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"Your Song" is a song written by musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single. "Your Song" was first released by American rock band Three Dog Night in March 1970 as an album track on It Ain't Easy. John was an opening act for the band at the time and allowed them to ...
In all, Let 'Em In was Paul's first LP to crack the top 100 pop album chart since 1972's 360 Degrees of Billy Paul, reaching No. 88. Paul also had his usual success on the Soul charts, with the album hitting No. 27 and the singles "How Good is Your Game", "I Trust You", and " Let 'Em In " reaching Nos. 50, 79, and 91 respectively.
"Me and Mrs. Jones" is a 1972 soul song written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert, and originally recorded by Billy Paul. It describes an extramarital affair between a man and his lover, Mrs. Jones. In the song, the two meet in secret "every day at the same cafe", at 6:30, where they hold hands and talk.
Me and Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul enjoyed four weeks at number one on Billboard's R&B chart [6] and three weeks in the top spot on the magazine's Hot 100, [7] made it to number 10 on its Easy Listening chart [8] and number 12 in the UK, [9] received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, [10] and earned Paul the ...
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. The single "Thanks for Saving My Life" was a top 40 hit, reaching number 37 on the ...
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 ...
The band was also notable for featuring three different front men: Thomasson, Henry Paul, and Billy Jones, all of whom wrote and provided lead vocals. Paul's vocals and his self-penned tracks "Song in the Breeze", "Stay with Me" and "Knoxville Girl" brought a strong country flavor to the album, while Jones teamed with Thomasson to provide a ...
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds – "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me", "Now Is The Time" The Kursaal Flyers – "Little Does She Know" Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks – "Convoy GB" Liverpool Express – "You Are My Love", "Every Man Must Have a Dream" Barry Manilow – "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" Manfred Mann's Earth Band – "Blinded by ...