<Li> Herbie Flowers - bass guitar </Li> <Li> Chris Hunt - drums </Li> <P> American expatriate singer P.P. Arnold had the first hit with the song, reaching number 18 on the UK Singles Chart with her version in May 1967, well ahead of the song appearing on Stevens' album . The Arnold hit featured an up - tempo, soulful vocal set against harpsichord, horns, and strings . It also appeared in the feature film Seven Psychopaths . </P> <P> Keith Hampshire had the first chart - topping hit of the song when his recording of it became a number one hit in Canada in 1973, reaching the top of the RPM 100 national singles chart on 12 May of that year . It also topped the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart . This recording also charted in the US, albeit outside the top 40 . </P>

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