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Melanie

g, voc, *1947 US
Singer / Songwriter of Rock, Folk, World and Pop
A.k.a. Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk Melanie Safka Melanie Safka-Schekeryk

Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter. Known professionally as Melanie, she is best known for her hits "Brand New Key", "Ruby Tuesday", "What Have They Done to My Song, Ma", and her song about performing at the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)".

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Banjo
Genres
  • Rock
  • Folk
  • World
  • Pop
Popular Tracks   
Brand New Key on Gather Me by Melanie
People in the Front Row on Garden in the City by Melanie
Ruby Tuesday on Candles In The Rain by Melanie
Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma on Candles In The Rain by Melanie
Beautiful People on Melanie by Melanie
Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Long Version on The Very Best Of by Melanie
Dust In The Wind on Dust In The Wind by Melanie & Beau Jarred
Johnny Boy on Melanie by Melanie
Some Day I'll Be a Farmer on Gather Me by Melanie
Some Say (I Got Devil) on Gather Me by Melanie

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
RagamuffinMelanie2016Album
Candles In The Rain / Leftover Wine / Gather MeMelanie2015Compil.
The AlbumMelanie2015Compil.
Working Legend (My Tribute To Johnny Cash)Melanie2010Single
Ever Since You Never Heard Of MeMelanie2010Album
Live In Morecambe UK 2008Melanie2009Album
Meltdown Festival 2007Melanie2008Single
MelanieMelanie2008Compil.
Candles In The Rain + Leftover WineMelanie2007Compil.
Born To Be + Affectionately MelanieMelanie2007Compil.
The Good Book / Gather MeMelanie2007Compil.
Best - Peace Will ComeMelanie2005Compil.
Paled By Dimmer LightMelanie2004Album
Jammin' AloneMelanie2003Single
The Best Of MelanieMelanie2003Compil.
The Best Of MelanieMelanie2003Compil.
Moments From My LifeMelanie2002Album
Ruby TuesdayMelanie2002Compil.
As Tears Go By / I Guess That's Why They Call It The BluesMelanie2002Single
Dust In The Wind / For What It's WorthMelanie2002Single
Victim Of The MoonMelanie2002Album
Triple TreasuresMelanie2002Compil.
Crazy LoveMelanie2002Album
These NightsMelanie2001Album
Shine On - The Latest And GreatestMelanie2000Compil.
Brand New KeyMelanie Feat. Jimmy Cliff2000Album
Beautiful PeopleMelanie1999Album
Recorded Live @ BordersMelanie1999Album
The Good Book / Beautiful PeopleMelanie1999Single
Ring The Living Bell: A CollectionMelanie1999Compil.
Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits Of MelanieMelanie1999Compil.
AnthologyMelanie1999Compil.
The Very Best Of MelanieMelanie1998Compil.
AntlersMelanie1997Album
On AirMelanie1997Album
UnpluggedMelanie1997Album
The Encore CollectionMelanie1997Compil.
The Very Best Of Melanie - Acoustic BlueMelanie1997Compil.
You Don't Know MeMelanie1996Single
The Encore CollectionMelanie1996Compil.
Her Greatest Hits Live & New From Woodstock To The WorldMelanie1996Compil.
Brand New KeyMelanie1996Compil.
Something WarmMelanie1995Single
Old Bitch WarriorMelanie1995Album
Rock In The RoadMelanie1995Single
Beautiful PeoplePop In Wonderland And BMG1995Single
Rock In The RoadMelanie1995Single
Brand New KeyMelanie1995Album
Oldie GiantsMelanie1994Compil.
Summer Of LoveMelanie1994Compil.
Ruby TuesdayMelanie1994Compil.
Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)Melanie1994Single
Silence Is KingMelanie1993Album
Nickel SongMelanie1993Compil.
Gold - Greatest HitsMelanie1993Compil.
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1993Compil.
Silver AnniversaryMelanie1993Album
Freedom Knows My NameMelanie1993Single
A Portait Of MelanieMelanie1993Compil.
Freedom Knows My NameMelanie1993Album
Estate Sale / I Will Get OverMelanie1993Single
All The Hits ... And MoreMelanie1993Compil.
The Best Of The Rest Of MelanieMelanie1992Compil.
Beautiful Songs For Beautiful PeopleMelanie1992Compil.
Two On OneMelanie1992Compil.
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1991Compil.
Carolina On My MindMelanie1991Compil.
The Very Best Of MelanieMelanie1991Compil.
Ruby TuesdayMelanie1991Single
What Have They've DoneMelanie1991Compil.
Ruby TuesdayMelanie1991Compil.
Ruby TuesdayMelanie1991Compil.
Castle Masters CollectionMelanie1991Compil.
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1990Compil.
Best Of MelanieMelanie1990Compil.
Greatest HitsMelanie1989Compil.
