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1644:". Paul said through a statement issued by his attorney: "I'm so glad my path to justice has finally come to an end. I've been waiting years to be paid for my recordings." Seymour Straus, who testified at trial on Paul's behalf commented: "There is no question that Billy Paul's royalties had been improperly calculated for many years." Jay Berger of the Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation said: "This case firmly establishes the rights of singers signed to small production companies to receive 50% of the money earned by the major labels that distribute the records." Chuck Rubin the president of Artists Rights said: "The producers will no longer walk off with any of the artist's royalties." Paul's lawyer Steven Ames Brown commented: "It was a stunning victory for Billy. The jury awarded him $ 12,000 more than we requested. The years of deception and excuses are over and Billy Paul will from now on enjoy the fruits of his talents. Los Angeles juries have no patience for deadbeat record companies." Brown added: "And Billy Paul was Kenny Gamble's best friend. Can you imagine what might have happened to the others?"
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to make. We were followed all over the world by this film crew from Europe and I got to be very good friends with the filmmakers. I would say things and do things as if the camera wasn't even there. They approached me about doing this film, and they are real fans. "Am I Black Enough for You?" is very popular in Sweden and these guys really knew their music. They were serious about it, they flew over and followed me and it got real personal...and I trusted them. It's very important like the relationship I have with my wife is based on trust. I wish everyone could have that level in their lives.... I am now at peace with myself, I think this movie has done a lot for me because it's helped me get rid of a lot of demons.
598:.... We were such good friends. We never did a record together and that would have been one of my dreams. And you know what one of my fascinations is? What we would be doing if he were here today. I think about Marvin every day. The love I have for this man is unbelievable. We were close, we were like brothers. When I would go on the road out in California, he would go round to the house β he and Blanche (Billy's wife) make sure Blancheβs mother would take her insulin because she was a diabetic. I would heavily depend on him to make sure she ate and took her insulin. Thatβs how close we were. You know sometimes, even today. I wake up and hope it was a dream, but itβs real β itβs real you know."
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better choices, and his career might have been Hall-of-Famish." Similarly, Jason Ankeny wrote: "Too easily dismissed as little more than a one-hit wonder, Billy Paul was, in fact, one of the most gifted and affecting talents to grace the
Philadelphia International stable β the recipient of some of the Gamble and Huff team's most lush and sophisticated productions. His deeply soulful voice bridged the gap between jazz and soul, textured in equal measure by street-smart swagger and touching vulnerability."
1444:: "If you didn't live and die with Billy Paul's albums when he cranked them out on Philadelphia International Records, you won't have a clue as to what his fans want to hear. To compile a CD from Paul's singles is to compile a mediocre collection; you have to supplement the singles with choice LP cuts. And with a brief ten-track collection like this, some of the singles should have been replaced with a few of Paul's icy album joints." By contrast, Jason Ankeny said that the 1999 compilation
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PIR under-reported Billy's earnings.... In addition G&H will have to pay us interest on that money going back to '94 (statute of limitations). Oh yes, 'the chickens came home to roost.' Winning this case opens the door for all of those other artists whose royalties were withheld or under-accounted to go to court and seek justice, and to know that they have a good chance of winning their case. This is just the beginning of G&H's worst nightmare. The avalanche cometh."
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1541:. Recorded in SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil; Paris, France; Bermuda, and Philadelphia, it contained the following tracks: "Billy's Back Home", "Love Buddies", "When Love is New", "This is Your Life", "Thanks for Saving My Life", "Let's Get It On/What's Going On", "War of the Gods", "I Believe I Can Fly", "Your Song", "Without You", and "Mr & Mrs. Jones". Two years later, a complete show from that tour was released outside the U.S. on the PID label. Titled
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1205:'s No. 3 U.S. hit from earlier that summer. While McCartney's version was heavy on personal references and comparatively light on political figures, Billy Paul's version turned the formula on its head to become a kind of civil rights anthem β albeit one with a personal touch due to the mention of his recently deceased twin sister Pauline Williams. As where McCartney only obliquely refers to "Brother John" (
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exclusively directed at children....Love and romance are part of life and we are not suggesting that these subjects should be 'censored' in record lyrics. Our appeal has been directed toward pornographic lyrics that degrade human sexuality rather than uplifting the human spirit. The lyrics change in Billy Paul's record was decided upon independently by
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sounded great doing it". Paul reflected: "Well you know... For a long time I was angry about it, I had a bit of a letdown. Now the song is ahead of its time. I feel as though I let the song down when I went into my darkness. I feel like I abandoned the song. And I'm still going to get to the bottom of 'Am I Black Enough'."
