It was originally recorded by Loggins and Messina on their 1971 album Sittin' In.

Drummer Merel Bregante is using brushes on his drum kit rather than sticks, which helps to reflect the country feel of the song, Al Garth is playing violin and Michael Omartian is playing both tack piano and grand piano.

The song was first released as a single by American country music artist Lynn Anderson.

The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.