es ▁ 1 st , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁single ▁reached ▁No . ▁ 1 7 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁No . ▁ 4 1 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁song ' s ▁B - side ▁was ▁" Close ▁Another ▁Do or ". ▁ ▁The ▁single ▁was ▁re iss ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁on ▁R SO ▁Records ▁with ▁" How ▁Can ▁You ▁M end ▁a ▁Bro ken ▁Heart " ▁as ▁its ▁f li ps ide . ▁The ▁song ▁ranked ▁at ▁number ▁ 9 4 ▁on ▁N ME ▁magazine ' s ▁" 1 0 0 ▁Best ▁Tra cks ▁of ▁the ▁Si xt ies ". ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁minor ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁France . ▁It ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁It ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁interview ▁with ▁P iers ▁Morgan ' s ▁Life ▁St ories , ▁Barry ▁was ▁asked ▁" of ▁all ▁the ▁songs ▁that ▁you ' ve ▁ever ▁written , ▁which ▁song ▁would ▁you ▁choose ?" ▁Barry ▁said ▁that ▁" To ▁Love ▁Some body " ▁was ▁the ▁song ▁that ▁he ' d ▁choose ▁as ▁it ▁has ▁" a ▁clear , ▁emot ional ▁message ". ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁by ▁many ▁other ▁artists , ▁including ▁N ina ▁Sim one , ▁Jan is ▁J op lin , ▁Ro berta ▁F lack , ▁Jimmy ▁Som er ville , ▁Michael ▁Bol ton , ▁Billy ▁C organ