As the soundtrack for that film, The Rose spotlights The Divine Miss M's outstanding performance as a character in the persona of Janis Joplin. Midler received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and while the record contains no visuals, it punctuates the raw emotion and show-stopping persuasion that the singer brings to upbeat, rollicking fare composed in tribute to the late Joplin. Her reading of "When A Man Loves a Woman" remains definitive and unique for being sung from a female's perspective