Melanie - Brand New Key Album

Tracklist

1	Brand New Key	2:24
2	Some Say (I Got Devil)	3:07

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
2011 105	Melanie	Brand New Key ‎(7", Single)	Buddah Records	2011 105	Germany	1971
2011 105	Melanie	Brand New Key ‎(7", Single)	Buddah Records	2011 105	Greece	1971
PD.9786	Melanie	Brand New Key ‎(7", Single)	Buddah Records	PD.9786	South Africa	1971
LL-2506-DA	Melanie	Brand New Key ‎(7", Single)	Buddah Records	LL-2506-DA	Japan	1971
NRA-4201	Melanie	Brand New Key ‎(7", Mono, Styrene)	Neighborhood Records	NRA-4201	US	1971

Credits

• Arranged By – Roger Kellaway
• Producer, Directed By – Peter Schekeryk
• Written-By – Melanie Safka

Notes

Issued in 4 variations: 4-Prong centre (this version), 3-Prong centre, Large centre, and Solid centre.

From the LP "Gather Me" 2322-002

Short intro

Текст песни: I rode my bicycle past your window last night I rollerskated to your door at daylight It almost seems like youre avoiding me Im okay alone but youve got something I need, New Key Made Popular By Melanie. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей. Music video by Melanie performing Brand New Key audio. Brand New Key. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Brand New Key is a pop song written and sung by folk music singer Melanie. Initially a track of Melanie's album Gather Me, produced by Melanie's husband Peter Schekeryk, it was known also as The Rollerskate Song due to its chorus. It was her greatest success, scoring No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart during December 1971 and January 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 9 song of 1972. It also scored No. 1 in Canada and Australia and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. According to the Brand New Key Songfacts, this simple song about a young girl who gets a brand new pair of roller skates was written by Melanie in 15 minutes. She intended it to be a lighthearted novelty to perform in between her more intense material. However it proved to be her most successful song. View wiki. According to the Brand New Key Songfacts, this simple song about a young girl who gets a brand new pair of roller skates was written by Melanie in 15 read more. According to the Brand New Key Songfacts, this simple song about a young girl who gets a brand new pair of roller skates was. Brand New Key - Mega Tracks Karaoke Band. Brand New Key went to 1 in the US on the chart dated December 25, 1971, where it stayed for three weeks. No word on if the song helped boost sales of roller skates for Christmas. Some believed this song was about trying to score drugs, with the key representing a kilo of marijuana. This Songfact has nothing to do with music, but here's a brief history anyway of roller-skating. Melanie recorded this song in July 1971 for her 'Gather Me' Album which was released in October 1971. Melanie heard many of these 1930's 'catchy' Pop Tunes while she was playing her Folk Music in the small Club Scene in Lower New York from 1968 thru 1972. In The Number Ones, Im reviewing every single 1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the charts beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Melanie Brand New Key. HIT 1: December 25, 1971. STAYED AT 1: 3 weeks. In the past few years, the internet has noticed a phenomenon thats now commonly known as indie girl voice : the strange way that certain singers bend and twist vowels into overlapping sounds, finding new resonances so that they can take up more room on songs that are generally instrumentally pretty sparse. This song is by Melanie and appearsBrand New Key. This song is by Melanie and appears This song has been covered by Rasputina under the title Brand New Key. This song is featured in a television advert for Hewlett-Packard. This song is featured in the movie Jackass 3-D. I rode my bicycle past your window last nightI roller skated to your door at daylightIt almost seems like you're avoiding meI'm okay alone, but you got something I need