This album is vintage Gaye and Motown, following all the formulas that made the label the '60s' finest record company. The title track was an instant classic reaching number 8 on the R&B chart and number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song "Pride and Joy" became his first top ten single after its release in 1963. Gaye reached the top 50 with the dance song, "Hitch Hike" at number 30 on the Hot 100.