What Becomes of the Brokenhearted singers The Originals and The Andantes. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" peaked at number seven on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and at number six on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, as well as No. 8 on the UK Chart. Eight years later, the song was reissued (with a B-Side of Ruffin's minor US hit "Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby"), and surpassed its original chart position, reaching No. 4, and thus making it his highest-placed chart single in the UK. The song originally featured a spoken introduction by Ruffin, similar in style to many of Lou Rawls' performances
The Quality of Mercy (album) Last Goodbye", was released in February 2006, reaching No. 186 in the UK Top 200, and No. 21 on the UK Independent Singles Chart. The album was given a release in Norway by Universal Music in March 2006, and peaked at No. 40 there. In a June 2005 interview for "Record Collector", Harley had commented: "I'm recording "The Quality of Mercy". I don't know if it'll ever be like the first Cockney Rebel, when I had a thousand ideas, but I felt like I'm 22 again." In a September 2005 interview with "icLiverpool", he added: "Suddenly that inspiration is there