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Well in advance of the Christmas season, Bette Midler, perhaps in her zeal to join the ranks of other artists like Bing Crosby, Elvis, and Johnny Mathis (the latter with whom she sings the duet here, "Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!") with famed holiday work, has come out with her first-ever Christmas album, Cool Yule. Most of the songs are covers of seasonal classics ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "White Christmas," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," etc), though she does jump into the more religiously themed with the somber "O Come, O Come, Emanuel," which is then offset with the Hawaiian "Mele Kalikimaka." There's even a Christmas version of Midler's hit "From a Distance," which brings in elements of "The Little Drummer Boy," "O Come All Ye Faithful," and "Joy to the World" to the adult contemporary favorite. The Divine Miss M shows off her stuff (including a very able backing band/orchestra) on all the tracks, from the cover of Billie Holiday's "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" to the jazzy title cut, and sounds good the whole time. Because she doesn't add much to the songs that hasn't already been done before, Cool Yule may not replace anyone's Mathis holiday albums yet, but it's still a pretty strong collection of well-done Christmas standards from a well-known and popular artist.
© Marisa Brown /TiVo
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Bette Midler, Performer - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Chris Soper, 2nd Engineer - David Blumberg, Orchestrator - Dennis Rivadeneira, Mixing Engineer - F. Spielman, Composer - F. Spielman, Lyricist - J. Torre, Composer - J. Torre, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Orchestrator - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Arif Mardin, Orchestrator - Bette Midler, Performer - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Chris Soper, 2nd Engineer - Dennis Rivadeneira, Mixing Engineer - Eric Kornfeld, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Steve Allen, Composer - Steve Allen, Lyricist - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bette Midler, Performer - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Chris Soper, 2nd Engineer - Dennis Rivadeneira, Mixing Engineer - Hugh Martin, Composer - Hugh Martin, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jonathan Tunick, Arranger - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Ralph Blane, Composer - Ralph Blane, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bette Midler, Composer - Bette Midler, Lyricist - Bette Midler, Vocal - Bette Midler Duet with Johnny Mathis, Performer - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bruce Sussman, Composer - Bruce Sussman, Lyricist - E. Kornfeld, Composer - E. Kornfeld, Lyricist - F. Bernard, Composer - F. Bernard, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Jule Styne, Composer - Jule Styne, Lyricist - Rex Smith, Composer - Rex Smith, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - S. Cahn, Composer - S. Cahn, Lyricist
(P) 2006 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bette Midler, Performer - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Buck Ram, Composer - Buck Ram, Lyricist - Chandler Bridges, Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Chris Soper, 2nd Engineer - Dennis Rivadeneira, Mixing Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Kim Gannon, Composer - Kim Gannon, Lyricist - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer - Walter Kent, Composer - Walter Kent, Lyricist - William Ross, Arranger
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bette Midler, Performer - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Chris Soper, 2nd Engineer - Dennis Rivadeneira, Mixing Engineer - Frank Loesser, Composer - Frank Loesser, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Williams, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bette Midler, Performer - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Chris Soper, 2nd Engineer - Dennis Rivadeneira, Mixing Engineer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Williams, Performance Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bette Midler, Performer - Bette Sussman, Arranger - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Chris Soper, 2nd Engineer - Dennis Rivadeneira, Mixing Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - William Ross, Arranger - William Ross, Orchestrator
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Aaron Sala, Vocal Arranger - Bette Midler, Performer - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Chris Soper, 2nd Engineer - Dennis Rivadeneira, Mixing Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Johnson Enos, Vocal Arranger - Jonathan Tunick, Arranger - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - R. Alex Anderson, Composer - R. Alex Anderson, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bette Midler, Performer - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Chris Soper, 2nd Engineer - David Blumberg, Orchestrator - Dennis Rivadeneira, Mixing Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jay Landers, Lyricist - Julie Gold, Composer - Julie Gold, Lyricist - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Orchestrator - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
Barry Manilow, Producer - Bette Midler, Performer - Bette Sussman, Co-Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Chris Soper, 2nd Engineer - Dennis Rivadeneira, Mixing Engineer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Well in advance of the Christmas season, Bette Midler, perhaps in her zeal to join the ranks of other artists like Bing Crosby, Elvis, and Johnny Mathis (the latter with whom she sings the duet here, "Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!") with famed holiday work, has come out with her first-ever Christmas album, Cool Yule. Most of the songs are covers of seasonal classics ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "White Christmas," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," etc), though she does jump into the more religiously themed with the somber "O Come, O Come, Emanuel," which is then offset with the Hawaiian "Mele Kalikimaka." There's even a Christmas version of Midler's hit "From a Distance," which brings in elements of "The Little Drummer Boy," "O Come All Ye Faithful," and "Joy to the World" to the adult contemporary favorite. The Divine Miss M shows off her stuff (including a very able backing band/orchestra) on all the tracks, from the cover of Billie Holiday's "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" to the jazzy title cut, and sounds good the whole time. Because she doesn't add much to the songs that hasn't already been done before, Cool Yule may not replace anyone's Mathis holiday albums yet, but it's still a pretty strong collection of well-done Christmas standards from a well-known and popular artist.
© Marisa Brown /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:19
- Main artists: Bette Midler
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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