My One True Friend

"My One True Friend"
Single by Bette Midler
from the album Bathhouse Betty
ReleasedAugust 1998 (1998-08)
GenrePop
Length3:49
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster
Bette Midler singles chronology
"You Don't Own Me"
(1996)
"My One True Friend"
(1998)
"I'm Beautiful"
(1999)
Music video
"My One True Friend" on YouTube

"My One True Friend" is a song recorded by American singer Bette Midler for her ninth studio album Bathhouse Betty (1998).[1] The song was written by Carole King, Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster, the latter also acted as producer.[2][3]

The song was released as the lead single from the album in August 1998 and reached number 16 on the Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[4] The song also became the soundtrack to the Carl Franklin film One True Thing.[5]

  1. ^ "Bette Midler's 'Show' Will Go On" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 49. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. December 5, 1998. p. 89. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ Bayer Sager, Carole (2017). "They're Playing Our Song: A Memoir" (Illustrated ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 258. ISBN 9781501153273.
  3. ^ Bego, Mark; Coolidge, Rita (2002). "Discography". Bette Midler: Still Divine (Illustrated ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 339. ISBN 9780815412328.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Billboarddanceclubplay was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Midler Makes Warner Bros. Debut With "Bathhouse Betty"" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 36. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. August 29, 1998. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510.