| | |  | Music | Home » » Me And Mrs. Jones: The Best Of Billy Paul | | | | | | | Description: | | One of the many men and women who could be called "The Pride of Philly" during the '70s. Here are 14 of his best, including the #1 hit title track and Thanks for Saving My Life; Am I Black Enough for You; Billy's Back Home; Let 'Em In , and more. | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| April 06, 1999 | | Studio:
| Sony | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 14 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Me and Mrs. Jones | | 2. | Billy's Back Home | | 3. | Black Wonders of the World | | 4. | Let 'Em In | | 5. | Be Truthful to Me | | 6. | Your Song | | 7. | Thanks for Saving My Life | | 8. | This Is Your Life | | 9. | Bluesette | | 10. | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right | | 11. | Am I Black Enough for You? | | 12. | Love Buddies | | 13. | I Think I'll Stay Home Today | | 14. | When Love Is New | |
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14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Decent Billy Paul SamplerOct 04, 2000
By James A. Allio
"aheyheynow"
This is a decent sampling of Billy Paul's work with the Sound of Philadelphia and Gamble and Huff, the genius Dexter Wansel, et al, although by no means complete or exhaustive. Naturally the international adultery smash, "Me and Mrs. Jones," anchors this set, and other familiar Paul numbers are here, too, like the sweetly sentimental "Billy's Back Home," matter-of-fact "Be Truthful to Me" and slammin' upbeat "Thanks for Saving My Life," my personal favorite. Paul has a husky, emotional voice which he uses with intelligence and serious jazz flavored style, often employing his gift in order to teach ("Black Wonders of the World") and enlighten (Paul McCartney's "Let 'Em In"). Several standards ("Bluesette," "Your Song") are included here, and Billy sings the hell out of them. As I mentioned, this set is by no means complete, however. Any Billy Paul collection that does not include his take on "Brown Baby" or the rueful "The Whole Town's Talking" can only be an introduction to this great talent.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Awesome Philly Soul classics~Bravo Billy Paul!May 29, 2004
By Bradly Briggs
Rich mellow tones with lots of passion make Billy Paul a peerless singer who is another "Unsung" sadly overlooked legendary icon even with #1 Masterpiece "Me And Mrs. Jones" one of the biggest hits of the seventies and all the rest in this great collection match that classic! Dexter Wansel wrote and the brilliant Bobby Martin arranged the sentimental and moody "Billy's Back Home" plus the engrossing Gamble/Huff "Black Wonders Of The World" which is a mesmerizing musical journey with Billy all over the map with a totally amazing vocal unlike anything I have ever heard in my life and guaranteed you will use the repeat button more than once on this gripping masterpiece! Billy steals "Let 'Em In" from Paul McCartney and makes an anthem for equality while saluting greats of the past making this cooker an unforgettable experience. As this great collection progresses one realizes no male voice quite matches this one with a wonderful loose jazz sense that is winning and unique. "Be Truthful To Me" has a driving rhythm and a great soulful vocal that is amazing being so loose and funky...stunning Elton cover is flowing and engrossing making "Your Song" one to enjoy over and over...so loose and soulful is this incredible singer taking all these great songs making them his own & this fantastic collection is one to enjoy over and over and over as it flows great and what a voice..."Thanks For Saving My Life" is another awesome cooker and every song throughtout this incredible collection will blow away any music lover and must be great seeing this music man live...Bravo Billy!
10 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Some of the best songs Billy has recordedApr 09, 1999
I have been a Billy Paul fan for many years. I have most of his recorded music. I am really excited to see so many of my favorite songs on one album. Billy is a legendary artist with a unique vocal style that cannot be duplicated by any other singer. I look forward to the time that his new album is released. ALL THE BEST TO YOU BILLY!!!!
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
great talentJan 26, 2000
By A customer
"mistermaxxx"
billy paul was more than one song.he can sing with emotion&feeling.this set highlights his great talent.a very powerful voice who is very underrated.
 Mrs. JonesSep 09, 2011
By Ronnie W. Corkrey
I bought this CD for the title sone. Some of the other songs are OK, but the title song is probably the best known Billy Paul song - and it is great!!!
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