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Bette is a tasteful album that showcases Midler's expressive singing but avoids her excesses.
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Instead of serving up another platter laden with goopy ballads or attempts to revivify '40s swing, Midler sets her sights on more ambitious and varied targets this time, with engaging covers of easygoing soul tunes and a few spicier selections tossed in. The results, while promising, are a mixed bag.
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On her new album, Bette Midler has gone into the studio with a master of makeovers, producer Don Was, and ended up sounding pretty much the same. That's a good thing.
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Producer Don Was allows the surprisingly girlish, persuasive part of Midler's style to shine, working in harmony with the production and the material.
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Entertainment WeeklyThe lone comic entry, the fetishist's tango "In These Shoes" cooks. The rest is blander than hospital food. [10/27/2000, p.120]