Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) [Sony]

Chances are, most listeners familiar with "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" have no idea that Looking Glass are the band that recorded the song. It was one of many instant smash hits from unknown artists that crowded the AM airwaves in the early '70s. Like almost all of their peers, Looking Glass never had another major hit, although "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" climbed its way into the Top 40 a year later. Instead, all their rage and glory was in "Brandy," an irresistible soft rock tune about the sweet waitress whose heart was broken by a sailor. Read More