 "The Bells" peaked at number 12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States, and reached number four on the Hot Black Singles chart.It remains the most successful single of the group's career, the rest of which included several more Gaye-produced R&B hits and the Frank Wilson and Michael B. Sutton's disco dance hit "Down to Love Town".On her 1971 album "Gonna Take a Miracle", singer-songwriter Laura Nyro performed a version of "The Bells" with backing vocals by the group Labelle.