511:'s son. We were in Germany and we said we're going to start a band, so we didnβt have to do any hard work in the service. We tried to get Elvis to join but he wanted to be a jeep driver. So me and Gary Crosby, we started it and called ourselves the Jazz Blues Symphony Band. Some famous people came out of that band;
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for nearly half a million dollars. At the 2003 trial in a federal district court in Los
Angeles, Joseph E. Porter, the attorney for Assorted Music, argued that Paul was only owed about $ 27,000, explaining that while the company had mistakenly failed to collect proper foreign royalties on the record,
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in 1977 and it proved to be his final charting album, reaching No. 152 on the Pop chart and No. 36 Soul. The LP's title track was the first single, reaching No. 68 on the Soul chart and No. 33 in the UK. The next time Paul's voice would be heard during the summer of 1977 was on the track "Let's Clean
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in New York City played "Let's Make a Baby" but decided not to announce its title. Other stations went so far as to alter the lyrics. Privately, several black disc jockeys described the controversy as "Jessie's phony crusade against sex on the air." The disc jockeys β who refused to allow their names
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Pop Album chart and No. 20 on the Soul chart. It included the singles "Be
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As these live albums illustrate, Paul's concert set lists were varied, containing both his own songs as well as cover versions of jazz, soul, rock, and pop tunes. For example, his
September 16, 2001, Sunday afternoon show at Gloria's Seafood in Philadelphia featured "Billy Boy", "Billy's Back Home",
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Pop Album chart and No. 17 on the Soul chart. It included the singles "Let's Make a Baby", which hit No. 83 on the Pop singles chart (the last record of Paul's to make that chart), No. 18 on the Soul chart and No. 30 in the UK, and "People Power", which reached No. 82 on the Soul chart and No. 14 on
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Paul also did some boxing in the Army β a sport he had grown up with, as he explained in a 2012 interview: "Yeah we had a gym and all my friends from my neighborhood were boxers. Even during my army days I boxed as well as singing. Actually I still go to the gym; both me and my wife have trainers...
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Blanche Williams called the decision a "moral victory" and had especially harsh words for Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff: "The jury was...pissed off at the arrogance of G&H, the 'creative bookkeeping' done by Sony, and at discovering how blatantly and systematically Sony and
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was again positive, saying about "You Didn't Know" β "Billy Paul, new young singer, makes an impressive bow on the label with a strong performance of a weeper ballad which should pick up spins and plays. The Lucas ork furnishes okay backing. A good disk" and about "The Stars Are Mine" β "Paul sings
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radio. Mr. Paul has not protested to WVON about the change. The allegation that we have 'suddenly discovered sexy records' because artists have stopped performing for nothing at PUSH EXPO is patently false....The fact that several artists performed at EXPO who have songs we find objectionable is
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and Clive Davis, but I think it was mostly Clive Davis." For his part, Davis has said that he opposed releasing the song as a single. Still, Davis called it an "all time great record, all time great performance". Gamble, the co-writer and producer of the track, said the song "was great and Billy
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We have not...leveled 'blasts at Billy Paul.' We have carefully and consciously avoided 'blasts' at specific entertainers and instead have focused on specific records β of which Billy Paul's 'Let's Make a Baby' is only one in a whole series, increasingly explicit and dominant in a market almost
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provocative. You'll remember at the time that I told you I was 100% against it and history has proven me right. But though it was a company mistake, I'm still satisfied with both CBS and
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and heard the gospel influence and everything I just said: 'I can make jazz with R&B.' That transition came when The Beatles came out to America. When I heard The Beatles that was my turning point. They were like my mentors. You know the funny thing about that, when I heard (Billy sings)
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I was singing in a jazz club called the Sahara. He had a record shop on South St & Philly β right round the corner and I was singing with a trio at the Sahara club on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. He came over and said 'I am starting a record company and I would like to sign you.'
