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The outer gatefold image of War of the Gods depicts the full artwork, normally unseen if only the front cover is visible. The inner gatefold image of War of the Gods depicts Billy Paul on a rocky landscape dressed in colorful garb. Like the front/outer gatefold cover, this image suggests that the music will have a transporting, other-worldly ...
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.
"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.
On Thursday, Jan. 30, the actress, 57, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and revealed that she bought Bernie Taupin's original handwritten lyrics to Elton John’s 1970 single “Your ...
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The album was produced by Billy Paul and released by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Gamble Records in 1968. The Toots Thielemans song "Bluesette" was released as a single but failed to chart as did the album. The LP was re-released with new cover art in 1973 on Philadelphia International Records but again failed to chart.
This power-struggle came to a head in 1983, when Idol and his label, Chrysalis Records, disagreed about the cover art for his breakthrough sophomore album, Rebel Yell.So, in order to get his way ...
While Paul may have regretted the choice to use the song as the follow-up to a #1 pop hit, he does not regret the song in general. He reflected on the song after a Swedish filmmaker produced a feature-length documentary about the song and his life (see below): "I am very popular in Sweden and this film maker Göran, he liked ‘Am I Black ...