Tracks

1. One More Round

2. Some People's Lives

3. Miss Otis Regrets

4. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

5. Night And Day

6. The Girl Is On To You

7. From A Distance

8. Moonlight Dancing

9. He Was Too Good To Me / Since You Stayed Here

10. All Of A Sudden

11. The Gift Of Love

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Bette Midler (vocals); Gene Bertoncini, Dean Parks, Michael Landau, Andrew Gold (guitar); Phil Bodner (clarinet); Andy Snitzer (soprano saxophone); Nino Tempo (tenor saxophone); Marc Shaiman, Bernie Layton (piano); Robbie Buchanan (keyboards, programming); Joe Mardin (keyboards); Michael Boddicker (synthesizers); Ron Carter, Neil Steubenhaus (bass); Grady Tate, Carlos Vega (drums); Steve Kroon, Gary Coleman (percussion).
Recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Studio 55 and Studio Ultimo, Los Angeles, California and Battery Studios, BMG Studios, Elecric Lady Studios and Greene Street Recording, Inc., New York, New York.
Personnel: Bette Midler (vocals); Dean Parks, Gene Bertoncini, John McCurry, Michael Landau, Andrew Gold (guitar); Phil Bodner (clarinet); Andy Snitzer (saxophone, soprano saxophone); Nino Tempo (tenor saxophone); Bernie Layton, Marc Shaiman (piano); Joe Mardin (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Robbie Buchanan (keyboards, programming); Michael Boddicker (synthesizer); Grady Tate, Carlos Vega (drums); Steve Kroon, Gary Coleman (percussion); Guy Roche (programming); Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Charlotte Crossley, Jo Ann Harris, David Lasley, George Merrill, Eugene VanBuren, Radio Choir of New Hope Church, John West, Maria Vidal, Tom Kelly , Ula Hedwig (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Eddie Garcia; Jack Joseph Puig; Joe Mardin; Michael O'Reilly; Nick Sansano .
Recording information: Battery Studios; Battery Studios, New York, NY; BMG Studios; BMG Studios, New York, NY; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY; Electric, Lady Studios, New York, NY; Greene Street Recording Studio, New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, CA; Studio 55, Los Angeles, CA; Studio Ultimo; Studio Ultimo, LA; Studio Ultimo, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: Greg Gorman.
Arrangers: Billie Hughes; Joe Mardin; Marc Shaiman; Robbie Buchanan; Arif Mardin; Steve Skinner.
Originally released in 1990, SOME PEOPLE'S LIVES continues Bette Midler's move away from campy diva and toward sincere adult-contemporary crooner. As usual with Midler, the ballads are standouts, and the album's single "From a Distance" and the stirring title track are cases in point. The repertoire is varied, including uptempo groovers ("One More Round"), standards ("Miss Otis Regrets"), and contemporary fare (Diane Warren's "Moonlight Dancing"). The production is a bit overwrought at times, but Midler's vocal performances are powerful throughout.

Professional Reviews

Stereo Review (1/91) - "Her first non-soundtrack album in nearly eight years ...Midler returns to the kind of middle ground she inhabits best, a musical arena in which she can be free to be both emotional and campy without crossing the line into excessive sentimentality."

Album: Some People's Lives
#	Song Title		Time
1)	One More Round	More Info...
2)	Some People's Lives	More Info...
3)	Miss Otis Regrets	More Info...
4)	Spring Really Can Hang You Up The Most	More Info...
5)	Night And Day	More Info...
6)	The Girl Is On To You	More Info...
7)	From A Distance	More Info...
8)	Moonlight Dancing	More Info...
9)	He Was Too Good To Me/Since You Stayed Here	More Info...
10)	All Of A Sudden	More Info...
11)	The Gift Of Love	More Info...

Album: Some People's Lives
#	Song Title		Time
1)	One More Round	More Info...
2)	Some People's Lives	More Info...
3)	Miss Otis Regrets	More Info...
4)	Spring Really Can Hang You Up The Most	More Info...
5)	Night And Day	More Info...
6)	The Girl Is On To You	More Info...
7)	From A Distance	More Info...
8)	Moonlight Dancing	More Info...
9)	He Was Too Good To Me/Since You Stayed Here	More Info...
10)	All Of A Sudden	More Info...
11)	The Gift Of Love	More Info...