ins ▁and ▁Bla ir ▁Dal y , ▁and ▁recorded ▁by ▁American ▁country ▁music ▁artist ▁John ▁Michael ▁Mont gom ery . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁single ▁from ▁his ▁Great est ▁H its ▁compilation ▁album . ▁It ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 4 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁number ▁ 6 ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Content ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁comfort ▁him . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁Rick ▁Anderson ▁of ▁All music , ▁in ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁a ▁later ▁Mont gom ery ▁compilation , ▁called ▁the ▁song ▁" un us ually ▁complex ▁and ▁soul ful ". ▁Walter ▁All read ▁of ▁Country ▁Standard ▁Time ▁was ▁mixed ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁Great est ▁H its ▁package , ▁saying ▁that ▁Mont gom ery ▁" a ims ▁at ▁touch y - fe ely ▁lo vers , ▁new ▁parents [ … ] ▁and ▁the ▁thousands ▁who ▁buy ▁anything ▁all ud ing ▁to ▁wing ed ▁ones . ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁over ly ▁force ful ▁delivery ▁( sp itting ▁out ▁" s ometimes ▁we ▁fight ") ▁reflect s ▁a ▁t endency ▁toward ▁in ch - deep ▁interpretation ". ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Jim ▁She a . ▁ ▁Chart ▁positions ▁ ▁Year - end ▁charts ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁[ ▁ ▁All music ] ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 7 ▁songs ▁Category : John ▁Michael ▁Mont gom ery ▁songs ▁Category