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album β 'Brown Baby' and 'I'm Just a Prisoner'. But, we are starting to work on the album more seriously from May 15." Despite Paul's enthusiasm, neither "Brown Baby" or "I'm Just a Prisoner" were released in U.S., although "Brown Baby" was issued in the UK but failed to chart.
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of Chicago, presented Paul with an award for the song on Billy Paul Day, May 23, 1977, that included a ceremony at the church with the church's school choir performing the song. When informed of the honor by Father Clements, Paul reportedly cried tears of joy. Clements said:
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His show of June 12, 2011, in SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil consisted of "Thanks for Saving My Life", "I Will Survive" (performed by backing vocalist Anna Jordan), "Hello", "Purple Rain", "Smile", "Mrs. Robinson", "Your Song", "Me and Mrs. Jones", and "You Are So Beautiful".
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reviewed the tracks favorably, saying of "Why Am I" that it was "Expressive warbling of a moody ballad, by the label's new 16-year-old chanter", and of "That's Why I Dream": "Organ and piano lend the singer a hand in this slow-paced etching of a romantic number".
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soul chart and No. 17 on the pop chart. Despite the disappointment over the chart performance of "Am I Black Enough", there was no reason to believe that he could not replicate the album's success or reach even greater heights. In May 1973, while still promoting
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than they were to Paul's '70s orchestrated wall of sound. The album's title track, a ballad, was released as a single in the U.K. but did not chart. The follow-up single β a slow jam called "Sexual Therapy" β fared better, climbing to No. 80 on the U.K. charts.
733:. As they had done on the previous LP, Gamble and Huff sought to find the balance between Paul's jazz roots and the funky soul that they hoped would bring mainstream success. Paul nearly reached the charts with the single "Magic Carpet Ride" (cover of the 1968
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across the United States. Paul received the 2015 AMG Favorite Retro Artist of the Year award, as well as being given the Sandy Hosey Lifetime Achievement Award during the Artists Music Guild's 2015 AMG Heritage Awards broadcast held on November 14, 2015, in
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columnist Gary Deeb said the station "mutilated" the song, doing so in order to solidify ties with Jackson, and called the whole episode "simply ridiculous". Paul was furious and said that he had the "shock of my life" when he learned of the alteration.
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1448:"goes far beyond the classic title track in restoring the singer to prominence, showcasing his versatility via superb covers of pop favorites.... the inclusion of R&B chart hits.... it all adds up to a definitive portrait of Paul in his prime."
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and we toured all over Germany. Elvis didnβt wanna join us. I used to see him every day but he drove the jeep for the Colonel. He didnβt want to join our band. He wanted to get away from music for a while, while he was in the service you
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1421:. This double-album compilation included four previously unreleased tracks: "You're My Sweetness", "Next to Nature", "What Are We Going to Do Now That He's Back", and "My Old Flame". The UK version was a single LP titled
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was released in 1968 on the Gamble label. Largely a collection of jazz covers of songs popularized by others, it was a studio album that attempted to recreate the feel of Paul's live club performances. Neither the single
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label. Similar in production style to his previous release, though perhaps a bit smoother, it reached No. 61 on the Soul chart. However, the singles "We Could Have Been" and "I Just Love You So Much" failed to chart.
693:. Paul cut a new version of his 1959 single and made it the title track. Gamble & Huff were firmly in control of the production. Merging jazz and soul, the LP achieved some modest success reaching No. 12 on the
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Paul's popularity grew and led to appearances in clubs and at college campuses nationally. He changed his name from Paul Williams to Billy Paul so as to avoid any confusion with other artists such as songwriter
381:. He died later that year. I was there with him for a week and I learned what it would normally take two years to pick up. Bird told me if I kept struggling I'd go a long way, and I've never forgotten his words.
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myself, I never wanted to sound like anybody else. How that occurred was cause I always wanted to be a saxophone player....I took my uniqueness and treated it like a horn, which created a good style for me."
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single "Thanks for Saving My Life", backed with "I Was Married" as the B-side, was a top-40 hit, reaching No. 37 on the pop chart and a top-10 soul record, reaching No. 9. It also reached No. 33 in the UK.
