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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.
This song later become a worldwide hit under the title "Mandy" for Barry Manilow in 1974, although Don Partridge's "Blue Eyes" was Kerr's first hit as a songwriter. In 1976, Kerr's solo album, Richard Kerr (re-titled Somewhere in the Night in some territories) was released by Epic Records , and in 2014 it was released digitally on iTunes.
He is best known as the co-writer of "Brandy" which he wrote with Richard Kerr. [1] The song became a No. 1 hit for Barry Manilow in 1974, with the title changed to " Mandy ". English had also released a single of "Brandy" which reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1971, [ 2 ] and entered the US charts in March 1972.
Barry Manilow's 1974 "Mandy" was a cover of a song originally titled "Brandy", released in February 1972 by Scott English; however, Manilow changed the title following the success of the Looking Glass single, so as not to get the two songs confused. [8]
Mandy, British singer Mandy Smith's 1988 debut album "Mandy" (Irving Berlin song), a 1919 song written by Irving Berlin "Mandy" (Barry Manilow song), a 1974 version of "Brandy" by Scott English "Mandy" (Jonas Brothers song), a 2005 song by the American boy band Jonas Brothers
"Candy" is a song by American pop singer Mandy Moore. Serving as Moore's debut single, it was released as the lead single from her first studio album, So Real (1999), on August 17, 1999, by Epic Records and 550 Music.
"Extraordinary" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mandy Moore. It was released as the first single from her fourth studio album, Wild Hope (2007). The song was written by Moore, Deb Talan, and Steve Tannen and produced by John Algia.
"Mandy" was originally used for an Army-themed musical revue called Yip Yip Yaphank during World War I. For the number, soldiers in the show dressed in blackface and in drag. [4] This song and chorus line was also re-created for the 1942 play and the 1943 Warner Brothers film This Is The Army.