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"Brand New Me"
Single by Dusty Springfield
from the album A Brand New Me
B-side"Bad Case Of The Blues"
Released October 15, 1969
RecordedOctober 6, 1969
Studio Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Length2:29
Label Atlantic (North America)
Philips (international)
Songwriter(s) Thom Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble
Dusty Springfield singles chronology
"In the Land of Make Believe"
(1969)
"Brand New Me"
(1969)
"Silly, Silly Fool"
(1970)

"Brand New Me", also A Brand New Me, is a 1969 song performed by Dusty Springfield written by Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell and Jerry Butler. The single reached a peak position of 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Background

Billboard 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. [1]

Charts

Date Chart Peak
position
December 19, 1969 US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 24
January 9, 1970 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [3] 3

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. October 25, 1969. p. 91. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  2. ^ "Dusty Springfield Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dusty Springfield Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  4. ^ 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