The Divine Miss M The Divine Miss M The Divine Miss M is the debut studio album by American singer and actress Bette Midler, released in 1972 on the Atlantic Records label. The title of the album refers to Midler's famous stage persona. The album was co-produced by Barry Manilow, and includes several songs that since have become repertoire standards, such as "Do You Want to Dance?", "Chapel of Love", "Hello In There", "Friends" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". "The Divine Miss M" reached the Top Ten on "Billboard"s album chart and was later awarded a Platinum Disc by the RIAA. In 1973, the
Do You Want to Dance master. The song was first released in 1965 in mono on the band's album "Today!" with a stereo remix of the song being released in 2012 on the stereo remaster of that same album. Sourced from Musician's Union AFM contract sheets and surviving session audio, documented by Craig Slowinski. A live version from March 1965 was released in 2015 for the archival "Live in Chicago 1965". Bette Midler included the song—with the original title restored, "Do You Want to Dance"—on her 1972 debut album "The Divine Miss M". In contrast to the Bobby Freeman, Cliff Richard, and Beach Boys versions,