Aretha Franklin covered the song for her nineteenth studio album, Spirit in the Dark, released on Atlantic Records in 1970.
[2] Other acts to have recorded or performed the song include Keith Locke and The Quests, Peppino di Capri, Adriano Celentano in 1977 and Mariah Carey.
It was also performed to great acclaim on the first season of American Idol by Kelly Clarkson, the eventual winner.
More recently Sam Moore duetted the song with Bekka Bramlett on his 2006 album Overnight Sensational.
The British soul singer Beverley Knight included a cover of the song on her 2016 album Soulsville.