Saturday - 12/5/20 (#085)

Released in August of 1972 on Glade/TK Records, this soulful single’s question still stands to this very day. Thomas’s vocals and lyrical content reminds me of Marvin Gaye’s classic, What’s Going On.

The record topped the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, made the top three on the Billboard Hot 100, and top 20 in other countries including the United Kingdom[1] where it peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] This disc sold over two million copies. [1]

With a bigger production surrounding his vocals would it have been an even bigger commercial success?

[1] Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 322. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.

[2] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 557. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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