"Brand New Me", also A Brand New Me, is a 1969 song performed by

Dusty Springfield Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was a British singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, Pop mus ...

written by

Kenneth Gamble Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production duo credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as P ...

Thom Bell Thomas Randolph Bell (January 26, 1943 – December 22, 2022) was an American record producer, arranger, and songwriter known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s. Hailed as one of the most prolific R&B songwriters and prod ...

and

Jerry Butler Jerry Butler Jr. (December 8, 1939 – February 20, 2025) was an American soul singer-songwriter, producer, musician, and politician. He was the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group the Impressions, who were inducted into the Rock and ...

. Butler's version had previously been issued as the B-side of "What's the Use of Breaking Up." The single reached a peak position of 24 on the

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chart.

Background

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'' described the single as "a potent rhythm item that should quickly bring her back to the ' Windmills of Your Mind' selling bag." and also praised the song's arrangement.

Charts

Cover versions

*It was covered by

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

.William Clark, Jim Cogan Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios -2003 Page 156 "For his material, Butler joined forces writing with Gamble, Huff, and Thom Bell. Huff or Bell worked out the melodies. Gamble and Butler assembled the words. They penned "Hey Western Union Man." "Brand New Me," and "Never Give You

References

1969 singles Dusty Springfield songs Aretha Franklin songs 1969 songs Songs written by Kenny Gamble Songs written by Jerry Butler Songs written by Thom Bell Atlantic Records singles {{1960s-single-stub