String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1269930 By Barry Manilow. By Richard Kerr and Scott English. Arranged by Spencer Bundy. 20th Century,Pop. 17 pages. Spencer Bundy #862401. Published by Spencer Bundy (A0.1269930). Originally released in 1972 by co-composer Scott English, 'Brandy' reached the top twenty in the UK charts. Barry Manilow covered the song, with the name changed to 'Mandy, in 1974. It was to be his first No.1 hit. Westlife would also reach No.1, with their cover in 2003, after the song was suggested to them by Simon Cowell.