Brandy (Scott English song)
original song written and composed by Scott English and Richard Kerr; first recorded by Scott English
"Brandy", later called "Mandy", is a song written by Scott English and Richard Kerr. 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. For Manilow's recording, the title changed from "Brandy" to "Mandy" to avoid confusion with Looking Glass's "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". His version reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100. Later, it was recorded by many other artists. The song was a UK number one hit in 2003 for Irish boyband Westlife.
Scott English original recording
Under the title "Brandy", the selection's original title, the song charted in 1971 for Scott English, one of its co-composers, whose version of it reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also released in the United States, where it was a minor hit, remaining in the lower portion of the Hot 100.
The suggestion that Scott English wrote the song about a favorite dog is apparently false.
“Brandy (Scott English song)” enters the record as original song written and composed by Scott English and Richard Kerr; first recorded by Scott English. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Brandy, Scott and English can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q959011. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1971, 1972, 1974 and 2003.
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