3. ^abCollar, Matt.It's the Girls! ReviewatAllMusic.Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. ^Christgau, Robert(December 5, 2014)."Robert Christgau: Expert Witness".Cuepoint.RetrievedDecember 9,2014.
  5. ^Paul, John (December 2, 2014)."Bette Midler: It's the Girls!".PopMatters.RetrievedApril 17,2021.
  6. ^Staunton, Terry (November 30, 2014)."Bette Midler – It's the Girls!".Record Collector.Archived fromthe originalon June 21, 2022.RetrievedMarch 21,2023.
  7. ^abSpiegel, Amy Rose (November 20, 2014)."It's the Girls!".Rolling Stone.RetrievedApril 17,2021.
  8. ^Holden, Stephen (November 3, 2014)."New in Music: Albums by Neil Young, Bette Midler and Miguel Zenón".New York Times.RetrievedApril 17,2021.
  9. ^abcCaulfield, Keith (November 14, 2014)."Bette Midler Scores Fifth Straight Decade of Top 10 Albums".Billboard.RetrievedDecember 2,2014.
  10. ^abGans, Andrew."New Bette Midler Recording,It's the Girls!,Due in November; Track List Announced "Playbill, September 23, 2014.
  11. ^"Target –It's the Girls! (Deluxe Edition)by Bette Midler. "Archived2014-10-29 at theWayback MachineTarget, September 23, 2014.
  12. ^"Australiancharts – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!".Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  13. ^"Austriancharts.at – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!"(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  14. ^"Ultratop.be – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  15. ^"Bette Midler Chart History (Canadian Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  16. ^"Officialcharts.de – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!".GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  17. ^"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2014. 47. hét"(in Hungarian).MAHASZ.Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  18. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  19. ^"Swisscharts – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!".Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  20. ^"Bette Midler | Artist | Official Charts".UK Albums Chart.Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  21. ^"Bette Midler Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  22. ^"Bette Midler Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link‍]Billboard.Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  23. ^Moss, Liv (January 1, 2015)."The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2014".Official Charts Company.Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2015.RetrievedNovember 5,2015.
  24. ^"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015".Billboard.RetrievedMay 24,2020.
  25. ^"British album certifications – Bette Midler – It's The Girls!".British Phonographic Industry.
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