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The Divine Miss M

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Released
  
November 7, 1972

Length
  
41:03

Artist
  
Bette Midler

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Recorded
  
1971/1972

The Divine Miss M (1972)
  
Bette Midler (1973)

Release date
  
7 November 1972

Genres
  
Pop music, Vocal music

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Studio
  
Atlantic Recording Studios (New York, New York)

Producer
  
Ahmet Ertegün, Barry Manilow, Joel Dorn, Geoffrey Haslam

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Similar
  
Bette Midler albums, Pop music albums

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The Divine Miss M is the debut studio album by American singer and actress Bette Midler, released in 1972 on the Atlantic Records label. The title of the album refers to Midler's famous stage persona.

Contents

The album was co-produced by Barry Manilow, and includes several songs that since have become repertoire standards, such as "Do You Want to Dance?", "Chapel of Love", "Hello In There", "Friends" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy".

The Divine Miss M reached the Top Ten on Billboard's album chart and was later awarded a Platinum Disc by the RIAA. In 1973, the album won Midler a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. "Do You Want to Dance?", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Friends" were all Top 40 hit singles from the album, with "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" climbing to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.

The album was released on CD for the first time in 1990. A remastered version of the album was released by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1995.

A remastered deluxe edition was released in October 2016.

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Personnel

  • Bette Midler - lead vocals
  • Cissy Houston - backing vocals, track: A1
  • Tender Loving Care (Renelle Broxton, Diedre Tuck, Beverly McKenzie) - backing vocals, track: A1
  • Gail Kantor - backing vocals, tracks: A2 to A4, B3, B4, B6
  • Melissa Manchester - backing vocals, tracks: A2 to A4, B3, B4, B6
  • Merle Miller - backing vocals, tracks: A2 to A4, B3, B4, B6
  • Barry Manilow - piano & rhythm track
  • Pat Rebillot - piano, track B1
  • Dickie Frank - guitar
  • David Spinozza - guitars
  • Ron Carter - bass guitar
  • Michael Federal - bass guitar, backing vocals track B4
  • Ray Lucas - drums
  • Kevin Ellman - drums
  • Ralph MacDonald - percussion instruments
  • Thom Bell - horn and string arrangement, track A1
  • Gene Orloff - violin, track B1
  • Emanuel Green - violin, track B1
  • Selwart Clarke - viola, track B1
  • Kermit Moore - cello, track B1
  • William S. Fischer - string arrangement, track B1
  • Don Arnone - guitar, track B5
  • Dick Hyman - piano, track B5
  • Milton Hinton - bass, track B5
  • Ted Sommer - drums, track B5
  • Marty Nelson - vocal arranger, track B5
  • Arif Mardin - arrangement, track B5
  • Production

  • Ahmet Ertegün - producer, tracks: A2 to A4, B3, B4, B6
  • Barry Manilow - producer, tracks: A2 to A4, B3, B4, B6
  • Geoffrey Haslam - producer, tracks: A2 to A4, B3, B4, B6
  • Joel Dorn - producer, tracks: A1, A5, B1, B2, B5
  • Lew Hahn - recording engineer
  • Barry Manilow - musical arranger, musical conductor
  • Richard Amsel - cover illustration
  • Richard Mantel - cover art direction & design
  • Kenn Duncan - backliner photo
  • Remixed by: Geoffrey Haslam, Lew Hahn, Bob Liftin
  • Remixed at Regent Sound Studios and Atlantic Studios
  • Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York.
  • Songs

    1Do You Want to Dance2:45
    2Chapel of Love2:55
    3Superstar5:12

    References

    The Divine Miss M Wikipedia