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
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"