Mandy - Single Version

Scott English wrote the lyrics and recorded this song in 1971 as "Brandy." His version was a hit in the UK. In the US, this was changed to "Mandy" to avoid confusion with the Looking Glass hit "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)." Among the other songs English co-wrote was 1968's "Bend Me, Shape Me," a #5 hit for The American Breed in the US and #3 hit for Amen Corner in the UK. He also co-penned "Hi Ho Silver Lining," a #4 UK hit for Jeff Beck in 1967 and "Help Me Girl," a Top 40 hit for The Animals in 1966 in both the UK and US.

Richard Kerr wrote the music. Kerr is a pianist who teamed up with Will Jennings to write two more hits for Manilow: "Looks Like We Made It" and "Somewhere In The Night."

This was Manilow's first hit single and the first song on Clive Davis' Arista Records label (formerly Bell) to hit the Billboard Hot 100.