 The single was a Top 20 Pop Hit, peaking at number 17 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and a Top 10 R&B hit, peaking at number four on "Billboard's" R&B singles chart.In 1971, following the success of the #1 hit "The Tears of a Clown", Tamla-Motown UK decided to re-release this single instead of the newly-recorded follow-up, "I Don't Blame You At All".This re-release peaked at #13 in the UK in February 1971.