originally issued on mono [orange and plum labels] and stereo [blue and green labels]
- issued in Japan in 1978
- reissued in 2000 in the US with next album 'See-Saw' on one CD
- reissued in the 2000s in the US [LP - replica of original]
- reissued in 2012 in Japan on CD
- reissued in 2013 in the US

originally issued on mono [orange and plum labels] and stereo [blue and green labels]
- reissued in 2000 in the US with the previous album 'Mercy!' on one CD
- reissued in the 2000s in the US [LP - replica of original]
- reissued in 2012 in Japan on CD
- reissued in 2013 in the US

Original liner notes:
Don Covay burst on the music scene in 1964 with a smash hit called Mercy, Mercy. It jumped way up on the popularity charts and established Don Covay as an artist with a real future. In 1965, he did it all over again, coming through with another big hit, See-Saw. The popularity of See-Saw indicates that Don Covay no longer has to concern himself about his future - he has arrived. Before Don Covay achieved fame for his exciting, soul-filled singing style, he had already made a name for himself as a composer, and as a creator of dances for the teen set. As a composer he has over 600 songs to his credit, and many of them have been recorded by name artists. He is the composer, or co-writer, of practically all the songs in this album, including the two big hits, Mercy, Mercy and See-Saw. As a dance creator, Don Covay is famous for the dance that swept the nation a while back, the "Pony". He taught many celebrities the Pony including Kathryn Murray, wife of Arthur Murray. Other dances he started were the "Boomerang", the "Fat Man", and the "Sookie-Sookie", and the songs that introduced them are all contained in this album. Don has always placed an emphasis on dancing in his act and in his writing. Don Covay considers singing as the most important aspect of his career but he looks on his writing as an adjunct to his performing. "Singing is my first love", Covay noted in a recent magazine interview, "although I like to express my talents whatever way I can. In writing I like to look for experiences that are common to everybody and express them in my songs. That's why I think Mercy, Mercy and See-Saw were so popular. They're down to earth". "I like to write songs", Covay said, "that you don't have to listen to fifty times before you remember them. I also like to write a song with soul". On the subject of "soul" Covay noted "Soul comes from everywhere. Dean Martin has soul the way he sings, and all Hank Williams' songs have soul. They're down-to-earth and it's truth. That's the way I like to write my songs". Speaking of soul, Don Covay has it. He demonstrates that moving quality on every song in this album from the opening See-Saw to the closing Mercy, Mercy. He also displays a tender quality on such plaintive material as Precious Years, I Never Get Enough Of Your Love, The Usual Place and A Woman's Love. Exciting, soulful, tender, warm - these adjectives describe the vocal style of Don Covay, a performer who is successful in three areas of show business, as a singer, composer and dance innovator.
Bob Rolontz

- also originally released in Canada, France, Germany in 1969
- reissued in 1975 in France with a new unique cover
- reissued in 2002 in the US on CD
- reissued in 2012 in Japan on CD

- reissued in 1985 in the UK as 'Sweet Thang' by Don Covay on Topline
- reissued in 1992 in France for the first time on CD [new unique cover]
The first 6 tracks from this album were added on the 'Super Dude 1 - The Mercury Years' CD reissue [2005]; most of this album also features on rthe CD compilations 'King Of Soul' [Australia, 2005] and 'Super Bad' [USA, 2009]

- reissued in 2005 in Europe on CD as 'Super Dude 1 - The Mercury Years - Volume 1...' including 6 bonus tracks from the album 'Different Strokes For Different Folks'
- reissued in 2012 in Japan on CD

- reissued in 2005 in Europe on CD as 'Hot Blood - The Mercury Years - Volume 2' including the bonus track 'Dungeon #3'

- reissued in 2008 in the US on Sony, for the first time on CD

- reissued in 2002 in the US on CD as 'Your Love Had Got To Me' [bootleg]
- reissued in 2006 in Europe on CD including 6 bonus tracks from the album 'Different Strokes For Different Folks'
- reissued in the UK in 2007 & 2013 on CD with original artwork
all tracks from this album also featured on the CD compilations 'King Of Soul' [Australia, 2005] and 'Super Bad' [USA, 2009]