The song was first released in 1976 on Barry Manilow's album ''
This One's for You, and was issued as a single in 1977 where it reached the number one spot on both the U.S. Billboard'' Hot 100, and the U.S.
Adult Contemporary chart. It is ranked as the 37th greatest U.S. hit of 1977. It became Manilow's third of five gold records, and his third and final
Billboard number one hit. Despite the optimism suggested by the song's title, the narrator is actually ruminating on the fact that he and his ex-lover have finally found happiness and fulfillment—though not with each other. They have, indeed, "made it," but apart, not together. Songwriter
Will Jennings commented, ==Reception==