Christian John Wikane of
PopMatters declared, "A stirring eight-minute ballad written by
Randy Edelman, with exquisite piano work by Bud Ellison, it’s perhaps Labelle’s finest recording from the
Epic era that’s dedicated to the lovelorn. The vocals are pristinely recorded with a sheen rounding out the rough edges of each singer’s voice, yet retaining the rawness of emotion: “Isn’t it a shame that such a love must end, whoa“. Whoa, indeed." Craig Lytle of
Allmusic also called the tune, "breathtaking". ==Charts==