<P> `` Brandy ( You 're a Fine Girl ) '' is a 1972 song written and composed by Elliot Lurie and recorded by Lurie 's band , Looking Glass , on their debut album Looking Glass . The single reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts , remaining in the top position for one week . It reached number two on the former chart for four weeks , stuck behind Gilbert O'Sullivan 's `` Alone Again ( Naturally ) '' , before reaching number one , only for `` Brandy '' to be dethroned by `` Alone Again ( Naturally ) '' the week after . Billboard ranked it as the 12th song of 1972 . Horns and strings were arranged by Larry Fallon . </P>
<P> `` Brandy ( You 're a Fine Girl ) '' is a 1972 song written and composed by Elliot Lurie and recorded by Lurie 's band , Looking Glass , on their debut album Looking Glass . The single reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts , remaining in the top position for one week . It reached number two on the former chart for four weeks , stuck behind Gilbert O'Sullivan 's `` Alone Again ( Naturally ) '' , before reaching number one , only for `` Brandy '' to be dethroned by `` Alone Again ( Naturally ) '' the week after . Billboard ranked it as the 12th song of 1972 . Horns and strings were arranged by Larry Fallon . </P>
who sang the song brandy in the 70s
who sang the song brandy in the 70s
Looking Glass
Looking Glass