Barry Manilow and subsequently as a producer on both her debut and sophomore record albums "The Divine Miss M" (1972) and "Bette Midler" (1973). as well as act as her musical director on the eventual tour mounted for the former. In 1973, Manilow was nominated for the Album Of The Year Grammy Award for his production role on 'The Divine Miss M'. Manilow worked with Midler from 1971 to 1975. After the Featherbed singles failed to impact on the music charts, in July 1973, Bell Records released the album, "Barry Manilow", which offered an eclectic mix of piano-driven pop and guitar-driven rock
The Edge of the Divine The Edge of the Divine The Edge of the Divine is a studio album released by Christian singer Sandi Patty. Reviews of the album were positive. Today's Christian Music, powered by CCM Magazine, praised the album's music style, and for "venturing into introspective lyrical territory, which is further traced throughout her companion book of the same name." In Christianity Today, Andrew Greer wrote that "Aside from two classically-based tracks, Chance Scoggins (Addison Road, Mandisa) produces a surprisingly hip musical aura for the living legend Sandi Patty, proving that Patty's still versatile and relevant even after thirty years in the biz."