"Sandra" is a song written by Barry Manilow and Enoch Anderson. A piano-based ballad, the song takes the voice of a lonely housewife looking back at missed opportunities, because she married at an early age.[1] It was originally recorded by Manilow on his album, Barry Manilow II in 1974. Dusty Springfield covered the song on her 1978 album It Begins Again. In a contemporary interview with Music Week, Springfield praised the song's "own inbuilt drama" and considered it to be more personal when sung by a woman.[2] Entertainer Bruce Forsyth recorded a version for his 1975 album The Bruce Forsyth Album. This version was Forsyth's first American single release, on Warner Bros.[3]

"Sandra"
Song by Barry Manilow
from the album Barry Manilow II
Released1974
Recorded1974
GenrePop
Length4:35
LabelBell
Songwriter(s)Barry Manilow, Enoch Anderson
Barry Manilow singles chronology
"My Baby Loves Me"
(1974)
"Sandra"
(1974)
"Home Again"
(1974)

References

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  1. ^ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Barry Manilow II". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ White, Chris (11 February 1978). "Talentscene" (PDF). Music Week: 42. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ "London" (PDF). Cashbox: 38. 27 September 1975. Retrieved 4 February 2022.