Kenny Nolan wrote "A Penny For Your Thoughts" by Marion Jarvis as her second single in 1975.

Tavares (Antone, Arthur, Feliciano (father of the four brothers), Perry and Ralph Tavares) covered "A Penny For Your Thoughts" in 1982 on the LP "New Directions". The smooth single, produced by the writer, was the group's last top forty hit when it peaked at number thirty-three on Billboard's pop chart and number sixteen R&B. The tune received a Grammy nomination.