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No Frills
Pop · 1983 · 10 tracks

No Frills

Bette Midler

A sharp pivot into eighties new wave and pop-rock. Midler trades orchestral ballads for gritty guitars, gated drums, and neon-soaked energy.

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It's Bette Midler's secret rock-and-roll record and it's surprisingly gritty.

A defiant and playful exploration of rock and new wave through a theatrical lens.

No Frills · vs · Bette Midler
Digital Clarity+4.0σ

The production is built around digital clarity than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Is It Love
4:43
02
Favorite Waste of Time
2:43
03
All I Need to Know
4:08
04
Only in Miami
4:35
05
Heart Over Head
2:52
06
Let Me Drive
4:02
07
My Eye on You
4:03
08
Beast of Burden
3:48
09
Soda and a Souvenir
3:23
10
Come Back Jimmy Dean
3:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
the gritty, rock-infused snarl she brings to the cover of Beast of Burden
the sudden shift from synth-pop brightness to the nostalgic, cinematic sweep of Soda and a Souvenir
the relentless, driving energy of the Is It Love chorus where the production fully embraces the 1983 aesthetic
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