"Only in Miami" is a song written by
Max Gronenthal and Scott Delawanna, recorded by
Bette Midler
Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...
. First released on Midler's 1983 album ''
No Frills'', it later appeared on her 1993 greatest hits compilation ''
Experience the Divine''. The song tells of a sad girl in
Miami who longs to be back in her native
Cuba. A jolly upbeat song, it was featured in the 1984
pilot episode
A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie), in United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television network or other distri ...
of ''
Miami Vice'', "
Brother's Keeper".
Bette Midler songs
1983 songs
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