The single reached #19 in Australia,[2] marking the Bee Gees' international chart debut.

They achieved this by getting as many of their fans as possible to buy enough copies to get the song into the charts at #35 and, thus, to the attention of disc-jockeys.

Both songs were later included on the group's debut album The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs,[3] as well as the 1998 anthology of the group's Australian recordings Brilliant from Birth.

[4] Wine and Women marked the first time Barry and Robin had traded lead vocals.

Shepherd would travel with the group to England when they launched their international career and for many years arranged and conducted their orchestral backing on record and in concert.