Bette Midler to 1969, she played the role of Tzeitel in "Fiddler on the Roof" on Broadway. After "Fiddler", she joined the original cast of "Salvation" in 1969. She began singing in the Continental Baths, a gay bathhouse in the Ansonia Hotel, in the summer of 1970. During this time, she became close to her piano accompanist, Barry Manilow, who produced her first album in 1972, "The Divine Miss M." It was during her time at the Continental Baths that she built up a core following. In the late 1990s, during the release of her album "Bathhouse Betty", Midler commented on her
Superstar (Delaney and Bonnie song) Eric Clapton. "Comin' Home" reached number 84 on the US pop singles chart, although it achieved a peak of sixteen on the UK Singles Chart. In August 1970, the live album "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" by Joe Cocker was released, using performances of the song under the title "Superstar," recorded in March and June of that year. The "Mad Dogs" album became a hit, reaching number 2 on the "Billboard" pop albums chart and number 23 on the Billboard Black Albums chart. Bette Midler's recording of the song appeared on her 1972 debut album, "The Divine Miss M". In 1970,