Yellow Balloon was not on the recording, having been in a recent near-fatal car accident. The week of May 20, 1967, the Yellow Balloon's version placed at #25 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, while Jan & Dean's version placed at #111. This was due largely to the fact that many disc jockeys around the United States played only the Yellow Balloon version of the song. The B-side was the song played backwards, entitled "Noollab Wolley". However, several radio stations banned the song in fear that the song was about yellow hallucinogenic pills for a drug trip, just like the Donovan song "Mellow
Who Can I Turn To? album, "Gentle Is My Love." The Temptations recorded the song on their album "In a Mellow Mood". The Main Ingredient recorded the song for their 1972 album "Bitter Sweet"; the single was also the B-side of the R&B group's biggest hit "Everybody Plays the Fool". Australian baritone Anthony Warlow recorded the song on his 1994 album "Midnight Dreaming". Van Morrison recorded the song on his 1995 album "How Long Has This Been Going On". Harry Connick, Jr. included the song on his 2009 album, "Your Songs". Mark Vincent covered the song for his 2010 album "Compass" Della Reese recorded the