Miss Bette Davis [Original recording remastered]

Bette Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Drg
• ASIN: B0000C0FC6
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,539 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sings like an angel, December 13, 2003

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Jared Kreiner (NY, Ny United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miss Bette Davis (Audio CD)

Come on, it's Bette Davis! I always thought this album was just an urban legend, and I was so thrilled to see it actually exists. It is a definite must-have for any collector.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad at all!, November 28, 2006

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miss Bette Davis (Audio CD)

This CD is a must have for anyone who proudly sticks on their bumper a "Why be normal?" sticker. No one with average tastes or interests would give this record the time of day and would no doubt ridicule it to death. That's their loss. For the iconoclastic and weirdos (meant as a compliment, mind you), out there, rejoice! Bette is no Bing Crosby in the vocal department, but who is? Accept her limitations behind the microphone and enjoy her undeniably good phrasing and the personality she brings to each song. The highlight is "Wrong," the haunting Max Steiner theme from Now, Voyager. This one song is worth the price of admission, I promise you. Bette brings a breathless, mesmerizing quality to the song, almost Dietrichesque in its pathos. In addition, the arrangements are excellent. Gord Jenkins or Nelson Riddle would be suitably proud of the string section.

Other reviewers claim the CD is so bad it's good, but I humbly disagree. If you're just looking for a campy, laugh-out-loud experience, look elsewhere. The comedic element here is minimal. Bette doesn't butcher the songs all that much. If you adore this legend, then you have excellent taste and this will allow you to embrace this oddity in all its many facets. And I will go to my grave that her interpretation of Wrong is beautiful in its own pathetic way.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? SHE'S HERE, IN FINE VOICE?, May 6, 2004

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Alan W. Petrucelli (THE ENTERTAINMENT REPORT (ALAN W. PETRUCELLI)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Miss Bette Davis (Audio CD)

Bette Davis --- the chain-smoking, Oscar-winning actress --- recorded this underground album in 1976. It's long been out-of-print ... some people will understand why when they hear her croon (or is that "croak"?) such tunes as "Until It's Time For You to Go," "I Wish You Love" and "Loneliness," as well as tunes from her flicks "Now, Voyager" and "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" It's so unbelievably bad that it's great, and remains a cult classic --- sort of the way "Valley of the Dolls" remains a great bad film. Buckle your seat belts before turning on!