It was one of Trask's highest-charting singles in her career and was included on her 1973 studio album It's a Man's World.

[3] The song's story line was centered on a woman who is in love with a man and is ready for him to have the similar feelings for her.

Billboard praised the song, writing, "Miss Trask moves out of her ballad bag and into something upbeat, and it comes out beautifully.

[2] "Say When" rose to number 15 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1973, becoming her first single to reach the top 20 in the US.

[6] It also rose to into the top ten on Canada's RPM Country Tracks chart, rising to the number eight position.