Billy Paul - Knowledge (XXG)

1289: 1644:". Paul said through a statement issued by his attorney: "I'm so glad my path to justice has finally come to an end. I've been waiting years to be paid for my recordings." Seymour Straus, who testified at trial on Paul's behalf commented: "There is no question that Billy Paul's royalties had been improperly calculated for many years." Jay Berger of the Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation said: "This case firmly establishes the rights of singers signed to small production companies to receive 50% of the money earned by the major labels that distribute the records." Chuck Rubin the president of Artists Rights said: "The producers will no longer walk off with any of the artist's royalties." Paul's lawyer Steven Ames Brown commented: "It was a stunning victory for Billy. The jury awarded him $ 12,000 more than we requested. The years of deception and excuses are over and Billy Paul will from now on enjoy the fruits of his talents. Los Angeles juries have no patience for deadbeat record companies." Brown added: "And Billy Paul was Kenny Gamble's best friend. Can you imagine what might have happened to the others?" 1043: 319: 1715:

to make. We were followed all over the world by this film crew from Europe and I got to be very good friends with the filmmakers. I would say things and do things as if the camera wasn't even there. They approached me about doing this film, and they are real fans. "Am I Black Enough for You?" is very popular in Sweden and these guys really knew their music. They were serious about it, they flew over and followed me and it got real personal...and I trusted them. It's very important like the relationship I have with my wife is based on trust. I wish everyone could have that level in their lives.... I am now at peace with myself, I think this movie has done a lot for me because it's helped me get rid of a lot of demons.

598:.... We were such good friends. We never did a record together and that would have been one of my dreams. And you know what one of my fascinations is? What we would be doing if he were here today. I think about Marvin every day. The love I have for this man is unbelievable. We were close, we were like brothers. When I would go on the road out in California, he would go round to the house – he and Blanche (Billy's wife) make sure Blanche’s mother would take her insulin because she was a diabetic. I would heavily depend on him to make sure she ate and took her insulin. That’s how close we were. You know sometimes, even today. I wake up and hope it was a dream, but it’s real – it’s real you know." 4556: 1452:

better choices, and his career might have been Hall-of-Famish." Similarly, Jason Ankeny wrote: "Too easily dismissed as little more than a one-hit wonder, Billy Paul was, in fact, one of the most gifted and affecting talents to grace the Philadelphia International stable – the recipient of some of the Gamble and Huff team's most lush and sophisticated productions. His deeply soulful voice bridged the gap between jazz and soul, textured in equal measure by street-smart swagger and touching vulnerability."

1510: 1648: 1444:: "If you didn't live and die with Billy Paul's albums when he cranked them out on Philadelphia International Records, you won't have a clue as to what his fans want to hear. To compile a CD from Paul's singles is to compile a mediocre collection; you have to supplement the singles with choice LP cuts. And with a brief ten-track collection like this, some of the singles should have been replaced with a few of Paul's icy album joints." By contrast, Jason Ankeny said that the 1999 compilation 623: 1659:

PIR under-reported Billy's earnings.... In addition G&H will have to pay us interest on that money going back to '94 (statute of limitations). Oh yes, 'the chickens came home to roost.' Winning this case opens the door for all of those other artists whose royalties were withheld or under-accounted to go to court and seek justice, and to know that they have a good chance of winning their case. This is just the beginning of G&H's worst nightmare. The avalanche cometh."

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exclusively directed at children....Love and romance are part of life and we are not suggesting that these subjects should be 'censored' in record lyrics. Our appeal has been directed toward pornographic lyrics that degrade human sexuality rather than uplifting the human spirit. The lyrics change in Billy Paul's record was decided upon independently by

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sounded great doing it". Paul reflected: "Well you know... For a long time I was angry about it, I had a bit of a letdown. Now the song is ahead of its time. I feel as though I let the song down when I went into my darkness. I feel like I abandoned the song. And I'm still going to get to the bottom of 'Am I Black Enough'."

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for nearly half a million dollars. At the 2003 trial in a federal district court in Los Angeles, Joseph E. Porter, the attorney for Assorted Music, argued that Paul was only owed about $ 27,000, explaining that while the company had mistakenly failed to collect proper foreign royalties on the record,

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in 1977 and it proved to be his final charting album, reaching No. 152 on the Pop chart and No. 36 Soul. The LP's title track was the first single, reaching No. 68 on the Soul chart and No. 33 in the UK. The next time Paul's voice would be heard during the summer of 1977 was on the track "Let's Clean

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in New York City played "Let's Make a Baby" but decided not to announce its title. Other stations went so far as to alter the lyrics. Privately, several black disc jockeys described the controversy as "Jessie's phony crusade against sex on the air." The disc jockeys – who refused to allow their names

