Song#: 1191
Date: 09/25/1982
Debut: 76
Peak: 54
Weeks: 7
Genre: R&B
Pop Bits: Wonder's hits compilation "Original Musiquarium I" pumped out two more hits with "That Girl" (#4) and "Do I Do" (#13). Since the collection contained four new recordings, Wonder tried for another hit with this single. The ballad was able to reach #10 on the R&B chart, but couldn't gather an audience at pop and peaked short of the halfway mark. The last of the new songs, "Front Line," was also issued as a single but it failed to reach any chart, making it the only song on the collection to not be a hit.
ReduxReview: I always thought this was a pretty song. It is fairly subdued for a Wonder single and its subtlety may have been lost on a pop audience. I wouldn't rank this among his best songs, but it is lovely to hear.
ReduxRating: 6/10
Trivia: This apparently was one of Whitney Houston's favorite songs by Stevie Wonder. He reworked the lyrics to be about her and sang it at her funeral on February 18, 2012.
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