Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 10/7/2019 2:38 AM Subject: 45 Years Ago Today (October 7, 1974): 'Mandy' released on Bell Records! This Day in MANILOW History - October 7th: It was FORTY-FIVE Years Ago TODAY (October 7, 1974) that Barry Manilow's first #1 single, "Mandy," was released as a 45-rpm (Bell 45,613)!