Gay icon Own Kind of Music" and "Different") and free love. Her music was later featured in the acclaimed gay film "Beautiful Thing" (1996), adapted from the play of the same name. Singer and actress Bette Midler became recognized as a gay icon in the 1970s. After performing on Broadway, Midler began performing at the Continental Baths, a gay bathhouse in the city, where she became close to her piano accompanist Barry Manilow, who produced her first major album "The Divine Miss M" (1973). "Despite the way things turned out [with the AIDS crisis], I'm still proud of those days [singing at
For the Boys (soundtrack) "In My Life", in the movie performed by Dixie Leonard as she entertains the U.S. troops during the Vietnam War. "In My Life" also reached #20 on the adult contemporary chart and later made its way onto Midler's greatest hits collection "Experience the Divine". The "For the Boys" album reached #22 on the U.S. album chart, and was later certified Gold by the RIAA, and #75 in the UK. "All tracks performed by Bette Midler unless otherwise noted" For the Boys (soundtrack) For the Boys is the soundtrack to the feature film of the same name starring Bette Midler and