"Melanie Makes Me Smile" is a 1970 song written by English songwriters Barry Mason and Tony Macaulay. A version by Tony Burrows was released in April 1970, and reached No. 87 in the US.Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - 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.
A cover version of "Melanie Makes Me Smile" was released by Australian pop group The Strangers in June 1970, and 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 in the US.
Chart history
Weekly charts
Tony Burrows Chart (1970)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles72U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - 87U.S. Cash Box Top 100 95 The Strangers Chart (1970)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)10 Terry Williams cover version Chart (1972–1973)PeakpositionCanada RPM Adult Contemporary7U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004112U.S. Cash Box Top 10098
Year-end charts The Strangers Chart (1970)RankAustralia 72
References
External links Lyrics of this song (Tony Burrows & the Hit Squad) (The Strangers)