360 Degrees of Billy Paul

360 Degrees of Billy Paul
Studio album by
Released1972
Recorded1972
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreSoul, Philadelphia soul
Length44:45 (original LP)
LabelPhiladelphia International
ProducerKenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Billy Paul chronology
Going East
(1971)
360 Degrees of Billy Paul
(1972)
War of the Gods
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
CreemB−[2]
Echoes [3]
Džuboks(favorable)[4]
Pitchfork8.5/10[5]

360 Degrees of Billy Paul is an album by soul singer Billy Paul. It was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and arranged by Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula and Norman Harris. Released in 1972, it includes the Grammy Award-winning number 1 pop and soul single "Me and Mrs. Jones" and its follow-up "Am I Black Enough for You?" which reached number 29 on the soul chart and number 79 on the pop chart. The album was expanded and remastered by Big Break Records for compact disc in 2012 with three bonus tracks, new liner notes by Andy Kellman, and new quotes from Billy Paul.

  1. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. Billy Paul: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 1973). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Wells, Chris (September 2012). "Review: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul". echoesmagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. ^ Kostić, Borjan. "360 stepeni Bilija Pola". Džuboks (in Serbian) (1 (second series)). Belgrade: NIP Dečje Novine: 44.
  5. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (June 2, 2021). "Billy Paul: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 23, 2023.