Barry Manilow and subsequently as a producer on both her debut and sophomore record albums "The Divine Miss M" (1972) and "Bette Midler" (1973). as well as act as her musical director on the eventual tour mounted for the former. In 1973, Manilow was nominated for the Album Of The Year Grammy Award for his production role on 'The Divine Miss M'. Manilow worked with Midler from 1971 to 1975. After the Featherbed singles failed to impact on the music charts, in July 1973, Bell Records released the album, "Barry Manilow", which offered an eclectic mix of piano-driven pop and guitar-driven rock
Old Cape Cod being issued as a single. Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded "Old Cape Cod" for his 1968 album release, "Tennessee Ernie Ford's World of Pop and Country Hits". That same year, Dottie West recorded "Old Cape Cod" for her album "Feminine Fancy", which mostly consisted of remakes of signature songs of well-known female singers, and also featured West's take on Patti Page's career record "Tennessee Waltz". Bette Midler recorded "Old Cape Cod" for release on her 1972 debut album "The Divine Miss M" although the track – produced by Midler with Joel Dorn – was debuted in 1976 on "Songs for the