Richard Amsel a nationwide artists’ talent search; the artist was 22 at the time. Amsel quickly found popularity within New York's art scene, and his illustrations caught the attention of Barry Manilow, then a young singer/songwriter named who was working with Bette Midler, a newly emerging entertainer in cabaret clubs and piano bars. Manilow introduced the two, and it was quickly decided that Amsel should do the cover of her first Atlantic Records album. The cover, for "The Divine Miss M" proved to be one of the most ubiquitous of the year. More album covers and posters soon followed, as did a
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"