Notes From Bette

My heartfelt thanks to all the producers, musicians and engineers who made the experience of recording this music so special to me. In addition to old and dear friends, I have been aided and abetted by new ones, all of them masters and gentlemen. Thank you to Arif Mardin, Ted Templeman, Marc Shaiman, Brock Walsh, David Foster and Chuckii Booker for all their talent and tenacity, to Bill Schneider for his vocal arrangements, to Brinsley Evans for his killer attitude, and to George Marino for his infinite patience and care.

Special thanks to Gregg Geller for his tremendous A&R work and excellent advice, and to Shari Sutcliffe, our production coordinator in L.A., and to Gloria Gabriel, our production coordinator in New York, for lifting all the production burdens from my shoulders, and allowing me to act the ditz.

Big hugs to Yvonne Garcia and Jo Motta, and big kisses to Bonnie Bruckheimer and Gerry Edelstein for their enthusiasm and unwavering support. Thanks to Brian Avnet for all his wheeling and dealing, to Charles Sussman and his crew for keeping track of my life, to Robert Ramos for "I'm Beautiful", and to Jami Booker for just being generally adorable.

This record is for my daughter Sophie and my husband Martin, who put in their two cents every two minutes. And lastly to Mo Ostin, who signed me to Warner Bros. five years ago... HERE'S THE RECORD...

-Bette Midler