Melanie Makes Me Smile
| "Melanie Makes Me Smile" | |
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| Single by Tony Burrows | |
| B-side | "I'll Get Along Somehow Girl" |
| Released | April 1970 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:04 |
| Label | Bell |
| Songwriter(s) | Barry Mason, Tony Macaulay |
| Producer(s) | Tony Macaulay |
| "Melanie Makes Me Smile" | |
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| Single by The Strangers | |
| Released | June 1970 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Label | Fable |
| Songwriter(s) | Barry Mason, Tony Macaulay |
| Producer(s) | June Productions |
"Melanie Makes Me Smile" is a 1970 song written by United Kingdom songwriters Barry Mason and Tony Macaulay. British singer Tony Burrows issued his version in April 1970,[1] which reached No. 87 in the US.[2][3] Macaulay also produced Burrows' single. Burrows had previously recorded Mason and Macauley's "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" (January 1970) as lead singer of Edison Lighthouse.[4] "Melanie Makes Me Smile" was released by Australian pop group the Strangers as a cover version in June 1970;[5][6] it became a top 10 hit there in September.[7][8]
Other versions
[edit]Former First Edition singer Terry Williams covered "Melanie Makes Me Smile" in 1972. It was released as a single and reached the top 10 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart during the winter of 1973. It also charted minorly in the US.
Chart history
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Weekly charts[edit]Tony Burrows
The Strangers
Terry Williams cover version
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Year-end charts[edit]The Strangers
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References
[edit]- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 374. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-09-13. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Kimball, Duncan. "Fable Records". MilesAgo. Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Nuttall, Lyn. "The Strangers - Melanie Makes Me Smile (1970)". Pop Archives. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Go-Set Australian Charts – 19 September 1970". Go-Set. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-09-13. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973-01-13. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 23, 1972". Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Lyrics of this song
- Listen to "Melanie Makes Me Smile" on YouTube (Tony Burrows & the Hit Squad)
- Listen to "Melanie Makes Me Smile" on YouTube (The Strangers)