Jean said that the fact that Knowles recorded the ballad provided many opportunities, and she was approached by many people who wanted to purchase her lyrics.

She stood on crutches in 1949 to record her first session for Atlantic, and the bluesy ballad "So Long" became a hit.

A year later, HMV recorded the ballad "Captain Stratton's Fancy", sung by Peter Dawson.

In August 1961 he recorded the ballad "Lollipops and Roses" (a song by Tony Velona), which became a hit in the following year.

Tim Hart and Maddy Prior recorded the ballad in 1968 on Folk Songs of Old England Vol.

Redding recorded the soul-baring ballad just 18 days before his death.

Bruce Swedien, who had worked extensively on Jackson's Thriller, was drafted to record and mix the ballad.

From the same opera, he recorded the ballad "When rocked on the billows".

In 1977 Hill recorded the ballad "Sometimes When We Touch".