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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 .
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.
From April 18 to June 10, 1989, Manilow put on a show called Barry Manilow at the Gershwin, making 44 appearances [56] at the Gershwin Theatre (also known as the Uris Theatre), where he had also recorded Barry Manilow Live in 1976. A bestselling 90-minute video of the same show was released the following year as Barry Manilow Live on Broadway.
Barry Manilow, who recently turned 80, is a hit-making master showman. He's released nearly 60 singles, including a bucketful that were No. 1, Top 10 and Top 40 radio hits (“Mandy,” “Looks ...
After Mercer's death, his widow, Ginger Mehan Mercer, arranged to give some unfinished lyrics he had written to Manilow to possibly develop into complete songs. Among these was "When October Goes." Manilow applied his own melody to the lyric and issued it as a single in 1984. [2] The song's first appeared was at Manilow's album 2:00 AM Paradise ...
Barry Manilow II is the second studio album by Barry Manilow released in 1974. Propelled by the major success of its lead single "Mandy" and featuring a further international hit in "It's a Miracle", the album was a commercial breakthrough for Manilow. [3]
The Complete Collection and Then Some... is a four-disc and one video greatest hits compilation by American pop singer Barry Manilow.It features 70 tracks including unreleased songs and five new recordings.
"Even Now" is a 1978 song by American adult contemporary and pop music singer Barry Manilow. It is the title track from his 1978 album, and Manilow wrote the music and co-produced the track with Ron Dante. The words were written by Marty Panzer.