Bette Midler (album) 1989. A remastered version of the album was released by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1995. Bette Midler (album) Bette Midler is the eponymous second studio album by American female vocalist Bette Midler, released in 1973 on the Atlantic Records label. The album, produced by Arif Mardin and Barry Manilow, includes Midler's interpretations of Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael's "Skylark", Berthold Brecht and Kurt Weill's "Surabaya Johnny", Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" and Glenn Miller's "In the Mood" as well as a Phil Spector medley. "Bette Midler" reached #6 on the US albums chart and was later awarded a Gold
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"