The band was not convinced that they could come back from a fall down the charts, as Greatest Hints only reached number No.

However, speculation regarding lack of touring, limited radio play, weak support from EMI America, and the band being exhausted from trying year after year to crack the top of the charts have been blamed for the apparent fall that occurred after the Heartland bonanza the band enjoyed.

The song features a surging sax lick by Clarence Clemons that makes it instantly recognizable.

It featured the iconic lyric "thank God for the man who put the white lines on the highway", which was sung back by the audiences to Stanley whenever he performed the song live.

The band's next album, North Coast, released in 1981 would go on to top the chart position of Heartland surging up to the No.