Musically speaking, that is a very well crafted and produced song. The Delfonics had several great songs during their career, but after a while, it seems that they just ran out of good material to work with. Someof their later tunes were weak and without direction. I think some of the members, as with Thom Bell, had begun shopping their wares to other entertainers.
Jamaican born Thom Bell moved on to write many hits for the Stylistics, including.
Stop, Look, Listen to Your Heart, Betcha By Golly Wow, others. The Stylistics became many magnitudes more famous than the Delfonics did. That’s simply how it worked out.
Remember when I was drafted, out in the village; I was the only white boy singing Delfonic tunes with blk friends, ha. good memories.
Oh man, the Delfonics were one of my all time favorite groups! They surely paved the way for all those smooth ballad Soul groups of the early 70’s that were part of the soundtrack of my early teen years.. Wish they still made music like that.
They made beautiful music. RIP.
Oh, sad news! Loved (his) their hits.