Bette Midler - The Rose (OST) [Japanese Issue]

"The Rose" is the soundtrack to the feature film of the same name starring Bette Midler which was released in 1980. Midler performs all the songs on the album, with the exception of the instrumental "Camelia". The soundtrack was apart from the title track entirely recorded live and also features concert monologues, with Midler portraying the character The Rose/Pearl, loosely based on legendary blues singer Janis Joplin. The soundtrack was produced by Paul A. Rothchild, who in fact also had worked with Joplin on what was to become her final album before her death in 1970, entitled Pearl and released posthumously. Midler's portrayal of The Rose/Pearl, which was her acting debut, earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 1980 and became the start of her career in movies.
The first single to be lifted off the soundtrack was Midler's rendition of Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman" which became a moderate chart hit, peaking at #35 on Billboard's single chart. The studio recorded title track (written by Amanda McBroom) which closes the album however became a top 3 hit for Midler, and also a #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and today counts as one of her signature tunes. The alternate single version with orchestral overdubs was not included on the actual soundtrack but later appeared on hits compilations like Experience the Divine along with "When A Man Love A Woman". One track featured in the movie, Bob Seger's "Fire Down Below", was omitted from the album but Midler recorded a second live version of the song later in 1980 for the soundtrack to her concert documentary Divine Madness. "Keep On Rockin'" was the second Sammy Hagar track Midler recorded, his hard rock track "Red" was featured on her 1977 studio album Broken Blossom. The Rose soundtrack also included one song that since its original release has become a mainstay in Midler's live repertoire, Jerry Ragovoy's despairing blues ballad "Stay With Me".
The Rose peaked at #12 on Billboard's album chart in the Spring of 1980, making it Midler's bestselling album since 1973's Bette.

Produced and Arranged by: Paul A. Rothchild
Associate Producer: Bill Gazecki
Engineer: Bill Gazecki, Stewart Taylor, Roger Mayer, John Neal, Bob Leonard, Ed Lever
Recorded by: The Enactron Truck
SMPTE Code Processing by: Canyon Recorders
Remixed at Elektra Sound Recorders by: Bill Gazecki, Paul A. Rothchild
Concerts Recorded live: during June & July, 1978

• Contrary to what Mark Rydell said during the DVD commentary for The Rose - that everything you hear in the film is live - it's been proven that many of Bette's vocals were enhanced later on in the studio. This theory is based on the comparison of the final songs in the film to original performance tapes at the Wiltern Theatre. The only song that comes close to matching its original performance is "When A Man Loves A Woman."

• The songs "Fire Down Below, "Roll The Holy Bones," and "Stay With Me" were filmed live at the Wiltern Theatre concert recordings but were not included in the film or on the soundtrack.

THE ROSE CONCERT BAND:
Danny Weis: Guitar
Steve Hunter: Guitar
Mark Leonard: Bass
Robbie Buchanan: Keyboards
Whitey Glan: Drums
Norton Buffalo: Harmonica & Trombone
Jerry Jumonville: Sax
Mark Underwood: Trumpet
Norton Buffalo, Bill Champlin &
Donny Gerrard: Harmony Vocals

"LOVE ME WITH A FEELING" BAND:
Greg Prestopino: Acoustic guitar
Bill Elliott: Piano
Jon Sholle: Electric guitar
Scott Chambers: Bass
Harry Stinson: Drums

"THE ROSE" ENSEMBLE:
Lincoln Mayorga: Piano
Amanda McBroom: Harmony vocal

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