Phonographic Industry. It also reached No. 1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart. It had the longest chart stay of any of Collins' singles on the US Hot 100 at twenty-five weeks. The song earned Collins a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male in 1989. The TV series New Girl featured the Phil Collins version in the episodes "Wedding" (2011) and "The Curse of the Pirate Bride" (2018). Critical reception Pan-European magazine Music & Media described Collins' version as "a slushy version of the original '66 hit of the Mindbenders." Personnel Phil Collins: vocals, keyboard, drums Orchestra conducted by Anne Dudley Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Covers In 1966, Petula Clark released a cover version that was a Top 10 hit in South Africa and Rhodesia. In 1977, Les Gray released a cover which reached No. 32 in the UK. References 1960s ballads 1965 debut singles 1977 singles 1988 singles Labelle songs The Mindbenders songs Phil Collins songs Pop ballads Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles Number-one singles in Belgium RPM Top Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in Denmark European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Number-one singles in Portugal Number-one singles in South Africa Number-one singles in Switzerland UK Singles Chart number-one singles Songs written by Carole Bayer Sager 1965 songs Songs written by Toni Wine Fontana Records singles Atlantic Records singles Virgin Records singles Warner Music Group singles Popular songs based on classical music