<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Paul Williams </Td> </Tr> <P> The song's composer Paul Williams recorded his own version of the song he had written, which was included on his 1971 album Just an Old Fashioned Love Song . Williams later performed the song when he appeared on The Muppet Show in 1976 . He also sang a portion of the song for an episode of The Odd Couple in 1974 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Country music singer Jeris Ross released a cover version of the song in 1972 . Her rendition of the song reached number 58 on the Billboard country singles chart . </Li> <Li> Andy Williams released a version in 1972 on his album, Love Theme from "The Godfather". </Li> <Li> The song was also sampled in the 1999 hip - hop song "Once Again (Here to Kick One for You)" by Handsome Boy Modeling School featuring Grand Puba and Sadat X . </Li> <Li> The Kubricks release a version in 2016 for the soundtrack of Ice Age: Collision Course . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Country music singer Jeris Ross released a cover version of the song in 1972 . Her rendition of the song reached number 58 on the Billboard country singles chart . </Li>

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