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. Originally appearing on the

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of Jackson's 1972 single "

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", it was later included on his second album, ''

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''. In 1981,

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singer

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scored his biggest hit with a cover version of the song, reaching number 4 on the

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samples the song.

Later versions

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recorded a version of the song in 1996 that reached number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. ''

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had a number 14 hit in the UK with the song in 2000.

References

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