Sure, you don't need anyone to tell you that Gladys Knight and those wonderful Pips are good. In terms of hits that should be remembered though, this one seems to have fallen to the wayside next to some of their others.
I might be a sucker for harpsichord in popular music, so the intro that reoccurs later in the song is all it took for this one to grab me. Maybe it's a clavinet, but it's played like harpsichord anyway. I like the fact that you can hear the mechanics of the instrument as it's played. I enjoy when this happens with piano and any other keyboard instrument too. The hi-hat and bass do a nice complement with the harpsichord on the intro also.
Aside from the intro though, it's a great song and a great arrangement that makes smart use of strings, horns, guitar, and backup singers to sometimes stay out of the way and other times build into a powerhouse. Of course it's a great arrangement, it's a Motown record, right? Why am I even writing this?
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