wˈɪʔn̩z bˈæləd "aɪ dˈoʊnt wˈɔnt tə tˈɔːk ɐbˈaʊt ɪt" wʊd biː kˈʌvɚd baɪ ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv ˈɑːɹɾɪsts, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɹˈiːɾə kˈuːlɪdʒ; ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ bˌʌt ðə ɡˈɜːl ˌɔn ðɛɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ˈælbəm ˈaɪdəlwˌɪld; ænd ɹˈɑːd stˈuːɚt, hˌuː hæd ɐ tʃˈɑːɹttˈɑːpɪŋ hˈɪt wɪððə sˈɔŋ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm, tˈeɪkən fɹʌm hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ˈælbəm ɐtlˈæntɪk kɹˈɔsɪŋ.
Whitten's ballad "I Don't Want to Talk About It" would be covered by a variety of artists, including Rita Coolidge; Everything but the Girl on their 1988 album Idlewild; and Rod Stewart, who had a chart-topping hit with the song in the United Kingdom, taken from his 1975 album Atlantic Crossing.