A snippet of Lynn Anderson's recording of the song plays over Chief Brody's radio in the second shark attack in Steven Spielberg's 1975 film Jaws, moments before Alex Kitner and Pippet the dog disappear beneath … See more

The single reached the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 in an unusually fast six weeks, and in its eighth week, the chart dated 5 October 1974, it spent the first of its two weeks at … See more

Record World said that it has "delicate, lush production" and commented on "its pure emotive qualities." See more

• Bobby Vinton on his 1974 album Melodies of Love
• Andy Williams on his 1974 album You Lay So Easy on My Mind See more