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"My One True Friend"
Single by Bette Midler
from the album Bathhouse Betty
ReleasedAugust 1998 (1998-08)
GenrePop
Length3:49
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster
Bette Midler singles chronology
" You Don't Own Me"
(1996) 		"My One True Friend"
(1998) 		" I'm Beautiful"
(1999)
Music video
"My One True Friend" on YouTube

"My One True Friend" is a song recorded by American singer Bette Midler for her ninth studio album Bathhouse Betty (1998). [1] The song was written by Carole King, Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster, the latter also acted as producer. [2] [3]

The song was released as the lead single from the album in August 1998 and reached number 16 on the Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. [4] The song also became the soundtrack to the Carl Franklin film One True Thing. [5]

Critical reception

The reviewer of Billboard magazine gave a positive assessment of the song, calling it "a refreshing pop ballad that is designed to touch the hearts of everyone who has not yet moved away from " Wind Beneath My Wings"". He also noted how producer David Foster dresses Midler in a wonderfully great orchestration, and co-author Carole King surrounds the diva with sweeping piano lines, while Midler herself, in his opinion, gives a touching, appropriately melodramatic performance. [6]

Track listing

CD single (Europe) [7]
  1. "My One True Friend" – 3:49
  2. "Heaven" – 3:29
  3. "I'm Hip" – 2:45
CD single (Germany) [8]
  1. "My One True Friend" – 3:49
  2. "Heaven" — 3:29
CD promotional single (USA) [9]
  1. "My One True Friend" – 3:49

Charts

Chart performance for "My One True Friend"
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM) [10] 49
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [11] 87
UK Singles ( OCC) [12] 58
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [4] 16

References

  1. ^ "Bette Midler's 'Show' Will Go On" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 49. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. December 5, 1998. p. 89. ISSN  0006-2510.
  2. ^ Bayer Sager, Carole (2017). "They're Playing Our Song: A Memoir" (Illustrated ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 258. ISBN  9781501153273.
  3. ^ Bego, Mark; Coolidge, Rita (2002). "Discography". Bette Midler: Still Divine (Illustrated ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 339. ISBN  9780815412328.
  4. ^ a b "Bette Midler Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Midler Makes Warner Bros. Debut With "Bathhouse Betty"" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 36. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. August 29, 1998. p. 15. ISSN  0006-2510.
  6. ^ Flick, Larry (August 29, 1998). "Reviews & Previews" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 35. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. p. 29. ISSN  0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2022.
  7. ^ " My One True Friend (1998, CD)" at Discogs. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  8. ^ " My One True Friend (1998, CD)" at Discogs. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  9. ^ " My One True Friend (1998, CD)" at Discogs. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  10. ^ " Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7059." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  11. ^ " Bette Midler – My One True Friend" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

External links

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