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Pop Album chart and No. 20 on the Soul chart. It included the singles "Be Truthful to Me" (No. 37 R&B); "Billy's Back Home" (No. 52 R&B); and "July, July, July, July", which did not chart. Despite the attempted return to form, the lack of mainstream success was a major disappointment to Paul,

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Paul explained why he had agreed to work with the filmmakers: "Well I'm not getting any younger and I wanted to express some things that might have been hidden. I wanted to release my heart and tell people about my highs and lows and I think you get that from this documentary.... It wasn't difficult

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As these live albums illustrate, Paul's concert set lists were varied, containing both his own songs as well as cover versions of jazz, soul, rock, and pop tunes. For example, his September 16, 2001, Sunday afternoon show at Gloria's Seafood in Philadelphia featured "Billy Boy", "Billy's Back Home",

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Paul was on the Philadelphia International label, in all, for nine years and while he enjoyed considerable success – especially with "Me and Mrs. Jones" – critics generally agree that he deserved better. Andrew Hamilton put it bluntly: "Gamble and Huff did a horrible job picking Paul's singles. Some

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In an age of cynicism, suspicion and outright despair, it's uplifting to hear the kind of message that Billy Paul is giving all of us over the radio. Billy Paul is telling us that the dreamers, like Dr. Martin Luther King, are dead now, but it is time to let their dreams begin to come into our souls

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This man suddenly discovered sexy recordings when several of our black recording artists began to stop performing for nothing at his annual Black Expos. Remember, this is the same Jackson who presented at one of his Black Expos the filthiest recording comedian in show business. And that comedian was

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Pop Album chart and No. 17 on the Soul chart. It included the singles "Let's Make a Baby", which hit No. 83 on the Pop singles chart (the last record of Paul's to make that chart), No. 18 on the Soul chart and No. 30 in the UK, and "People Power", which reached No. 82 on the Soul chart and No. 14 on

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Paul also did some boxing in the Army – a sport he had grown up with, as he explained in a 2012 interview: "Yeah we had a gym and all my friends from my neighborhood were boxers. Even during my army days I boxed as well as singing. Actually I still go to the gym; both me and my wife have trainers...

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for formal vocal training. He recalled: "Well you know, it was something that my mum would say I needed, holding my notes you know, and delivering my notes. It gave me assurity, cos my mother was 100% behind me and it created the style and uniqueness of Billy Paul. All my life I wanted to sound like

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Paul's wife and manager Blanche Williams called the decision a "moral victory" and had especially harsh words for Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff: "The jury was...pissed off at the arrogance of G&H, the 'creative bookkeeping' done by Sony, and at discovering how blatantly and systematically Sony and

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was again positive, saying about "You Didn't Know" – "Billy Paul, new young singer, makes an impressive bow on the label with a strong performance of a weeper ballad which should pick up spins and plays. The Lucas ork furnishes okay backing. A good disk" and about "The Stars Are Mine" – "Paul sings

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In 2012, Paul was asked how important the city of Philadelphia was to him and what the Philly sound is: "It's very very important to me. I was born here and so many great and influential artists come from here as well. Its a city of its own and has its own sound. I think what makes it different is

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Post-"retirement", Paul regularly toured in the U.S. and abroad playing small clubs, hotel ballrooms, Las Vegas showrooms, Jazz festivals, and theaters. Asked in 2012 whether playing in Philadelphia held special meaning to him, he said: "I try to feel comfortable wherever I play, but they call it

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radio. Mr. Paul has not protested to WVON about the change. The allegation that we have 'suddenly discovered sexy records' because artists have stopped performing for nothing at PUSH EXPO is patently false....The fact that several artists performed at EXPO who have songs we find objectionable is

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and Clive Davis, but I think it was mostly Clive Davis." For his part, Davis has said that he opposed releasing the song as a single. Still, Davis called it an "all time great record, all time great performance". Gamble, the co-writer and producer of the track, said the song "was great and Billy

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I think though that a lot of mistakes were made at the time. The biggest one was releasing 'Am I Black Enough For You' straight after 'Mrs. Jones'. People weren't ready for that kind of a song after the pop success of 'Mrs. Jones'. They were looking for a sequel or at least something that wasn't

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We have not...leveled 'blasts at Billy Paul.' We have carefully and consciously avoided 'blasts' at specific entertainers and instead have focused on specific records – of which Billy Paul's 'Let's Make a Baby' is only one in a whole series, increasingly explicit and dominant in a market almost

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provocative. You'll remember at the time that I told you I was 100% against it and history has proven me right. But though it was a company mistake, I'm still satisfied with both CBS and Philadelphia International. However if I had released a different track I may have reached the heights of

