| "Me and Mrs. Jones" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Paul | ||||
| from the album 360 Degrees of Billy Paul | ||||
| B-side | "Your Song" | |||
| Released | 13 September 1972[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[2] | |||
| Genre | Philadelphia soul[3][4] | |||
| Length | 4:45 | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert | |||
| Producer(s) | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | |||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Me and Mrs. Jones" on YouTube | ||||
"Me and Mrs. Jones" is a 1972 soul song written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert, and originally recorded by Billy Paul. It describes an extramarital affair between a man and his lover, Mrs. Jones. In the song, the two meet in secret "every day at the same cafe", at 6:30, where they hold hands and talk. The two are caught in a quandary: "We got a thing going on/we both know that it's wrong/but it's much too strong/to let it go now."
- ^ "Billy Paul - Me And Mrs. Jones" – via www.45cat.com.
- ^ Cogan, Jim; Clark, William (2003). Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. San Francisco, United States: Chronicle Books. p. 219. ISBN 0-8118-3394-1.
- ^ Smith, Troy L. (14 December 2021). "Every No. 1 song of the 1970s ranked from worst to best". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (15 October 1996). "The Sound of Philadelphia: Philly Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 52. ISBN 031214704X.