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wrote it especially and it's a definite single at some point. It's called 'I Was Married' and I honestly think it will be bigger than 'Me and Mrs. Jones'. But for me, there are still two singles from the
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In the end, the jury deliberated for less than an hour and found that Paul did not owe the company anything. Instead, they awarded him half a million dollars in unpaid royalties for his recording of "
339:, and I'd be in seventh heaven. Female vocalists just did more with their voices, and that's why I paid more attention to them." Perhaps the female vocalist who had the most impact on him was
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call my name, I said Ohhh... Yeah... The most sobering thing is to have a number one record across the whole entire world in all languages. Itβs a masterpiece, itβs a classic."
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the drama; you know how they say everyone marches to their own beat? Well I think Philly has its own beat as well, and it's distinctive. It sounds easy, but it's hard to play."
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1332:, 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 "
471:(NAMM). Jubilee plugged Paul's latest single and noted: "He's New β He's Hot!" Despite Jubilee's efforts, none of the tracks by the young singer made the charts.
1565:"Just in Time", "Old Folks", "Sleeping Bee", "Ebony Woman", "Thanks for Saving My Life", "Love Buddies", "April in Paris/I Love Paris", and "Me and Mrs. Jones".
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Up the Ghetto", featuring the "Philadelphia International All-Stars": Billy Paul,
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3777:"#ASKNAT β CONCERNING HONORABLE MENTIONS IN PAUL MCCARTNEY'S "LET 'EM IN""
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3967:"Billy Paul Setlist at HSBC Brasil, SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil, 12 June 2011"
3945:"CONCERT REVIEW: BILLY PAUL AT GLORIA'S SEAFOOD IN PHILLY 9/16/2001"
1013:. Recorded in London and released in 1974, it reached No. 10 on the
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Jarrett, Vernon (May 6, 1977). "A Soul Composer Shares His Dream".
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Paul's career took an unexpected turn when he was drafted into the
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newspaper. He attended the West Philadelphia Music School and the
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Paul died on the afternoon of April 24, 2016, at his home in the
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1432:: "Jesus Boy (You Only Look Like a Man)", which failed to chart.
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LPs. Still, neither reissue was terribly successful, with only
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We'll teach him the truth and understand the meaning of it all
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Can't you see tonight I'm gonna make sweet, sweet love to you?
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Jackson, Jesse L. (May 28, 1977). "PUSH replies to Jarrett".
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re-entering the album charts at No. 186 Pop and No. 43 Soul.
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and a number of other musicians in post-World War II Germany.
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4411:"Philly Soul Singer Billy Paul Dies at 81: Manager Confirms"
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Deeb, Gary (March 4, 1979). "The Dark Side of the Medium".
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in late 1976. The title track was a funky soul version of
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2698:"How Good Is Your Game" / "I Think I'll Stay Home Today"
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4188:"'Me & Mrs. Jones' Singer Wins Half Million Dollars"
3738:. p. S8 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
3697:. p. B4 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
3022:"Jesus Boy (You Only Look Like a Man)" / "Love Buddies"
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For the British saxophonist also named Billy Paul, see
4385:""Me and Mrs. Jones" singer Billy Paul dies at age 81"
3779:. thebeatlesrarity.com. August 7, 2012. Archived from
3637:"THE BILLY PAUL DOC: AM I DISSEMBLING ENOUGH FOR YOU?"
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who also sued Gamble & Huff for unpaid royalties.
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led the movement against this song and others such as
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Paul was twice embroiled in controversy with Reverend
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299:β I loved Ella Fitzgerald. There are so many of them.
4024:. Associated Press. December 12, 2007. Archived from
2604:"Billy's Back Home" / "I've Got So Much to Live For"
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on organ. Paul's performances of "East" (10:21) and "
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are huge everywhere so I do perform a lot overseas."
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Paul made two studio albums in the 1980s. The first,
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Yet, just as they had done with "Let's Make a Baby",
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467:β the music industry trade convention put on by the
3880:Connolly, Paul (January 3, 2004). "Critic's Rock".