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and heard the gospel influence and everything I just said: 'I can make jazz with R&B.' That transition came when The Beatles came out to America. When I heard The Beatles that was my turning point. They were like my mentors. You know the funny thing about that, when I heard (Billy sings)

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Numerous "best of" compilations of Paul's Philadelphia International work have been released over the years, though critics have made plain that most have failed to capture the right balance of singles and album tracks to fully represent the depth and breadth of his PIR output. For example,

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with a different track listing and only one of the "new" songs: "You're My Sweetness". That song was released as a single and reached No. 69 on the Soul chart. Paul's final single for Philadelphia International was an edited version of a song from his first Philadelphia International album

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I was singing in a jazz club called the Sahara. He had a record shop on South St & Philly – right round the corner and I was singing with a trio at the Sahara club on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. He came over and said 'I am starting a record company and I would like to sign you.'

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album — 'Brown Baby' and 'I'm Just a Prisoner'. But, we are starting to work on the album more seriously from May 15." Despite Paul's enthusiasm, neither "Brown Baby" or "I'm Just a Prisoner" were released in U.S., although "Brown Baby" was issued in the UK but failed to chart.

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of Chicago, presented Paul with an award for the song on Billy Paul Day, May 23, 1977, that included a ceremony at the church with the church's school choir performing the song. When informed of the honor by Father Clements, Paul reportedly cried tears of joy. Clements said:

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Paul announced his retirement in 1989 on stage in London. But like so many artists before him, he could not resist the temptation to continue to play live shows and record. In 2009 he was asked how he was enjoying his retirement in South Jersey: "Retired? Are you serious?"

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Decades later, Paul was more philosophical about the song: "That was what I had with 'Am I Black Enough.' I wanted – I'm gonna make it this time and come out. I think it's true to the audience, cos they look for something to come out compared to Mrs. Jones and that was

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His show of June 12, 2011, in São Paulo, Brazil consisted of "Thanks for Saving My Life", "I Will Survive" (performed by backing vocalist Anna Jordan), "Hello", "Purple Rain", "Smile", "Mrs. Robinson", "Your Song", "Me and Mrs. Jones", and "You Are So Beautiful".

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reviewed the tracks favorably, saying of "Why Am I" that it was "Expressive warbling of a moody ballad, by the label's new 16-year-old chanter", and of "That's Why I Dream": "Organ and piano lend the singer a hand in this slow-paced etching of a romantic number".

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soul chart and No. 17 on the pop chart. Despite the disappointment over the chart performance of "Am I Black Enough", there was no reason to believe that he could not replicate the album's success or reach even greater heights. In May 1973, while still promoting

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than they were to Paul's '70s orchestrated wall of sound. The album's title track, a ballad, was released as a single in the U.K. but did not chart. The follow-up single – a slow jam called "Sexual Therapy" – fared better, climbing to No. 80 on the U.K. charts.

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across the United States. Paul received the 2015 AMG Favorite Retro Artist of the Year award, as well as being given the Sandy Hosey Lifetime Achievement Award during the Artists Music Guild's 2015 AMG Heritage Awards broadcast held on November 14, 2015, in

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columnist Gary Deeb said the station "mutilated" the song, doing so in order to solidify ties with Jackson, and called the whole episode "simply ridiculous". Paul was furious and said that he had the "shock of my life" when he learned of the alteration.

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Paul explained why he was particularly influenced by female jazz singers: "I think the reason behind that is because of my high range. The male singers who had the same range I did, when I was growing up, didn't do much for me. But put on Nina Simone,

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and we toured all over Germany. Elvis didn’t wanna join us. I used to see him every day but he drove the jeep for the Colonel. He didn’t want to join our band. He wanted to get away from music for a while, while he was in the service you

1738:, in 2011 Big Break Records in the UK began remastering and reissuing many of the albums released on PIR, including Paul's works. They included new liner notes, interviews, and bonus tracks. In the U.S., Legacy Recordings issued 567:), backed with "I'm Always A Brother" (Finch 1006, written by Leon Mitchell and Charles Gaston). None of these songs charted, but Paul would resurrect and re-record both "Ebony Woman" and "There's a Small Hotel" in later years. 1421:. This double-album compilation included four previously unreleased tracks: "You're My Sweetness", "Next to Nature", "What Are We Going to Do Now That He's Back", and "My Old Flame". The UK version was a single LP titled 671:

was released in 1968 on the Gamble label. Largely a collection of jazz covers of songs popularized by others, it was a studio album that attempted to recreate the feel of Paul's live club performances. Neither the single

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label. Similar in production style to his previous release, though perhaps a bit smoother, it reached No. 61 on the Soul chart. However, the singles "We Could Have Been" and "I Just Love You So Much" failed to chart.

