Richard Flack – producer, engineer Oliver Som – engineer Liam Nolan – engineer Chris Taylor – engineer Jon Withnall – engineer Tony Draper – engineer Alec Brits – engineer Charts Year-end charts Other versions In 1971, Donny Hathaway covered the song and released it on his self-titled album. He also published live performances of the song in several live albums. In 1975, Olivia Newton-John covered the song on her album Clearly Love'' and included it as the B-side on her single from the same album, "Let It Shine", which went to No. 1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart. References 1969 songs 1969 singles 1970 singles 1988 singles 1996 singles 2012 singles Songs with lyrics by Bob Russell (songwriter) Songs written by Bobby Scott (musician) The Hollies songs Neil Diamond songs UK Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in South Africa Capitol Records singles Parlophone singles Epic Records singles Uni Records singles Scotti Brothers Records singles Bertelsmann Music Group singles All-star recordings Charity singles Rock ballads Christmas number-one singles in the United Kingdom Song recordings produced by Tom Catalano 1960s ballads