Melanie Makes Me Smile

"Melanie Makes Me Smile" is a 1970 song written by Barry Mason and Tony Macaulay. It became a Top 10 hit in Australia in early 1970 by The Strangers.^[1]

Cover versions[]

The song became a minor hit in the U.S. (#87) and Canada when covered by Tony Burrows, his only U.S. chart hit under his own name (Burrows had numerous bigger hits as lead vocalist for various session groups).^[2]^[3]
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 U.S.

Chart (1970)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	10

Chart (1972–73)	Peak position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[7]	7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[8]	112
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[9]	98

Chart (1970)	Rank
Australia	72

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ 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.
^ 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. 1970-09-13. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "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.

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