Looking Glass
- Soundtrack
Looking Glass was a
1970's pop-rock group from New Brunswick, New Jersey. The band first formed in 1969 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The members were: singer/guitarist Elliot Lurie,
bassist Peter Sweval, pianist Larry Gonsky, and drummer Jeffrey Grob.
Looking Glass started out performing at frat parties and in clubs
throughout the East Coast. They were signed to the label Epic Records
by Columbia Records president Clive Davis. The group made two initial
abortive attempts at recording, but eventually struck gold with the
extremely catchy and affecting Lurie composition "Brandy (You're a Fine
Girl)." "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" peaked at #1 on the Billboard
radio pop charts in August, 1972 and sold a million copies. The band's
self-titled debut album likewise sold a respectable number of copies.
Looking Glass cracked the Top 40 with their equally engaging follow-up
single "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" in 1973. The group released their second
and final album "Subway Serenade" that same year. Looking Glass broke
up in 1974. However, Lurie reformed the band with a new line-up in
2003.