Sandra (song)
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"Sandra" is a song written by Barry Manilow and Enoch Anderson. A piano-based
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, the song takes the voice of a lonely housewife looking back at missed opportunities, because she married at an early age. 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 ''
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'', Springfield praised the song's "own inbuilt drama" and considered it to be more personal when sung by a woman. Entertainer Bruce Forsyth recorded a version for his 1975 album ''The Bruce Forsyth Album''. This version was Forsyth's first American single release, on
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1974 songs Barry Manilow songs Dusty Springfield songs {{1970s-song-stub