The song was composed by
Tony Macaulay,
Gary Sulsh, and
Stuart Leathwood. The song was originally recorded by
Ben Thomas, released in the
UK on
Bell Records BELL 1272 in 1972. The version recorded by Bunny Walters was released in 1974 on
Impact IR 1084. The B side contained "Songs We Sang Together" which was also composed by Tony Macaulay. This version that Walters recorded was produced by Alan Galbraith, and was the one that became the hit. This single followed his previous release, the
Bernie Allen arranged "Helena", which even though a gold disc entry, wasn't a hit. ==Chart performance==