news | March 30, 2026

Mandy Moore Has Conflicted Thoughts On Her Early Music (Including The Hit Candy)

If you were around during the early 2000s, you most likely heard Mandy Moore's soulful pop songs airing on the radio more than a few times. In 1999, when Moore was only a teenager, she made her way onto the music scene with her debut album "So Real." She would follow it up with "I Wanna Be With You" and her self-titled album, "Mandy." The beginning of her singing career gave us many albums to listen to, each with a vibe all its own.

If you need a recommendation for which of her albums you should add to your streaming playlist, Mandy Moore has a suggestion for you. Even if she didn't feel too strongly about her early music, Moore told Glamour that fans can't go wrong listening to her 2003 album "Coverage." The album features Moore covering famous songs from past decades, including Carly Simon's "Anticipation" and Cat Steven's "Moonshadow."