Gay bathhouse (陣屋)" were built in the 1970s. Singer Bette Midler is well known for getting her start at the famous Continental Baths in New York City in the early 1970s, where she earned the nickname Bathhouse Betty. It was there, accompanied by pianist Barry Manilow (who, like the bathhouse patrons, sometimes wore only a white towel), that she created her stage persona "the Divine Miss M." On getting her start in bathhouses, Midler has remarked: Despite the way things turned out [with the AIDS crisis], I'm still proud of those days [when I got my start singing at the gay bathhouses].
The Best of Bette (1978 album) "You're Moving Out Today". The version included on "The Best of Bette" is the rare single mix which features an extra verse that is not found on the "Live at Last" album or on many of the single releases worldwide. While other hits compilations followed in both Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s, such as the 1981 version of "The Best of Bette" on the K-tel label and 1987's "Just Hits", Midler's first "best of" collection issued in the US was 1993's "Experience the Divine". The "Best of Bette" including the rare single mix of "You're Moving Out Today"