[2] Record World said that the "gentle song by group's own David Gates (he produced and arranged also) will score in short order.

The song is distinguished by its opening line "If a picture paints a thousand words..."

[18] Olivia Newton-John was one of the first to cover the song, recording a version for her 1971 debut solo album, If Not for You, performing the song during her first American TV performance that year on The Dean Martin Show.

A parody take on Savalas' rendition, by voice over artists Chris Sandford and Bill Mitchell performing as Yin and Yan,[19] reached No.

[20] Sissel Kyrkjebø covered the song in her 1993 album Gift of Love.