[5] In 1968, Bob Engemann] of the Lettermen heard the Abilene Christian College group the ACCents while they were on a tour of the Southeast United States.

After years of success singing medleys of past hits, the Lettermen were seeking newly written songs to contemporize their sound and discourage being typecast as "middle-of-the-road".

[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] According to Letterman Tony Butala, they had changed their singing style from "straight block pattern... to using close harmony in tune."

[17] Billboard, in their Top Single Picks reviews, described: "an acoustic ballad whose harmonies sound as if they come from the Souther, Hillman, Furay/Fairport Convention school.

By far their most commercial entry in years, and while the song should get its start in easy listening, there is no reason why it shouldn't cross into pop.