The song has a strong piano and bongo-led Cuban-style cha-cha rhythm.
It also featured Jimmy Radcliffe and four female backup vocalists, all of whom would later have hit records: Cissy Houston, Doris Troy, Dionne Warwick, and Dee Dee Warwick.
The recording also features an up-in-front piano provided by co-writer Mort Shuman.
Other musicians on the recording included George Barnes and Allan Hanlon on guitar, Abie Baker on bass, Ed Shaughnessy and Gary Chester on drums and Bobby Rosengarden and Ray Kessler on percussion.
Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted that here, the Searchers 1963 classic "is completely reworked in a dead trendy ragga version, which is so cheerful that you can't believe storms and depression ever existed.
"[8] Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "Yes, it is the old Searchers hit, and it sounds surprisingly good too considering it has been dragged uncompromisingly into the Nineties.
"[9] Pete Stanton from Smash Hits gave Lewis' version four out of five, adding, "Though CJ's a bit of a star in the reggae charts he has yet to set the proper charts alight — but Sweets should do that."
He also remarked that the singer "has reggaed it up and turned it into a groovy, radio-friendly bopper.