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 Story So Far (Divine album) The Story So Far (Divine album) The Story So Far is a compilation album by American performance artist Divine, originally released in 1984. It is Divine's most successful album on both sides of the Atlantic. With songwriting and music production by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman (collectively known as Stock Aitken Waterman) and Bobby Orlando, the album became especially sought-after by avid synthesizer-based club/dance music fans. The album includes the songs "You Think You're a Man" (#16 UK Singles Chart), "Native Love", "Shoot Your Shot", "Shake It Up" and "Love Reaction". (*) The 1988 Receiver Records CD release