It's not just any old song about relationships; it's the late, great Womack making an ardent plea to certain married men who take their wives for granted. He's basically saying, unless you make sure her needs are taken care of, you're going to find yourself very alone.
From a musical standpoint, the track is steeped in sweet Memphis soul. It's built upon the in-the-pocket percussion of American Sound Studios session drummer Hayward Bishop and punctuated by Mike Leech's silky bassline, which is indebted to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" in both spirit and melody. For that matter, the call-and-response/echo vocals where Womack sings both lead and backup seem like a direct homage to Gaye's song, too.
Even so, this track has its own singular groove that seems as ready for the dance floor as it is for l'amour. And that's why it's so easy to put it on "repeat," four or five times.
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