Dennis Lambert wanted to write a song about a sensitive subject: black men taking responsibility for children they help bring into the world even if they are not married to or in a relationship with the mother. He asked Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs, Jr. how he felt about the idea for a pop song and he liked it. So Lambert wrote it with his partner Brian Potter. First big hit for the Tops in a while.
Dennis Lambert wanted to write a song about a sensitive subject: black men taking responsibility for children they help bring into the world even if they are not married to or in a relationship with the mother. He asked Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs, Jr. how he felt about the idea for a pop song and he liked it. So Lambert wrote it with his partner Brian Potter. First big hit for the Tops in a while.