3709:"Expo '75 to Push Top Acts, Key Issues During Fest"
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4211:"Archie Bell sues Gamble and Huff over royalties"
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2554:"Be Truthful to Me" / "I Wish It Were Yesterday"
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4438:"'Me and Mrs. Jones' Singer Billy Paul Has Died"
4256:"Music documentary β Am I Black Enough for You?"
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1628:in 27 years and sued Assorted Music, its owners
582:Paul was a brief stand-in for one of the ailing
475:Army years and resumption of professional career
4051:"W&K faces $ 1m lawsuit in Nike ad wrangle"
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3132:"I Just Love You So Much" / "This May Be Love"
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2873:"Sooner or Later" / "Everybody's Breaking Up"
2529:"Thanks for Saving My Life" / "I Was Married"
1589:television commercial that used Billy Paul's "
1088:So he can walk around with his head held tall
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3752:The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four
3110:"We Could Have Been" / "I'd Rather Be Alone"
2971:"False Faces" / "I Gotta Put This Life Down"
2895:"Everybody's Breaking Up" / "One Man's Junk"
2651:"Let's Make a Baby" / My Head's on Straight"
2576:"The Whole Town's Talking" / "I Was Married"
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1078:Take my hand while we walk slowly to the room
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4797:People from Gloucester Township, New Jersey
4792:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in New Jersey
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1788:Image Award and numerous proclamations and
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4827:20th-century African-American male singers
4822:Philadelphia International Records artists
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4232:Ott, Dwight; Wood, Sam (January 9, 2008).
4018:"IOC strips Jones of all 5 Olympic medals"
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4132:"'Me and Mrs. Jones' Singer Wins Lawsuit"
3842:Me and Mrs. Jones: The Best of Billy Paul
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1746:. Paul and other PIR acts were backed by
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3197:(Cert 12A), Director: GΓΆran Hugo Olsson
2746:"I Trust You" / "Love Won't Come Easy"
1683:In 2009, the biographical feature film
1446:Me & Mrs. Jones: Best of Billy Paul
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469:National Association of Music Merchants
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4234:"O'Jays' suit sings a song of discord"
4209:Farr, Stephanie (September 13, 2011).
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572:I always saw myself as a solo artist.
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2092:Philadelphia International Z 2-36314
1488:Paul's final studio album was 1988's
1252:Elijah and Malcolm, Still our friends
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3422:"Rhythm & Blues Record Releases"
3364:"Rhythm & Blues Record Releases"
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2261:"Ebony Woman" / "You'll Go to Hell"
2076:Philadelphia International KZ 35756
2057:Philadelphia International KZ 34923
2038:Philadelphia International KZ 34389
2019:Philadelphia International KZ 33843
2001:Philadelphia International KZ 33157
1980:Philadelphia International KZ 32409
1959:Philadelphia International KZ 31793
1938:Philadelphia International KZ 30580
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4315:. utopiaartists.com. Archived from
4076:Bloomberg News (October 27, 2000).
3454:"Rhythm & Blues Record Reviews"
3396:"Rhythm & Blues Record Reviews"
2673:"People Power" / "I Want Cha Baby"
1256:Bobby and Medgar, Louis Armstrong!
1070:Come on, come on, let's make a baby
1007:spawned his first true live album:
701:Philadelphia International releases
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4832:20th-century American male singers
4751:Philadelphia International Records
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4186:Friedman, Roger (April 28, 2003).
4134:. Associated Press. April 29, 2003
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3635:Azerrad, Michael (July 26, 2010).
3538:
2507:" / "I'm Gonna Make It This Time"
2214:"Why Am I" / "That's Why I Dream"
1736:Philadelphia International Records
1626:Philadelphia International Records
1209:or brother-in-law John Eastman or
1159:For his part, Jackson responded:
894:' idea to do that. I think it was
839:Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
707:Philadelphia International Records
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4623:Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club
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4436:Keyes, Allison (April 24, 2016).
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3601:Abbey, John (September 1, 2012).
3516:. movievortex.com. Archived from
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2350:"Let's Fall in Love All Over" / "
1891:Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club
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1403:Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club
1082:.... Let's put wisdom in his head
957:Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club
668:Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club
645:Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club
315:is another one of my favorites."
4254:Bradshaw, Peter (July 2, 2009).
