 Hoping to reach a wider audience, Kessler and Riley sold the master recording to Home of the Blues Records, the label that had previously turned Cobbs down.They subsequently issued the single and in an April 3, 1961, review of new records in "Billboard", it was listed under "R&B Limited Potentials".Home of the Blues also leased the single to Vee-Jay Records (who had also passed on recording Cobbs), who issued it; a review by "Billboard" on November 27, 1961, indicated that it had "strong sales potential".