Bette Midler Divine Miss M," on Atlantic Records in December 1972. The album was co-produced by Barry Manilow, who was Bette's arranger and music conductor at the time. It reached Billboard's Top 10 and became a million-selling Platinum-certified album, earning Midler the 1973 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. It featured three hit singles—"Do You Wanna Dance?", "Friends", and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—the third of which became Midler's first No. 1 Adult Contemporary hit. "Bugle Boy" became a successful rock cover of the classic swing tune originally introduced and popularized in 1941 by the Andrews Sisters, to whom Midler has repeatedly referred
Friends (Bette Midler song) be heard during the final scene and closing credits of the 1973 mystery film "The Last of Sheila". The song was also sung by the 1974-75 cast of "Zoom" during the "ZOOM was presented by" end credits reintroducing the cast members. Also, the song was performed on "The Muppet Show" Episode 115 by the Muppets and Candice Bergen, who is the guest star on that episode. A rendition of the song is heard on the film "Shrek", performed by Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy. Friends (Bette Midler song) "Friends" (also titled "(You Got to Have) Friends") is a 1973 hit