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Beaches is a 1988 American musical comedy drama film based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Iris Rainer Dart.It was directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay by Mary Agnes Donoghue, and stars Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, Mayim Bialik, John Heard, James Read, Spalding Gray, and Lainie Kazan.
"Wind Beneath My Wings", which had been recorded by several other artists before Midler in the early 1980s, among them Sheena Easton, Roger Whittaker, Gary Morris, Perry Como, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Lou Rawls, was released as the second single in February 1989, following the box office success of the movie.
Bette Midler (/ b ɛ t ˈ m ɪ d l ər / bet MID-lər; [1] [2] born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. [3] Throughout her five-decade career Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Kennedy Center Honor, in addition to nominations for two Academy ...
Bette Midler talks to the TODAY show's Hoda Kotb about her new movie, "The Fabulous Four," and reflects on her other iconic roles in "Beaches," "Hello Dolly!" and more.
Beaches is a 1985 novel written by Iris Rainer Dart about two friends, struggling actress Cee Cee Bloom and the conventional Bertie White. The story follows them through their life as young girls until their mid-to-late 30s.
My body said "Fuck you!!!" ) and it also includes the original version of the song "Otto Titsling", three years later re-recorded in the studio and prominently featured in the movie Beaches . Despite the positive critical reception, the album was not a sales success, reaching only number 183 on the US charts, which was the worst result for ...
S ^ "Wind Beneath My Wings" also scored at number 3 on the Canadian Retail Singles [80] and at No. 4 on Irish Singles Chart. [81] Within End-of-Year charts, the title became the 11th best selling single of 1989 in Australia and the 31st in Canada, respectively. [82] T ^ "I Know You by Heart" was released as a single only in Australia. [83]
"Wind Beneath My Wings" (Henley, Silbar) – 4:53 From the 1988 soundtrack album Beaches "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (Prince, Raye) – 2:19 From the 1972 album The Divine Miss M "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Arlen, Mercer, additional lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Bette Midler) – 4:06 Previously unreleased.