Smith recorded the song and released it at a similar time, sales suffered.
The song was to be recorded with lead vocals by sisters Pam & Joyce Vincent and Jim Gilstrap.
[12] By September 14, 1974, on the Billboards's Top Single Picks page, Wilson's version was in the recommended category of the soul section.
[20] By September 28, on page 76, it showed Smith's version had entered the Billboard HOT 100 chart at 91.
On the previous page no 75, there was a full-page ad for Al Wilson announcing that he had a smash hit with a song that is so right for the world and that it was produced by Johnny Bristol.
[22] In Canada, the song was doing well in Montreal discotheques as reported by RPM Weekly in the November 9 issue.
The article also mentioned that Smith's version was getting stiff competition from the Al Wilson release.
[23] In January 1975, Billboard listed Smith's version as one of the "Top 50 Disco Hits Of ’74".
[29][30] Cover Boys did a version of the song along with another Johnny Bristol composition, "Hang On In There Baby", which was released on Sizzle Records, Unidisc in 1987.
[31] A version by Donato was released on the Miami based Vision record label.