Do You Want to Dance?
Bette Midler
1973
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About Bette Midler
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Bette Midler developed a New York stage act before issuing her debut album The Divine Miss M in 1972. Her career has connected recording with musical theater, television specials and films including The Rose and Beaches. Later work included the album It's the Girls, produced by Marc Shaiman, which revisited repertoire associated with female vocal groups across several decades. She also returned to Broadway in Hello, Dolly!, continuing a performance career across several forms of popular entertainment.
Artist background sources
Bette Midler: The Divine Miss M - official biography
Read New York stage beginnings, 1972 debut, named films, girl-group tribute with Shaiman and completed Hello Dolly role. Incorrect Winifred surname, uncertain Las Vegas end date, awards, sales, current status and private material are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Do You Want to Dance? by Bette Midler appears at number 76 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1973. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1973 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1973 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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