Studio Album · No. 11

Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook Songwriting Credits by Bette Midler

2003 Columbia 11 tracks 30:51

Produced by Barry Manilow, Robbie Buchanan

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By the Numbers

11
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16
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2
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2003
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Eleven standards, no originals, and Manilow back in the producer's chair for the first time since 1973. The songbook format arrives here and takes up the next three records.

The 2003 album of Rosemary Clooney material, produced by Barry Manilow thirty years after he produced her debut.

Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
You'll Never Know
Mack GordonHarry Warren Mack GordonHarry Warren Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)
2
This Ole House
Stuart Hamblen Stuart Hamblen Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)
3
On a Slow Boat to China
Frank Loesser Frank Loesser Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)
4
Hey There
Richard AdlerJerry Ross Richard AdlerJerry Ross Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)
5
Tenderly
Walter Lloyd GrossJack Lawrence Walter Lloyd GrossJack Lawrence Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)
6
Come On-a My House
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.William Saroyan Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.William Saroyan Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)
7
Mambo Italiano
Bob Merrill Bob Merrill Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)
8
Sisters
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)
9
Memories of You
Eubie BlakeAndy Razaf Eubie BlakeAndy Razaf Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)
10
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
Hoagy CarmichaelJohnny Mercer Hoagy CarmichaelJohnny Mercer Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)
11
White Christmas #15
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin Barry ManilowRobbie Buchanan Bette Midler (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 19 contributors

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Frequently Asked Questions Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook

Who wrote the songs on the Rosemary Clooney Songbook?
Nobody in the band. All eleven tracks are songs associated with Rosemary Clooney, by writers including Irving Berlin and Cole Porter.
Who produced it?
Barry Manilow with Robbie Buchanan, his first Midler production since 1973.
How high did the single chart?
"White Christmas" reached number 15 on the adult contemporary chart.
How high did the album chart?
Number 14 on the Billboard 200.
How did it sell?
The article publishes no sales or certification figure for it.
Why Rosemary Clooney?
The album works through the material Clooney was known for, the first of Midler's songbook records.
How long is the album?
30:51 across eleven tracks, the shortest album in the catalogue.

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