3578:British Hit Singles & Albums
3278:. Billboard Books. p. 325.
3019:Philadelphia International 3737
2993:Philadelphia International 3736
2968:Philadelphia International 3699
2946:Philadelphia International 3676
2917:Philadelphia International 3645
2892:Philadelphia International 5983
2870:Philadelphia International 3639
2845:Philadelphia International 3636
2819:Philadelphia International 3635
2790:Philadelphia International 5391
2765:Philadelphia International 5038
2743:Philadelphia International 3630
2717:Philadelphia International 3621
2695:Philadelphia International 3613
2670:Philadelphia International 3593
2648:Philadelphia International 3584
2623:Philadelphia International 3572
2601:Philadelphia International 3563
2573:Philadelphia International 2225
2551:Philadelphia International 3551
2526:Philadelphia International 3538
2500:Philadelphia International 3526
2459:Philadelphia International 3521
2437:Philadelphia International 3515
1780:magazine; was a recipient of an
1734:To mark the 40th anniversary of
1093:-Billy Paul, "Let's Make a Baby"
16:American soul singer (1934β2016)
4521:"Billy Paul - Me and Mrs Jones"
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4497:Australian Chart Book 1970β1992
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4409:Chang, David (April 24, 2016).
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4383:Rizik, Chris (April 24, 2016).
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3900:"Pulse: Character: Billy Paul"
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3229:Laing, Dave (April 25, 2016).
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3050:"Lately" / "I Search No More"
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1758:" (8:34) appear on the album.
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1392:Paul's final studio album for
584:Blue Notes, with Harold Melvin
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4837:20th-century American singers
3486:. August 2, 1952. p. 104
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1729:Ain't No Mountain High Enough
1250:Pauline Williams, Was my twin
200:". His 1973 album and single
3539:Ma, David (April 26, 2016).
3402:. April 17, 1952. p. 37
3339:"Billy Paul: Soul Searching"
2797:" / "How Good Is Your Game"
1669:Archie Bell & the Drells
1573:"Me and Mrs. Jones" lawsuits
7:
4338:Awards, 2015 AMG Heritage.
4275:"Am I Black Enough For You"
4078:"Nike Sued Over Song in Ad"
3460:. July 12, 1952. p. 37
3441:billy paul you didn't know.
3201:
2724:" / "We All Got a Mission"
2290:" / "I'm Always a Brother"
2111:Total Experience TEL8-5711
1593:" song without his consent.
1533:In 2000 he released a CD β
1076:A little boy, a little girl
611:Neptune and Gamble releases
192:singer, known for his 1972
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4715:Am I Black Enough for You?
4469:. AllMusic. Archived from
4302:. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
3991:McCarthy, Michael (2000).
3933:. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
3870:. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
3850:. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
3827:. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
3370:. April 17, 1952. p.
3194:Am I Black Enough for You?
2505:Am I Black Enough for You?
2377:Philadelphia International
2150:
1685:Am I Black Enough for You?
1630:Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
1456:Post-PIR studio recordings
1423:Billy Paul's Greatest Hits
1394:Philadelphia International
1072:Oh, baby, come on, come on
867:Am I Black Enough for You?
854:Am I Black Enough for You?
774:"Me and Mrs. Jones" was a
563:" (Finch 1005, written by
398:Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams
362:, then owned by the local
303:was one of my favorites β
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4802:Singers from Philadelphia
4787:American male pop singers
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4722:Thanks for Saving My Life
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4644:360 Degrees of Billy Paul
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4109:. May 10, 2003. p. 8
3755:. ABC-CLIO. p. 536.
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1543:Your Songs: Live in Paris
1535:Live World Tour 1999β2000
1383:Let's Clean Up the Ghetto
1329:360 Degrees of Billy Paul
1038:Jesse Jackson controversy
1027:360 Degrees of Billy Paul
985:360 Degrees of Billy Paul
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3749:Womack, Kenneth (2014).
3428:. July 5, 1952. p.
3077:I Only Have Eyes for You
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1634:Sony Music Entertainment
1474:Total Experience Records
4807:Jubilee Records artists
4658:Got My Head on Straight
3576:Roberts, David (2006).
