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New Remixes For Bette Midler’s ‘In These Shoes’
By Mister D
Feb. 21, 2026
The “In These Shoes (Remixes)” collection from Bette Midler was indeed released very recently—on February 20, 2026. It’s available on platforms like Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube (via her official channel), featuring 7 tracks totaling about 54 minutes, under Warner Records.
These appear to be new remixes (or at least newly compiled and released digitally in this form), not just a straight re-release of the original 2000/2001 mixes.
- The original promotional maxi-single/remixes for “In These Shoes?” (from her 2000 album Bette, a cover of Kirsty MacColl’s song) were done primarily by Jonathan Peters (e.g., Sound Factory Vox Mix, Other Side Mix, Extended Radio Mix) and some by Mark Picchiotti, released around 2000-2001 on vinyl/CD promo.
- This 2026 release includes similar-sounding titles (e.g., Radio Mix, Sound Factory Vox Mix, Mark’s Heels to Platforms Vocal Mix, Mark’s Sole Dub, Other Side Mix), and credits/remixers overlap with those classic ones (Jonathan Peters, Tony Coluccio, Mark Picchiotti).
- However, sources describe it explicitly as “new remixes” of the 2000 classic, with announcements calling them “brand new mixes” (including mentions of “several brand new mixes” and “some never-before-heard Bette vocals” in fan posts). It’s presented as a fresh drop/digital album, with a 2026 copyright and release date on streaming/YouTube uploads.
It seems Warner has reissued/remastered, or possibly updated, the classic Jonathan Peters/Mark Picchiotti-era remixes for modern streaming, potentially with enhancements or previously unavailable elements, rather than entirely brand-new productions from scratch. But the promotion and framing treat it as a new/current release event, not merely a repackaging of old material.
