| Melanie Makes Me Smile | |
| Cover: | Melanie_Makes_Me_Smile_-_Tony_Burrows.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tony Burrows |
| B-Side: | I'll Get Along Somehow Girl |
| Released: | April 1970 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 3:04 |
| Label: | Bell |
| Producer: | Tony Macaulay |
| Melanie Makes Me Smile | |
| Cover: | Melanie_Makes_Me_Smile_-_The_Strangers.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Strangers |
| Released: | June 1970 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Fable |
| Producer: | 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]
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.
Tony Burrows
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[9] | 72 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] | 87 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 95 |
| Chart (1972–73) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[12] | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] | 112 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[14] | 98 |
The Strangers
