One of the great soul ballads of all time. Out of the Philly Gamble and Huff stable. Of course, it really should have been Teddy Pendergrass and The Blue Notes, at least on this song:
BTW, did’ja know that Melvin discovered Pendergrass while Teddy was the drummer for the Cadillacs, a band who often toured with the Blue Notes? Now you do.