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"Me and Mrs. Jones" was a #1 single originally performed by Billy Paul, recorded and released in 1972 on CBS Records' Philadelphia International imprint. The single, included on the album 360 Degrees of Billy Paul, was written by Cary 'Hippy' Gilbert, Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff, and arranged by Bobby Martin.
Paul Williams (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016), [1] known professionally as Billy Paul, was an American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Jones". His 1973 album and single War of the Gods blends his more conventional pop , soul, and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences.
War of the Gods is an album by soul singer Billy Paul.The album was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and arranged by Bobby Martin and Lenny Pakula. Released in 1973, the album reached number 12 on the Billboard soul chart and number 110 on the pop chart.
360 Degrees of Billy Paul is an album by soul singer Billy Paul. It was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and arranged by Bobby Martin , Lenny Pakula and Norman Harris . Released in 1972, it includes the Grammy Award -winning number 1 pop and soul single " Me and Mrs. Jones " and its follow-up " Am I Black Enough for You? " which reached ...
The music was timely you know, everything fitted - the civil rights area. Everything fitted very well." [7] Paul regularly performed the song live, but not necessarily for reasons one might expect. He explained in a 2012 interview: "'Am I Black Enough' is now one of the most requested songs by white people." [8]
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Got My Head on Straight is an album by soul singer Billy Paul. It was produced by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff , arranged by Bobby Martin and Lenny Pakula, and engineered by Joe Tarsia. Released in 1975, it reached #140 on the Billboard Pop Album chart and #20 on the Soul chart.
Billy Paul originally recorded the song "Ebony Woman" in 1959 and it was released as a single on the New Dawn label. [2] The song was resurrected and re-cut as the title track for an album which Paul and his producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff wanted to make a statement with.