No Frills (Bette Midler album)

No Frills
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1, 1983
Recorded1983
Studio
GenrePop, rock
Length38:08
LabelAtlantic
ProducerChuck Plotkin
Bette Midler chronology
The Best of Bette
(1981)
No Frills
(1983)
Mud Will Be Flung Tonight
(1985)
Singles from No Frills
  1. "All I Need to Know"
    Released: 1983
  2. "Favorite Waste of Time"
    Released: 1983
  3. "Beast of Burden"
    Released: February 10, 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauB−
Q
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

No Frills is the sixth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, released on Atlantic Records in 1983. No Frills was Midler's first studio album in four years, following the films The Rose, Divine Madness! and Jinxed!. The rock and new wave-influenced album was produced by Chuck Plotkin, best known for his work with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, and included three single releases; the ballad "All I Need to Know", a cover of Marshall Crenshaw's "You're My Favorite Waste of Time" and Midler's take on the Rolling Stones song "Beast of Burden".