Ruby TuesdayMelanie1989Single
Lay Down - 20 Great SongsMelanie1989Compil.
Cowabonga - Never Turn Your Back On A WaveMelanie1989Album
Oh Happy Day / Brand New KeyEdwin Hawkins Singers / Melanie1988Single
Cowabonga Never Turn Your Back On A WaveMelanie1988Single
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1988Compil.
Easy RidingMelanie1988Compil.
The CollectionMelanie1988Compil.
Best Hit Collection 21Melanie1988Compil.
MelanieMelanie1988Compil.
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1988Compil.
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1988Compil.
Melanie's Back In Town (20 Greatest Hits)Melanie1988Compil.
Her SongsMelanie1988Compil.
Beautiful MelanieMelanie1988Compil.
MelanieMelanie1988Single
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1988Compil.
To Be A StarMelanie1987Single
To Be A StarMelanie1987Single
16 Golden HitsMelanie1987Compil.
Back In TownMelanie1987Compil.
Melanie (The Dutch Album)Melanie1987Album
Greatest HitsMelanie1986Compil.
Am I Real Or WhatMelanie1985Album
Beautiful People / Brand New KeyMelanie1985Single
Rag DollMelanie1985Single
Good Morning Starshine / Lay DownOliver / Melanie1985Single
The Very Best Of MelanieMelanie1985Compil.
Who's Been Sleeping In My BedMelanie1985Album
Dance To The MusicMelanie1984Single
GoldMelanie1984Compil.
Peace Will Come / What Have They Done To My Song MaMelanie1984Single
Brand New Key / Ruby TuesdayMelanie1983Single
Every Breath Of The WayMelanie1983Single
Seventh WaveMelanie1983Album
Didn't You Ever Love SomebodyMelanie1983Single
Beautiful PeopleMelanie1982Compil.
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1982Compil.
Anyway That You Want Me / RoadburnMelanie1982Single
Detroit Or BuffaloMelanie1982Single
MelanieMelanie1982Single
Foolin' YourselfMelanie1982Single
ArabesqueMelanie1982Album
Die Weisse SerieMelanie1982Compil.
Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)Melanie1982Single
What Have They Done To My Song MaMelanie1981Compil.
Spotlight On MelanieMelanie1981Compil.
Detroit Or Buffalo / When You're Dead And GoneMelanie1981Single
One More TryMelanie1981Single
Greatest HitsMelanie1981Compil.
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1981Compil.
The Greatest Hits Of MelanieMelanie1981Compil.
Detroit Or Buffalo / When You're Dead And GoneMelanie1981Single
PortraitMelanie1981Compil.
BeautifulMelanie1979Compil.
Baby GuitarMelanie1979Compil.
MelanieMelanie1979Compil.
Golden Record - 16 Golden HitsMelanie1979Compil.
LiederbuchMelanie1978Compil.
I'd Rather Leave While I'm In LoveMelanie1978Single
Running After LoveMelanie1978Single
Gente MaravillosaMelanie1978Compil.
Knock On WoodMelanie1978Single
Oh Boy / Brand New KeyMelanie1978Single
MelanieMelanie1978Compil.
Ballroom StreetsMelanie1978Album
Phonogenic Not Just Another Pretty FaceMelanie1978Album
The Best OfMelanie1977Compil.
Portrait Of MelanieMelanie1977Compil.
Golden Hour Of MelanieMelanie1977Compil.
20 Best Of MelanieMelanie1977Compil.
The Nickel Song / Brandnew KeyMelanie1977Single
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1977Compil.
PhotographMelanie1976Album
The Best ...Melanie1976Compil.
Brand New Key / Look What They've Done To My SongMelanie1976Single
Stereo Pop Special-110Melanie1976Album
CycloneMelanie1976Single
Pop ChronikMelanie1976Compil.
The Best...MelanieMelanie1976Compil.
Laying Down The HitsMelanie1975Compil.
You're Not A Bad Ghost, Just An Old SongMelanie1975Single
Die Grossen Vier Von MelanieMelanie1975Single
You Can't Hurry Love / Mama SaidMelanie1975Single
Yes Sir, That's My BabyMelanie1975Single
Almost Like Being In LoveMelanie1975Single
La Bamba / Sweet MiseryMelanie1975Single
Sunset And Other BeginningsMelanie1975Album
From The Beginning / Twelve Great PerformancesMelanie1975Compil.
Negro / La BambaMarcella Bella / Melanie1975Single
Sweet MiseryMelanie1975Single
As I See It NowMelanie1974Album
Lover's CrossMelanie1974Single
MadrugadaMelanie1974Album
Love To Lose AgainMelanie1974Single
Please Love MeMelanie1973Album
Melanie At Carnegie HallMelanie1973Album
Melanie's Greatest HitsMelanie1973Compil.
Greatest HitsMelanie1973Compil.
