Studio Album · No. 12

Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook Songwriting Credits by Bette Midler

2005 Columbia 10 tracks 37:41

Produced by Barry Manilow

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By the Numbers

10
Tracks
19
Lyricists
1
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2005
Released
Data Insight

Ten tracks and none of them hers. Lee wrote or co-wrote much of her own material, so this album puts Midler's name next to a songwriter's catalogue rather than a singer's.

The 2005 companion to the Clooney record, ten Peggy Lee songs produced by Barry Manilow.

Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Fever #4
Eddie CooleyOtis Blackwell Eddie CooleyJohn Davenport Barry Manilow Bette Midler (Performer)
2
Alright, Okay, You Win
Mayme WattsSid Wyche Mayme WattsSid Wyche Barry Manilow Bette Midler (Performer)
3
I Love Being Here with You
Peggy LeeFrank LoesserBill Schluger Peggy LeeFrank LoesserBill Schluger Barry Manilow Bette Midler (Performer)Barry Manilow (Featured Vocals)
4
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
Harold ArlenYip Harburg Harold ArlenYip Harburg Barry Manilow Bette Midler (Performer)
5
Is That All There Is?
Jerry LeiberMike Stoller Jerry LeiberMike Stoller Barry Manilow Bette Midler (Performer)
6
I'm a Woman
Jerry LeiberMike Stoller Jerry LeiberMike Stoller Barry Manilow Bette Midler (Performer)
7
He's a Tramp
Sonny BurkePeggy Lee Sonny BurkePeggy Lee Barry Manilow Bette Midler (Performer)
8
The Folks Who Live on the Hill
Oscar Hammerstein IIJerome Kern Oscar Hammerstein IIJerome Kern Barry Manilow Bette Midler (Performer)
9
Big Spender
Cy ColemanDorothy Fields Cy ColemanDorothy Fields Barry Manilow Bette Midler (Performer)
10
Mr. Wonderful
Jerry BockLarry HolofcenerGeorge David Weiss Jerry BockLarry HolofcenerGeorge David Weiss Barry Manilow Bette Midler (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 22 contributors

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Frequently Asked Questions Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook

Who wrote the songs on the Peggy Lee Songbook?
Nobody in the band. The tracks are songs associated with Peggy Lee, several of which Lee wrote or co-wrote herself.
Who produced it?
Barry Manilow.
How high did the single chart?
"Fever" reached number 4 on the dance club chart.
How high did the album chart?
Number 10 on the Billboard 200 and number 41 in the UK.
How did it sell?
The article publishes no sales or certification figure for it.
Is it a sequel?
It follows the Rosemary Clooney Songbook of two years earlier, with the same producer.
How long is the album?
37:41 across ten tracks.

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