The song became a modest hit on the US and UK charts when it was released; it arose to number five on the Hot Soul Singles chart and number sixty on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song was markedly different in style from the past few hits,[2] with less emphasis on synthesizers, instead on "light slices of guitar, smooth keyboard pads and soft percussion".

In 1989, Swiss pianist Alex Bugnon covered the song for his album, Love Season.

[8] In 2001, keyboardist Kevin Toney covered the song on his album Strut.

[9] In 2019, singer PJ Morton covered the song from his album Paul.