August 26, 1972 –
Looking Glass‘ single Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) hit No. 1 on this date.
The band was signed by Clive Davis, a famous record executive who has nurtured the careers of many successful artists, including Santana, Billy Joel and Whitney Houston. Davis has a knack for knowing a hit song when he hears one, but he got this one wrong, releasing it as the B-side of their song Don’t It Make You Feel Good. Harv Moore, a disc jockey in Washington DC, flipped the record and played Brandy instead. It became very popular in the DC area, and quickly spread nationwide.
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