appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 to perform both this song and the single to follow, "Creeque Alley". Although the single has a running time of 2:56, and the group performed the song in its entirety, edited versions of the song appear on internet video sites with a much shorter running time. Personnel According to the AFM contract sheet, the following musicians played on the track. John Phillips - session leader; guitar Hal Blaine - contractor; drums Gary Coleman - percussion Bones Howe Larry Knechtel - keyboards Joe Osborn - bass guitar Denny Doherty Tommy Tedesco - guitars Charts Other versions 1965: Johnny Preston released a version of the song as the B-side of his single "Running Bear '65". 1965: Reparata and the Delrons covered the song on their LP Whenever a Teenager Cries. 1967: The Lettermen released a version of the song on their album Spring! 1968: The O'Kaysions released a version of the song on their debut album, Girl Watcher and as the B-side of their single, "Love Machine". 1972: The Temprees' version reached number 17 on Billboards Soul Singles chart and number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100. 1973: Ruben and the Jets released it on their album For Real!1981: Bernadette Peters recorded a version, which reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. 1994: Bitty McLean recorded a reggae remake, which reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. 1996: Linda Ronstadt made it the title song of her album Dedicated to the One I Love. 1998: Tanya Stephens included the song on her album Ruff Rider. 2000: Holly Cole included the song on her album Romantically Helpless. 2001: Rosie & the Originals recorded an a cappella version for their album Angel Baby Revisited. 2007: Renée Geyer recorded a version on her album Dedicated. 2013: Wilson Phillips included it on their album Dedicated. The song in popular culture In the 1980s, a version of the song was used in a Kellogg's Special K commercial. In an episode of the television show China Beach, the actress Chloe Webb, portraying a USO touring backup singer, offers a tender and emotional version of the song to a fatally injured soldier as a last request as he is dying. In DTV, in 1984, the Mamas & the Papas' version of the song was set to Sleeping Beauty. The song was used in a scene in the 1986 film