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A1	Strangers In The Night Written-By – B. Kaempfert*, C. Singleton*, E. Snyder*	3:10
A2	I Don't Want The Night To End Written-By – P. Snow*	4:35
A3	Mr. Rockefeller Written-By – B. Midler*, J. Blatt*	4:35
A4	Old Cape Cod Written-By – A. Jeffrey*, C. Rothrock*, M. Yakus*	2:50
A5	Buckets Of Rain Written-By – B. Dylan*	3:50
B1a	Shiver Me Timbers Written-By – T. Waits*
B1b	Samedi Et Vendredi Written-By – B. Midler*, Moogy Klingman*	6:05
B2	No Jestering Written-By – C. Malcolm*	3:28
B3	Tragedy Written-By – F. Burch*, G. Nelson*	3:07
B4	Marahuana Written-By – A. Johnston*, S. Coslow*	2:27
B5	Let Me Just Follow Behind Written-By – M. Klingman*	3:36

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd.

Credits

• Accordion – Dominick Cortese* (tracks: B1a), Sivuca (tracks: B1b)
• Acoustic Bass – John Miller (tracks: B1a, B1b), Milt Hinton (tracks: A4)
• Arranged By – Moogy Klingman* (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A5, B1b, B2, B5)
• Arranged By [Strings] – Moogy Klingman* (tracks: A1, A2), Ralph Schuckett (tracks: A1, A2)
• Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Arif Mardin (tracks: A4)
• Arranged By, Conductor – Arif Mardin (tracks: B4), John Lissauer (tracks: B1a, B3)
• Artwork By – Michaele Vollbracht, Richard Amsel
• Backing Vocals – Alan Gorrie (tracks: A2), Annie Sutton (tracks: A3), Arif Mardin (tracks: B4), Arnold McCuller (tracks: A1), Bette Midler (tracks: B1a, B2), David Lasley (tracks: A1, A2), Erin Dickens* (tracks: A3), Gail Kantor (tracks: A3), Gotham (tracks: B4), Hamish Stuart (tracks: A2), Lynn Pitney (tracks: A1), Todd Rundgren (tracks: B5)
• Banjo, Mandolin – Eric Weissberg (tracks: B1a)
• Bass – Gene Santini (tracks: A1), John Siegler (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B2, B5), Milt Hinton (tracks: B4)
• Clavinet – Ralph Schuckett (tracks: A1, A3)
• Concertina – Boris Matusevitch* (tracks: B1a)
• Conductor – Moogy Klingman* (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B1b, B2, B5)
• Congas – Norman Pride (tracks: A2)
• Drums – John Siomos (tracks: A1), John Wilcox (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B2, B5), Steve Gadd (tracks: B1a), Ted Sommer* (tracks: A4, B4)
• Drums, Percussion – Mark Rosengarden (tracks: B1b)
• Electric Piano – Moogy Klingman* (tracks: A1, A2), Ralph Schuckett (tracks: B5)
• Engineer – Jack Malken (tracks: A5), Jan Rathbun (tracks: A5)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Bette Midler
• Fiddle – Kenny Kossack* (tracks: B1a)
• Flute – William Slapin (tracks: B4)
• Guitar – David Spinozza (tracks: A1, A3, B5), Jerry Friedman (tracks: B2), Todd Rundgren (tracks: A2, B2)
• Harmonica – Don Brooks (tracks: B1a), Moog Klingman* (tracks: A5)
• Harmonium, Piano [Sound City], Strings – Moogy Klingman* (tracks: B5)
• Horn – Barry Rogers (tracks: A3), Michael Brecker (tracks: A3), Randy Brecker (tracks: A3)
• Organ – Ralph Schuckett (tracks: A5, B2)
• Percussion – Angel Allende (tracks: B2), Barbara Burton (tracks: B1a), Philip Kraus* (tracks: B4), Rubens Bassini (tracks: A1), Ted Sommer* (tracks: B4)
• Percussion [Additional] – Jack Malken (tracks: B1b)
• Performer [Choir] – Ben Harney (tracks: B3), Charlotte Crossley (tracks: B3), Clifford Townsend (tracks: B3), Diane Green (tracks: B3), Donny Beard (tracks: B3), Erin Dickens* (tracks: B3), Gail Kantor (tracks: B3), Leata Galloway (tracks: B3), Ramona Stubblefield (tracks: B3), Revelation (tracks: B3), Rhetta Hughes (tracks: B3), Rosie (tracks: B3), Sharon Redd (tracks: B3), Thomas Moore (tracks: B3)
• Photography – Deborah Turbeville, Kenn Duncan
• Piano – Dick Hyman (tracks: B4), Moogy Klingman* (tracks: A5, B2, B3), Ralph Schuckett (tracks: A2)
• Piano, Synthesizer [Rmi Computer Keyboard], Synthesizer [Mini Moog] – Moogy Klingman* (tracks: A3)
• Producer – Bette Midler (tracks: A4, B4), Joel Dorn (tracks: A4, B4), Moogy Klingman*
• Recorded By, Remix – Jack Malken, Lew Hahn (tracks: A4, B4)
• Remix – Arif Mardin (tracks: A4, B4)
• Saxophone, Chimes – John Lissauer (tracks: B3)
• Slide Guitar – Dave Webster (tracks: A5)
• Soloist [Trumpet] – Randy Brecker (tracks: B5)
• Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Rick Derringer (tracks: B5)
• Strings – Barry Finclair (tracks: B3), Charles McCracken (tracks: B3), David Nadien (tracks: B3), Gene Orloff (tracks: B3), Harry Lookofsky (tracks: B3), Jesse Levy (tracks: B3), Raul Poliakin* (tracks: B3), Tony Posk (tracks: B3)
• Trumpet – Mel Davis (tracks: B4)
• Violin – Emanuel Green (tracks: B4), Harry Lookofsky (tracks: B4), Matthew Raimondi (tracks: B4)
• Vocals – Bette Midler (tracks: A5, B1b), Bob Dylan (tracks: A5)

Notes

Labels: Made in UK.
Sleeve: Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England

Lyrics of 'Samedi Et Vendredi' are printed on backsleeve.
Includes a custom inner sleeve.

This album is dedicated to Gillian Malken

A4, B4 Recorded at Altantic Recording Studios, New York.
Recorded and mixed at Secret Sound Studio, New York, NY except where indicated.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ATL 50 212	Bette Midler	Songs For The New Depression ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	ATL 50 212	US	1976
50.212	Bette Midler	Songs For The New Depression ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	50.212	France	1976
W 50212	Bette Midler	Songs For The New Depression ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	W 50212	Italy	1976
GWEA-5205	Bette Midler	Songs For The New Depression ‎(LP, Album)	Gamma, S.A.	GWEA-5205	Mexico	1976
SD 18155	Bette Midler	Songs For The New Depression ‎(LP, Album, MO)	Atlantic	SD 18155	US	1976

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