Don Estelle Pickfords man in one episode (1969) and an ARP Warden called Gerald in three more (1970). He eventually landed the role of Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in the British sitcom, "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" which was first broadcast in 1974 and ran until 1981. Windsor Davies often took the micky out of Lofty in the episodes. The character was given the ironic nickname of "Lofty" because of Estelle's short stature. Estelle had a powerful tenor voice, and had a Number 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1975 with a semi-comic version of "Whispering Grass", followed by a cover
The One I Gave My Heart To issue week, the song debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 18 and went on to peak at number 7. The song also peaked within the top 20 on both the Rhyhtmc and Dance charts at number 8 and 18 respectively. Internationally in the UK The One I Gave My heart to peaked within the top 40 at number 30 on the official charts and at number 25 and 3 on the Dance and R&B chats. Elsewhere in Europe the song peaked within the top 20 in the Netherlands on the Tipparade chart. In the Oceania region