Me and Mrs. Jones
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"Me and Mrs. Jones" is a classic 1972 soul ballad, most famously recorded by Billy Paul, known for its smooth melody and theme of a clandestine love affair.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Me & Mr Jones | 1 |
| Me and Mrs. Jones canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | 360 Degrees of Billy Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| bSide | Your Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartName |
Billboard Hot 100
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billboard R&B chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBestsellingSoulSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
soul ⓘ soul ballad ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine | Me and Mrs. Jones, we got a thing going on NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Freddie Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Bublé NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Dyson NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dramatics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Billy Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:45 ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lush orchestration
ⓘ
smooth melody ⓘ |
| notableInstrument |
piano
ⓘ
saxophone ⓘ |
| performer | Billy Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Gamble and Huff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenny Gamble NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Philadelphia International Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| setting | café ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| style | Philadelphia soul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
clandestine love affair
ⓘ
extramarital relationship ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | smooth ⓘ |
| vocalType | male vocal ⓘ |
| writer |
Cary Gilbert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenny Gamble NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Me & Mr Jones