Bette Midler - The Rose (Soundtrack) (1980)

Artist:  Bette Midler
Title:  The Rose (Soundtrack)
Release:  1980
Format:  LP
Label:  Atlantic Records
Catalog#  ATL 50681

“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 “Camellia”. The soundtrack was apart from the title track entirely recorded live and also features concert monologues, with Midler portraying the character “The Rose”, 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”, 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.
“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”.


Side one
1.  Whose Side Are You On?  (4:30)
2.  Midnight In Memphis  (3:44)
3.  Concert Monologue  (2:22)
4.  When a Man Loves a Woman  (5:20)
5.  Sold My Soul To Rock ‘N’ Roll  (3:42)
6.  Keep On Rockin’  (4:03)

Side two
1.  Love Me With A Feeling  (3:54)
2.  Camelia  (3:25)
3.  Homecoming Monologue  (1:23)
4.  Stay with Me  (5:42)
5.  Let Me Call You Sweetheart  (1:35)
6.  The Rose (Studio recording)  (3:42)

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