When you hear this name you have that
beautiful song flow through your mind. The one that we all thought was a little
bit naughty back in the time. After all it was all about having an affair was
it not?
Billy Paul was born in 1934 as Paul
Williams and in the late 60s was touring clubs and bars in Philadelphia sharing
the stage with such names as Roberta Flack and Miles Davis.
His first solo single debut hit in 1972 was
the beautiful Me And Mrs Jones. A classic tale of infidelity, Paul’s unorthodox
style enhanced the ballad’s sense of guilt. His later releases included ‘Thanks
For Saving My Life’ (1974), which did not chart in the UK.
Thanks for saving my life
For picking me up
Dusting me off
Making me feel like
I'm living again
(Like I'm living again)
I'm so glad I ran into you
If I hadn't seen you
I would have been through
Moving on to 1976 and a smaller hit with Let’s Make A Baby, followed by Let ’Em In’ (1977) which was an adaptation of the Paul
McCartney hit to emphasize lyrical references to Dr. Martin Luther King. I
remember this song had huge radio play
