Brandy (Scott English song) arranged the record. In the Manilow version, the first two lines from the fourth verse, following the instrumental section, were omitted. They were: "Riding on a country bus/<br>No one even noticed us." The remaining lines were then used as a bridge instead. "Mandy" was covered by Irish boy band Westlife in 2003 and was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, "Turnaround". The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart to become the band's twelfth #1 single on the chart. The single sold over 200,000 copies in the UK. The single was released on Monday,
With Pen in Hand No. 25 on "Billboard"s Easy Listening chart, No. 25 on the "Cash Box" Top 100, No. 29 on "Record World"s "100 Top Pops", No. 21 on "Record World"s "Top Non-Rock" chart, No. 12 on Canada's "RPM" 100, and No. 20 on "Record World"s "Juke Box Top 25". Vikki Carr, who has said: "I had to fight for 'With Pen in Hand', had a 15 November 1968 UK single release with a cover of the song. Carr, herself in London at the time, promoted the single on British television and radio, facilitating its charting at No. 39 on the UK Singles