3514:"Interview: Billy Paul"
3072:Total Experience 49934
2824:Only the Strong Survive
2053:Only the Strong Survive
1996:Got My Head on Straight
1377:and Walter Williams of
1354:Only the Strong Survive
1022:Got My Head on Straight
983:, was the follow-up to
910:Until the work is done
602:Philadelphia soul years
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231:Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
3898:Admin (May 26, 2009).
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4467:"Billy Paul - Awards"
3904:Philadelphia Magazine
3231:"Billy Paul obituary"
2924:" / "One Man's Junk"
2826:" / "Where I Belong"
2288:There's a Small Hotel
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3075:"Sexual Therapy" / "
1782:American Music Award
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1348:Final PIR recordings
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4291:Kellman, Andy.
3839:Ankeny, Jason.
3639:. You and What Army
3337:Tyler, Lee (2009).
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2386:" / "Love Buddies"
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908:We ain't gonna stop
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2088:Best of Billy Paul
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1766:Awards and honors
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1559:-Billy Paul, 2009
1466:Philadelphia Soul
1387:Gamble & Huff
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952:Me and Mrs. Jones
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170:/soul-artist
146:Years active
94:(2016-04-24)
82:Pennsylvania
78:Philadelphia
44:Paul in 2012
25:
4777:2016 deaths
4772:1934 births
4675:Live albums
4630:Ebony Woman
4493:Kent, David
4313:"Bill Paul"
3186:Filmography
2283:Finch 1005
2072:First Class
1912:Ebony Woman
1844:Discography
1832:section of
1810:Marvin Gaye
1701:Bruce Weber
1665:Archie Bell
1398:First Class
1363:Archie Bell
1207:John Lennon
972:Ebony Woman
963:Ebony Woman
943:360 Degrees
892:Clive Davis
871:Black Power
850:Clive Davis
828:Ringo Starr
820:Isaac Hayes
812:Ray Charles
751:-Billy Paul
735:Steppenwolf
715:CBS Records
711:Clive Davis
682:Ebony Woman
659:John Lennon
650:the Beatles
628:the Beatles
592:Marvin Gaye
577:-Billy Paul
553:Sam Dockery
542:Miles Davis
534:Ron Anthony
509:Bing Crosby
505:Gary Crosby
444:Buddy Lucas
301:Nina Simone
266:Early years
247:Marvin Gaye
220:psychedelic
4766:Categories
4729:Let 'Em In
4637:Going East
4608:Billy Paul
4568:Billy Paul
4562:Billy Paul
4548:Billy Paul
4440:. WTOP.com
4032:October 3,
3925:Your Songs
3819:Collection
3214:References
2722:Let 'Em In
2408:Epic 1313
2034:Let 'Em In
1933:Going East
1705:Chet Baker
1673:the O'Jays
1652:The O'Jays
1528:Mrs. Jones
1442:Super Hits
1429:Going East
1379:The O'Jays
1338:Elton John
1334:Let 'Em In
1324:Let 'Em In
1310:South Side
1298:Let 'Em In
1263:Let 'Em In
1245:and King.
1199:Let 'Em In
1191:Let 'Em In
1114:" and the
1054:His album
1001:the O'Jays
906:One by one
835:the O'Jays
784:gold album
722:Going East
530:Leo Wright
386:Billy Paul
216:electronic
186:Billy Paul
137:Occupation
71:1934-12-01
56:Birth name
32:Billy Paul
21:Wizzo Band
4708:Your Song
4525:bpi.co.uk
4444:April 24,
4421:April 24,
4394:April 24,
4107:Billboard
4022:MSNBC.com
3997:USA Today
3884:. London.
3882:The Times
3558:April 27,
3553:0261-3077
3484:Billboard
3458:Billboard
3426:Billboard
3400:Billboard
3368:Billboard
3248:April 26,
3243:0261-3077
3081:(UK only)
3052:(UK only)
2897:(UK only)
2799:(UK only)
2795:Your Song
2578:(UK only)
2468:Your Song
2417:(UK only)
2320:Somewhere
2133:ICH 1025
2126:Wide Open
1830:Blackwood
1806:the Roots
1802:Questlove
1752:Leon Huff
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