 On release the song reached #1 in Canadian Singles Chart, and was his first recording to appear in the USA, reaching #5 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart in February 1971.Later in the year it reached #27 in the Australian Singles Chart, an #30 in the United Kingdom's.The song also reached number one for one week on the "Billboard" Easy Listening chart, and was the first of four Lightfoot releases to reach number one.