R&B Soul Music Jukebox Discography and Biography of Billy Paul
Billy Paul Songs

(with biography below if available)

Billy Paul (born Paul Williams; December 1, 1934) is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones". He is one of the many artists associated with the Philadelphia soul sound created by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell. "Me and Mrs. Jones" was a No. 1 hit for the last three weeks of 1972, selling two million copies (platinum single status), and went on to win Paul a Grammy Award. Paul continued to record throughout the seventies into the mid-eighties, producing ten albums and a handful of R&B hits and UK Top 40 pop chart entries, but "Me and Mrs. Jones" remains his sole crossover into higher echelons of the U.S. pop charts.

Below is a list of Billy Paul songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: P.I.R. 3521
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #12, US AC #10
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert
album: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound ballad]
Billy Paul Me and Mrs. Jones
1972 P.I.R.
2 record label: P.I.R. 3538
chart position: RandB #9, US #37, UK #33
written by: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: War of the Gods / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound]
Billy Paul Thanks for Saving My Life
1974 P.I.R.
3 record label: P.I.R. 3584
chart position: RandB #18, US #83. UK #30
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: When Love Is New / The Best Of Philadelphia
Billy Paul Let's Make a Baby
1976 P.I.R.
4 record label: P.I.R. 3621
chart position: RandB #91, UK #26
written by: Paul McCartney
album: Let 'Em In / The Best Of Philadelphia
Billy Paul Let 'Em In
1977 P.I.R.
5 record label: P.I.R. 3635
chart position: RandB #68, UK #33
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Jerry Butler
album: Only the Strong Survive / The Best Of Philadelphia
Billy Paul Only the Strong Survive
1977 P.I.R.
6 record label: P.I.R. 7456
chart position: RandB #90, UK #51
written by: Frank Smith and Phil Terry
album: First Class
Billy Paul Bring the Family Back
1979 P.I.R.
7 record label: P.I.R. 3521
chart position: UK #37
written by: Elton John and Bernie Taupin
album: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul
Billy Paul Your Song
1977 P.I.R.
8 record label: P.I.R. 3526
chart position: RandB #29, US #79
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul
Billy Paul Am I Black Enough for You
1973 P.I.R.
9 record label: Total Experience 2434
chart position: UK #80
written by: Jonah Ellis
album: Lately
Billy Paul Sexual Therapy
1985 Total Experience
10 record label: P.I.R. 3551
chart position: RandB #37
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
album: Got My Head on Straight
Billy Paul Be Truthful to Me
1974 P.I.R.
11 record label: P.I.R. 5391
chart position: RandB #50
written by: Michael Burton and Phil Terry
album: Let 'Em In
Billy Paul How Good Is Your Game
1977 P.I.R.
12 record label: P.I.R. 3563
chart position: RandB #52
written by: Dexter Wansel
album: Got My Head On Straight
Billy Paul Billy's Back Home
1975 P.I.R.
13 record label: P.I.R. 3736
chart position: RandB #69
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: The Best of Billy Paul
Billy Paul You're My Sweetness
1980 P.I.R.
14 record label: P.I.R. 4944
chart position: RandB #79
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Let 'Em In
Billy Paul I Trust You
1977 P.I.R.
15 record label: P.I.R. 83593
chart position: RandB #82
written by: John Whitehead, Gene McFadden and Victor Carstarphen
album: When Love Is New
Billy Paul People Power
1976 P.I.R.
-- record label: Total Experience 85711
written by: J. Ellis
album: Lately
comments: [album cut]
Billy Paul Get Down To Lovin'
1985 Total Experience
-- record label: P.I.R. 31793
written by: Sigler, Gamble, Hurt
album: 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul
comments: [album cut]
Billy Paul I'm Just A Prisoner
1972 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 31793
written by: C. King, T. Stern
album: 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul
comments: [album cut]
Billy Paul It's Too Late
1972 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 31793
written by: Green, JacksonMitchell
album: 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul
comments: [ballad album cut]
Billy Paul Let's Stay Together
1972 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 31793
written by: B. Sigler, J. Lang
album: 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul
comments: [ballad album cut]
Billy Paul I'm Gonna Make It This Time
1972 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 2225 (UK)
album: War of the Gods
Billy Paul The Whole Town's Talking
1974 P.I.R.
-- record label: Epic 1313 (UK)
album: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul
Billy Paul Brown Baby
1973 Epic
-- record label: P.I.R. 3274
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
album: Got My Head on Straight
Billy Paul July, July, July, July
1975 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 2225 (UK)
written by: C. Gilbert, K. Gamble, L. Huff*, J. Arc
album: War of the Gods
Billy Paul I Was Married
1974 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 6435
written by: T. Macaulay
album: Only The Strong Survive
Billy Paul Don't Give Up On Us
1977 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 5983
written by: K. Gamble and L. Huff
album: Only The Strong Survive
Billy Paul Everybody's Breaking Up
1977 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 5983
written by: K. Gamble, L. Huff
album: Only The Strong Survive
Billy Paul One Man's Junk
1977 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 3706
written by: C. Gamble, K. Gamble, L. Huff
album: First Class
Billy Paul False Faces
1979 P.I.R.
-- record label: Total Experience 49899
written by: M. Jenkins
album: Lately
comments: [ballad]
Billy Paul Lately
1985 Total Experience
-- record label: P.I.R. 3509
written by: J. Kay, R. Moreve
album: Going East
Billy Paul Magic Carpet Ride
1971 P.I.R.
-- record label: Ichiban 1025
written by: Terry Price, Brian Williams
album: Wide Open
comments: [beat ballad]
Billy Paul Love Ain't Easy
1988 Ichiban
-- record label: P.I.R. 3639
written by: S. Marshall, V. Gray
album: Only The Strong Survive
comments: [philly sound]
Billy Paul Sooner or Later
1977 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 3105
written by: D. Wansel
album: The Best of Billy Paul
comments: [philly sound]
Billy Paul I Think I'll Stay Home Today
1975 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 35756
written by: K. Gamble, L. Huff
album: First Class
comments: [philly sound album cut]
Billy Paul So Glad to See You Again
1979 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 7456
written by: B. Paul, B. Hatcher, C.K. Clark
album: First Class
Billy Paul It's Critical
1979 P.I.R.
-- record label: Ichiban 88 150
written by: Terry Burrus
album: Wide Open
Billy Paul I Just Love You So Much
1988 Ichiban
-- record label: P.I.R. 3206
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Got My Head On Straight
comments: [philly sound]
Billy Paul I've Got So Much To Live For
1975 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 4144 (UK)
written by: K. Gamble, L. Huff, B. Paul
album: Got My Head on Straight
comments: [philly sound]
Billy Paul My Head's On Straight
1976 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 3751
written by: J. Webb
album: Going East
comments: [philly sound ballad]
Billy Paul This Is Your Life
1972 P.I.R.




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