Peak
1
Weeks
16
Score
2,945
Chart Year
1975
In 1974, Barry Manilow recorded the song under the title name of "Mandy". The song was Manilow's first #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts, and his first gold single. In the three years between English's and Manilow's recordings, Looking Glass's "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" had hit #1 in 1972. When Clive Davis suggested that Manilow record the selection, the singer changed the title to "Mandy" to avoid confusion. Joe Renzetti arranged the record.[13] In the Manilow version, the first two lines from the fourth verse, following the instrumental section, were omitted. They were: "Riding on a country bus/ No one even noticed us." The remaining lines were then used as a bridge instead. Cash Box said "a lushly orchestrated ballad it is a classic love song with Barry doing some fine piano work.
I remember all my life Raining down as cold as ice Shadows of a man, a face through a window crying in the night The night goes into morning, just another day Happy people pass my way Looking in their eyes, I see a memory I never realized how happy you made me Oh, Mandy Well, you came and you gave without taking But I sent you away, oh, Mandy Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking And I need you today, oh, Mandy I'm standing on the edge of time I've walked away when love was mine Caught up in a world of uphill climbing The tears are in my mind, and nothing is rhyming Oh, Mandy Well, you came and you gave without taking But I sent you away, oh, Mandy Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking And I need you today, oh, Mandy Yesterday's a dream, I face the morning Crying on a breeze, the pain is calling Oh, Mandy Well, you came and you gave without taking But I sent you away, oh, Mandy Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking And I need you today, oh, Mandy You came and you gave without taking But I sent you away, oh, Mandy You kissed me and stopped me from shaking And I need you
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 16, 1974 | 67 | 59 |
| 2 | Nov 23, 1974 | 57 | 69 |
| 3 | Nov 30, 1974 | 47 | 79 |
| 4 | Dec 7, 1974 | 37 | 89 |
| 5 | Dec 14, 1974 | 30 | 96 |
| 6 | Dec 21, 1974 | 19 | 107 |
| 7 | Dec 28, 1974 | 12 | 114 |
| 8 | Jan 4, 1975 | 10 | 116 |
| 9 | Jan 11, 1975 | 5 | 121 |
| 10 | Jan 18, 1975 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Jan 25, 1975 | 3 | 123 |
| 12 | Feb 1, 1975 | 7 | 119 |
| 13 | Feb 8, 1975 | 16 | 110 |
| 14 | Feb 15, 1975 | 28 | 98 |
| 15 | Feb 22, 1975 | 36 | 90 |
| 16 | Mar 1, 1975 | 66 | 60 |