Bitter BadMelanie1973Single
The Nickel SongMelanie1973Single
Will You Love Me TomorrowMelanie1973Single
SeedsMelanie1973Single
The Very Best Of MelanieMelanie1973Album
Greatest HitsMelanie1973Compil.
Black Cat Woman / Will You Love Me TomorrowGeordie / Melanie1973Single
A Gift From Honey October 1973Melanie1973Album
Take Me HomeMelanie1973Compil.
In Concert - Live At MontreuxMelanie1973Album
Ring The Living BellMelanie1972Single
The Nickel SongMelanie1972Single
Four Sides Of MelanieMelanie1972Compil.
Stoneground WordsMelanie1972Album
Ring The Living BellMelanie1972Single
Garden In The CityMelanie1972Album
Do You BelieveMelanie1972Single
Try The Real ThingMelanie, Edwin Hawkins Singers1972Compil.
Together AloneMelanie1972Single
Brand New KeyMelanie1972Single
The Good BookMelanie1972Album
I'm Back In TownMelanie1972Single
Some Day I'll Be A FarmerMelanie1972Single
Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) / Peace Will Come (According To Plan)Melanie1972Single
Most Of MelanieMelanie1972Compil.
The Good BookMelanie1971Compil.
What Have They Done To My Song MaMelanie1971Single
The Good BookMelanie1971Single
Melanie!!Melanie1971Single
Nickel Song / Good BookMelanie1971Single
All The Right NoisesMelanie1971Album
Gather MeMelanie1971Album
Garden In The CityMelanie1971Single
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1971Compil.
Alexander BeetleMelanie1971Single
Ruby TuesdayMelanie1971Single
StarPortraitMelanie1971Compil.
Brand New KeyMelanie1971Single
Please Love MeMelanie1971Single
Love MeMelanie1971Album
Candles In The RainMelanie1970Single
Leftover WineMelanie1970Album
Brand New Key / Stop ! I Don't Wanna' Hear It AnymoreMelanie1970Single
Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) / Candles In The RainMelanie1970Single
Lay DownMelanie En Edwin Hawkins Singers1970Single
What Have They Done To My Song MaMelanie1970Single
Peace Will Come (According To Plan) / Ruby TuesdayMelanie1970Single
Peace Will Come (According To Plan)Melanie1970Single
Timothy Scott BogartMelanie1970Single
Lay Down / Ruby TuesdayMelanie Accompanied By Edwin Hawkins Singers1970Single
Ruby TuesdayMelanie1970Single
O-o-h Child / Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)Five Stairsteps, Melanie1970Single
Candles In The RainMelanie1970Album
Peace Will Come (According To Plan)Melanie1970Single
What Have They Done To My Song Ma / Ruby TuesdayMelanie1970Single
Lay DownMelanie con Edwin Hawkins Singers1970Single
Stop ! I Don't Wanna' Hear It Anymore / Peace Will ComeMelanie1970Single
The Best Of MelanieMelanie1970Compil.
I Believe / Lay DownEdwin Hawkins Singers & Melanie1970Single
My Name Is MelanieMelanie1970Compil.
When We Get Married / Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)1910 Fruitgum Company / Melanie1970Single
Brand New KeyMelanie1970Single
MelanieMelanie1969Album
MelanieMelanie1969Compil.
Tuning My GuitarMelanie1969Single
I'm Back In Town / Bobo's PartyMelanie1969Single
MelanieMelanie1969Compil.
Beautiful PeopleMelanie1969Single
Bo Bo's PartyMelanie1969Single
Uptown Down / Johnny BoyMelanie1969Single
Born To BeMelanie1968Album
I'm Back In Town / Animal CrackersMelanie1968Single
Garden In The City / Why Didn't My Mother Tell MeMelanie1968Single
I'm Back In Town / Animal CrackersMelanie1968Single
Christopher RobinMelanie1968Single
Beautiful People / God's Only DaughterMelanie1967Single
Look What Have They've DoneMelanieCompil.
Beg Steal Or Borrow / Ring The Living BellThe New Seekers, MelanieSingle
Brand New Key / Song of My FatherMelanie, Chicory TipSingle
Lay Down (Acuéstate)/Lovin' Baby Girl (Nena Cariñosa)MelanieSingle
Buddah Records Lp Sampler "Melanie"MelanieSingle
Ring The Living Bell / Why You Been Gone So LongMelanie / MylonSingle
What's It All About?Melanie / Harry ChapinSingle
What Have They Done To My Song Ma / Beautiful PeopleMelanieSingle
Soley Soley / Brand New KeyMiddle Of The Road, MelanieSingle
Oh Happy Day / Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)Edwin Hawkins Singers / MelanieSingle
Stop! I Don't Wanna Hear ItMelanieSingle
Ruby Tuesday / Nickel SongMelanieSingle
This Is MelanieMelanieCompil.
What Have They Done To My Song, MaMelanieSingle
ZweitausendeinsMelanieCompil.
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