What is the name of the 1972 chart-topping single by Billy Paul that won a Grammy?
Answer
Me and Mrs. Jones
What is the name of the 1972 chart-topping single by Billy Paul that won a Grammy? “Me and Mrs. Jones.”
“Me and Mrs. Jones” is Billy Paul’s best-known song and his only U.S. Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single. Written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert, it was recorded at Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studios and released in 1972 on Philadelphia International Records.
The song tells the story of a secret extramarital relationship. Its restrained arrangement, lush strings, and Paul’s conversational, emotionally conflicted vocal helped define the sophisticated Philadelphia soul sound associated with Gamble and Huff’s production team. The single topped the Hot 100 for three weeks and also reached No. 1 on the R&B chart.
At the 15th Grammy Awards, Paul won Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male for the recording. The song is sometimes confused with other 1970s soul standards such as “Let’s Stay Together,” but those are different recordings by different artists.