You Make Me Feel Brand New
"You Make Me Feel Brand New" is a 1974 single by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics. An R&B ballad, the song was written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed. Background. Stylistics tenor Airrion Love starts out the song and then alternates with Russell Thompkins Jr. The song, in a longer five-minute version, had first appeared as a track on the Stylistics' 1973 album, "Rockin' Roll Baby", though that version was not released as a single. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" was the fifth track from their 1974 album, "Let's Put  It All Together" and was released as a single and reached No. 2 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 for two weeks. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" was kept from the No. 1 spot by "Billy Don't Be a Hero" by Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods. In addition, it climbed to No. 5 on the "Billboard" R&B chart. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 14 song for 1974. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" also reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1974. The Stylistics' recording sold over one million copies in the US, earning  the band a gold disc The award was presented by the RIAA on May 22, 1974. It was the band's fifth gold disc. Influence. Neil Sedaka used the song as inspiration to compose the melody of "The Hungry Years", noting that it contained a three-semitone key change that he found particularly appealing and called a "drop-dead chord." Other versions. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" has been recorded by jazz and pop artists including: