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
Jackpot! The Best Bette the Night to Music". "My One True Friend" and "The Gift of Love" were added to a later version of the CD. A 2009 reissue included three additional tracks – "Miss Otis Regrets", "To Deserve You (Arif's Dance Radio Mix)" and "In My Life", as well as the DVD of her 1997 HBO special "Diva Las Vegas". As of November 2014, the album has sold 667,666 copies in the UK. Jackpot! The Best Bette Jackpot! The Best Bette (known as The Best Bette in Europe) is a compilation album of recordings by American singer Bette Midler released on September 23,