Melanie Makes Me Smile

"Melanie Makes Me Smile" is a 1970 song written by United Kingdom songwriters Barry Mason and Tony Macaulay. United States singer, Tony Burrows issued his version in April 1970, which reached No. 87 in the US. 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. "Melanie Makes Me Smile" was released by Australian pop group the Strangers as a cover version in June 1970; it became a top 10 hit there in September.

Other versions

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

References

External links

• 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)