JANICE'S
BLUES ALLEY
PRESENTS
SILKY SOUL SINGERS
BILLY PAUL
Billy Paul had a good run in the '70s as an R&B vocalist, though he'd been recording since the '50s, when he debuted on Jubilee. Paul was featured on radio broadcasts in Philadelphia at age 11 and had an extensive jazz background. He worked with Dinah Washington, Miles Davis, and Roberta Flack, as well as Charlie Parker, before forming a trio and recording for Jubilee. His original 1959 recording of "Ebony Woman" for New Dawn was later re-recorded for Neptune as the title of his 1970 LP. He signed the next year with Philadelphia International and scored his biggest hit with "Me & Mrs. Jones" in 1972, topping both the R&B and pop charts. Paul had one other Top Ten R&B single, "Thanks for Saving My Life," in 1974. He remained on Philadelphia International until the mid-'80s. Paul recorded one LP for Total Experience in 1985, Lately, and another for Ichiban before announcing his retirement in 1989 in London. But he's since done several club dates, both in America and overseas.
-- Ron Wynn of All Music Guide
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 | Official Billy Paul Website |
 | Corporate Booking for Billy Paul |
| LOOK | YEAR | ALBUM |
| 1970 | Ebony Woman |
| 1971 | Going East |
| 1972 | 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul |
| 1973 | Feeling Good At The Cadillac Club (live) |
| 1973 | War Of The Gods |
| 1974 | Billy Paul Live In Europe |
| 1975 | Got My Head On Straight |
| 1975 | When Love Is New |
| 1976 | Let �Em In |
| 1977 | Only The Strong Survive |
| 1979 | First Class |
| 1985 | Lately |
| 1988 | Wide Open |
| 2000 | Live: World Tour |
| 2005 | Your Songs |
1970 Ebony Woman
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01. Ebony Woman 02. Mrs. Robinson 03. Windmills Of Your Mind 04. Everyday People 05. Let's Fall In Love All Over |
06. Windy 07. Psychedelic Sally 08. Traces 09. Proud Mary |
1971 Going East
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01. East 02. If You Let Me Make Love To You 03. This Is Your Life 04. Jesus Boy (you only look like a man) 05. Magic Carpet Ride |
06. I Wish It Were Yesterday 07. Compared To What 08. Love Buddies 09. There's A Small Hotel |
1972 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul
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01. Brown Baby 02. I'm Just A Prisoner 03. It's Too Late 04. Me And Mrs. Jones |
05. Am I Black Enough For You? 06. Let's Stay Together 07. Your Song 08. I'm Gonna Make It This Time |
1973 Feeling Good At The Cadillac Club (live)
1973 War Of The Gods
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01. I See The Light 02. War Of The Gods 03. The Whole Town's Talking 04. I Was Married |
05. Thanks For Saving My Life 06. Peace 07. Holy Peace |
1974 Billy Paul Live In Europe
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01. War Of The Gods 02. Brown Baby 03. Thanks For Saving My Life |
04. Me And Mrs. Jones 05. Your Song |
1975 Got My Head On Straight
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01. July, July, July 02. Billy's Back Home 03. I've Got So Much To Live For 04. My Head's On Straight 05. Enlightenment |
06. When It's Your Time To Go 07. Be Truthful To Me 08. Everything Must Change 09. Black Wonders Of The World |
1975 When Love Is New
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01. People Power 02. America (we need the light) 03. Let The Dollar Circulate 04. Malorie |
05. When Love Is New 06. I Want'cha Baby 07. Let's Make A Baby |
1976 Let 'Em In
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01. Let 'Em In 02. We All Got A Mission 03. How Good Is Your Game 04. Love Won't Come Easy |
05. Without You 06. Word Sure Gets Around 07. I Trust You 08. I Think I'll Stay Home Today |
1977 Only The Strong Survive
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01. Only The Strong Survive 02. Takin' It To The Streets 03. Sooner Or Later 04. One Man's Junk |
05. Everybody's Breaking Up 06. The Times Of Our Lives 07. Don't Give Up On Us 08. Where I Belong |
1979 First Class
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01. False Faces 02. Bring The Family Back 03. Game Of Life 04. It's Critical 05. Thank You |
06. What A Way To Love 07. So Glad To See You Again 08. Treasure Of My Life 09. I Gotta Put This Life Down |
1985 Lately
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01. Fire In Her Eyes 02. Sexual Therapy 03. Lately 04. I Search No More 05. I Only Have Eyes For You |
06. Hot Date 07. Get Down To Lovin' 08. Let Me In 09. Me And You 10. On A Clear Day |
1988 Wide Open
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01. Dirty Laundry 02. I'd Rather Be Alone 03. I Just Love You So Much 04. Wide Open |
05. This May Be The Love 06. We Could Have Been 07. Love Ain't Easy 08. Here To Eternity |
2000 Live: World Tour
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01. Baby's Back Home 02. Love Buddies 03. When Love Is New 04. This Is Your Life 05. Thanks For Saving My Life 06. Let's Get It On |
07. What's Going On 08. War Of The Gods 09. I Believe I Can Fly 10. Your Song 11. Without You 12. Me And Mrs. Jones |
2005 Your Songs
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01. Intro 02. July, July, July 03. Only The Strong Survive 04. It's Too Late 05. Marvin Gaye Medley(what's going on, etc) 06. Brown Baby 07. Let 'Em In 08. Purple Rain |
09. It's Critical 10. Without You 11. False Faces 12. Your Song 13. Me And Mrs. Jones 14. Clean Up The Ghetto 15. Outro |
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