BRANDY

Created on 06/01/2005
Latest update on 10/10/2023

Artist: Scott English
Author: Scott English/Richard Kerr
Label: Horse
Year: 1971

US release on Janus in '72. English also wrote Bend Me, Shape Me (see there) and two hits for The Castaways: Lavender Popcorn and Just A High.

Covers:

1972:

Bunny Walters [such a hit in NZ, they took him for the original]

1975:

Barry Manilow [n°1 US as Mandy]

1975:

Andy Williams [idem]

1976:

Richard Kerr [coauthor]

1976:

Black Ivory

1976:

Claude François [as Mandy (Toutes les filles de ton age)]

1976:

Yves Segers [NL version]

1992:

Drop Nineteens [also as Mandy]

2003:

Helmut Lotti [idem]

2003:

Westlife [idem]

Mandy's about a lost love, Brandy about a lost dog. Not to be confused with Brandy (You're A Fine Girl), n°1 US for Looking Glass in '72.

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