"Melanie Makes Me Smile" is a 1970 song written by English songwriters Barry Mason and Tony Macaulay. A version by Tony Burrows was released in April 1970, and reached No. 87 in the US. Macaulay also produced Burrows' single. Burrows had previously recorded Mason and Macauley's "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" (January 1970) as lead singer of Edison Lighthouse.
A cover version of "Melanie Makes Me Smile" was released by Australian pop group The Strangers in June 1970, and it became a top 10 hit there in September.
Former First Edition singer Terry Williams covered "Melanie Makes Me Smile" in 1972. It was released as a single and reached the top 10 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart during the winter of 1973. It also charted in the US.
Tony Burrows
The Strangers
Terry Williams cover version
The Strangers