| "Brandy" | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Brandy_by_Scott_English_US_single_variant_A.png) One of side-A labels of the US single | |
| Single by Scott English | |
| B-side | "Lead Me Back" |
| Released | February 1972 |
| Recorded | 1971 |
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"Brandy", later called "Mandy", is a song written by Scott English and Richard Kerr.[2] It was originally recorded by English in 1971 and reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.
"Brandy" was recorded by New Zealand singer Bunny Walters in 1972, but achieved greater success when released in the United States in 1974 by Barry Manilow. For Manilow's recording, the title changed from "Brandy" to "Mandy" to avoid confusion with Looking Glass's "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". His version reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100. Later, it was recorded by many other artists. The song was a UK number one hit in 2003 for Irish boyband Westlife.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (June 21, 2019). "The Number Ones: Barry Manilow's "Mandy"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
In English's hands, it was a big and sweeping folk-rock ballad..."Brandy" was still a fairly cheesy '70s pop song.
- ^ "Mandy (legal title) - BMI Work #955340". Repertoire.bmi.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2014.