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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.
"Could It Be Magic" is a song written by Adrienne Anderson and composed by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, inspired by Frédéric Chopin's Prelude in C minor, Opus 28, Number 20. The song was initially released in 1971 by Featherbed (a group of session musicians featuring Barry Manilow), produced and co-written by Tony Orlando.
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 ...
Barry Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, [10] the son of Edna Manilow and Harold Kelliher, a truck driver of Irish descent. Barry's mother made his father change his name to Pincus, which was the name of a Jewish uncle of his father from the 1800s.
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]
Performer Barry Manilow was “Ready to Take a Chance” on becoming a stepdad to Kirsten Kief when he began dating husband Garry Kief in 1978.. Though Manilow never had children of his own during ...
Cash Box said of Manilow's version "Good work Barry" describing the song as "melodic, ballad-like beginning grows into an operatic crescendo, all done in clear production that all age groups will appreciate." [8] Record World called it "an uplifting production number" and "perhaps [Manilow's] strongest offering since 'Mandy.'" [9