''Memories of You'' is a collection of traditional pop standards recorded by American singer Bette Midler between 1973 and 2006. The compilation was released by

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on November 22, 2010 in the

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and was certified silver by

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(BPI).

Critical reception

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editor Jon O'Brien called ''Memories of You'' "the ideal chance to showcase her uncanny ability to interpret material from any period, and in the process provides an intriguing musical history lesson for those not fully acquainted with the '30s/'40s American classics."

Track listing

#" For All We Know" #* From 1991 album ''

For the Boys ''For the Boys'' is a 1991 American musical comedy-drama film that traces the life of Dixie Leonard, a 1940s actress/singer who teams up with Eddie Sparks, a famous performer, to entertain American troops. The film was adapted by Marshall Brickm ...

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Come Rain or Come Shine "Come Rain or Come Shine" is a popular music song, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was written for the Broadway musical '' St. Louis Woman'', which opened on March 30, 1946, and closed after 113 performances. Chart perf ...

" #* From 1991 album ''

'' #" I Remember You" #* From 1991 album ''

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He Was Too Good to Me "He Was Too Good to Me" is a song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It was introduced in the tryouts of their 1930 Broadway musical '' Simple Simon'', but was dropped before the show's New York opening. Despite its inauspi ...

/ Since You Stayed Here" #* From 1990 album ''

Some People's Lives ''Some People's Lives'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Bette Midler. It was released by Atlantic Records on September 4, 1990 in the United States. It contains one of her biggest hits, "From a Distance," which won songwriter Julie ...

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The Folks Who Live on the Hill "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" is a 1937 popular song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was introduced by Irene Dunne in the 1937 film '' High, Wide, and Handsome'' and was recorded that year by Bing Crosby for D ...

" #* From 2005 album ''

Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook ''Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook'' is a studio album by American singer Bette Midler. Produced by Barry Manilow, it serves as a follow-up to their Grammy Award-nominated '' Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook'' (2003). Re ...

'' #" What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" #* From 2006 album ''

Cool Yule ''Cool Yule'' is a holiday album by Bette Midler released on October 10, 2006, through Columbia Records. Midler's first seasonal release, the album features many standard Christmas tunes as well as a reworking edition of her Grammy-winning hit ...

'' #"He Needs Me" #* From 2005 album ''

'' (Barnes and Noble edition) #"

One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" is a hit song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the movie musical '' The Sky's the Limit'' (1943) and first performed in the film by Fred Astaire. Background Harold Arlen described the so ...

" #* Recorded and aired on ''

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' was an American late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson on NBC, the third iteration of the ''Tonight Show'' franchise. The show debuted on October 1, 1962, and aired its final episode on May 22, ...

'' on May 21, 1992. Appears on the 1993 album '' Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits'' # " Mr. Wonderful" #* From 2005 album ''

'' #" Drinking Again" #* From 1973 album '' Bette Midler'' # "

Memories of You "Memories of You" is a popular song about nostalgia with lyrics written by Andy Razaf and music composed by Eubie Blake and published in 1930. Song history The song was introduced by singer Minto Cato in the Broadway show '' Lew Leslie's Blackbi ...

" #* From 2003 album ''

Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook ''Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook'' is an album by the American singer Bette Midler. It was produced by Barry Manilow and marked the first time that Midler had worked with Manilow in more than twenty years. It was also Midler' ...

'' #"Dreamland" #* From 1991 album ''

'' # " P.S. I Love You" #* From 1991 album ''

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Is That All There Is? "Is That All There Is?", a song written by American songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller during the 1960s, became a hit for American singer Peggy Lee and an award winner from her album of the same title in November 1969. The song wa ...

" #* From 2005 album ''

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

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