My Mother's Eyes (song)

"My Mother's Eyes"
Artwork for Japanese release
Single by Bette Midler
from the album Divine Madness
B-side"Chapel of Love"
ReleasedNovember 1980 (1980-11)
GenrePop
Length2:24
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Tom Jans
Producer(s)Dennis Kirk
Bette Midler singles chronology
"The Rose"
(1979) 		"My Mother's Eyes"
(1980) 		"Chapel of Love"
(1980)

"My Mother's Eyes" is a song by American singer Bette Midler, taken from her 1980 live album Divine Madness. The song was released as a single in November of the same year with the song "Chapel of Love" on the flip side. It reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]

Critical reception

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The Billboard magazine reviewer stated that "this is a sincerely rendered ballad with the kind of torchy lyrics that go well with Midler's vocal stylings and the striking musical support."[3]

Track listing

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7" single[4]
A. "My Mother's Eyes" – 2:24
B. "Chapel of Love" (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector) – 1:55

Charts

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Chart performance for "My Mother's Eyes"
Chart (1980–81) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 59
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 39
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[2] 8
US Cash Box Top 100[7] 42
US Top Singles (Record World)[8] 47
US A/C Chart (Record World)[9] 23

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bette Midler Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Bette Midler Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Top Singles Pick" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 47. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. November 22, 1980. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ Bette Midler (1980). "My Mother's Eyes". US: Atlantic. 3771.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 200. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Bette Midler – My Mother's Eyes". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLII, no. 34. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. January 17, 1981. p. 4. ISSN 0008-7289.
  8. ^ "Singles" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 47, no. 1746. New York: Record World Pub. Co. January 17, 1981. p. 23. ISSN 0034-1622.
  9. ^ "A/C Chart" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 47, no. 1747. New York: Record World Pub. Co. January 24, 1981. p. 32. ISSN 0034-1622.
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