It's the Girls!

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]

It's the Girls!
Studio album by
Bette Midler
ReleasedNovember 4, 2014
Recorded2014
GenreTraditional pop
Length47:32 (standard edition)
LabelWarner Bros. (US/Canada)
Eastwest
Producer
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]
Cuepoint (Expert Witness)A–[2]

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.

The album is the first Midler release from Warner Music Group since Bette.

Track listing
Standard edition[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Be My Baby"Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil SpectorThe Ronettes3:10
2."One Fine Day"Gerry Goffin, Carole KingThe Chiffons2:54
3."Bei Mir Bist du Schön"Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Sholom SecundaThe Andrews Sisters2:23
4."Baby It's You"Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney WilliamsThe Shirelles3:18
5."Tell Him"Bert RussellThe Exciters2:57
6."He's Sure the Boy I Love" (duet with Darlene Love)Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilThe 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"Eddie Holland, Norman WhitfieldThe Marvelettes3:05
10."Teach Me Tonight"Sammy Cahn, Gene de PaulThe DeCastro Sisters3:30
11."Waterfalls"Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa Lopes, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Sleepy BrownTLC4:14
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"Gerry Goffin, Carole KingThe Shirelles3:35
15."It's the Girl"Abel Baer, David OppenheimerBoswell Sisters2:38
Target deluxe edition bonus tracks[6]
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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Gold 100,000^

^ 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." Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Target.com, September 23, 2014.
  7. "Australiancharts.com – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
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  11. "Officialcharts.de – Bette Midler – It's the Girls!". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  12. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 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)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  17. "Bette Midler Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  18. Moss, Liv (January 1, 2015). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2014". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  19. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  20. "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.



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