693:. Paul cut a new version of his 1959 single and made it the title track. Gamble & Huff were firmly in control of the production. Merging jazz and soul, the LP achieved some modest success reaching No. 12 on the 642:] and behold I took all the material I sung every weekend and I did an album in three and a half hours – a whole album. I had this album, and I produced it – me and my wife. And we gave him this album called 391:

Paul's popularity grew and led to appearances in clubs and at college campuses nationally. He changed his name from Paul Williams to Billy Paul so as to avoid any confusion with other artists such as songwriter

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Gamble & Huff's attorney Porter said after the verdict: "It was nothing but an accounting (issue). No one said 'you cheated me.'" Still, Paul's case was an important precedent for other artists including

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myself, I never wanted to sound like anybody else. How that occurred was cause I always wanted to be a saxophone player....I took my uniqueness and treated it like a horn, which created a good style for me."

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single "Thanks for Saving My Life", backed with "I Was Married" as the B-side, was a top-40 hit, reaching No. 37 on the pop chart and a top-10 soul record, reaching No. 9. It also reached No. 33 in the UK.

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wrote it especially and it's a definite single at some point. It's called 'I Was Married' and I honestly think it will be bigger than 'Me and Mrs. Jones'. But for me, there are still two singles from the

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In the end, the jury deliberated for less than an hour and found that Paul did not owe the company anything. Instead, they awarded him half a million dollars in unpaid royalties for his recording of "

339:, and I'd be in seventh heaven. Female vocalists just did more with their voices, and that's why I paid more attention to them." Perhaps the female vocalist who had the most impact on him was 559:. In 1959 he joined the New Dawn record label and released the single "Ebony Woman" backed with "You'll Go to Hell" (New Dawn 1001), both written by Morris Bailey Jr. In 1960, Paul recorded " 3776: 935:, he was asked about a follow-up LP: "I'm afraid that there will be something of a delay. As of right now, there are two sides actually completed. I have to tell you about one of them — 1545:, it was recorded in December 2000 at a private event for the RFM TV Channel at Studio 287 in Paris, France. It includes the songs "July, July, July, July", "Only the Strong Survive", " 1213:) and "Martin Luther" (the martyred civil rights leader or the 16th-century theologian), Billy Paul's version is far more explicit in reciting a list of deceased civil rights leaders ( 1526:

being a native son and I do get a lot of respect there so it is special. The reaction internationally is great as well, so even in Paris or Brazil we have great audiences. Songs like

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political message proving too much for mainstream radio's taste. There was much controversy surrounding the choice to release this track as the follow-up to a cross-over smash hit.

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On the heels of the Nike suit, Paul targeted his former record company for unpaid royalties on his signature song. He claimed that he had not received an accounting statement from

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call my name, I said Ohhh... Yeah... The most sobering thing is to have a number one record across the whole entire world in all languages. It’s a masterpiece, it’s a classic."

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the drama; you know how they say everyone marches to their own beat? Well I think Philly has its own beat as well, and it's distinctive. It sounds easy, but it's hard to play."

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I’ve always worked hard to create my own style. Nobody sounds like me. I’ve heard them call me ‘legendary.’ That feels pretty good … though the word is overused these days.

779: 318: 307:, They all had a style, a silkiness about them.... I wanted to sing silky, like butter – mellow. I wanted to sing mellow you know what I mean. One of my favorites is 4369: 1610: 1332:, reaching No. 88. Paul also had his usual success on the Soul charts, with the album hitting No. 27 and the singles "How Good is Your Game", "I Trust You", and " 471:(NAMM). Jubilee plugged Paul's latest single and noted: "He's New – He's Hot!" Despite Jubilee's efforts, none of the tracks by the young singer made the charts. 1565:"Just in Time", "Old Folks", "Sleeping Bee", "Ebony Woman", "Thanks for Saving My Life", "Love Buddies", "April in Paris/I Love Paris", and "Me and Mrs. Jones". 1318:

and begin to make an impact on our society. Congratulations to Billy Paul. Truly he has made a hit, not just with the general public, but also with Almighty God!

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Paul actually owed the company about $ 314,000 for the costs of recording and producing the 10 albums he made for Philadelphia International from 1971 to 1980.

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to be used for fear of reprisals – accused Jackson of being "absolutely dishonest" about the campaign, with one popular radio personality making reference to

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would always say: 'Come to the gym! I'm gonna beat your ass!' Then one time I got hit too hard and I said no I'm going to sing!... That made my mind up."

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With each album, Gamble and Huff were moving closer to realizing the sound they envisioned for Billy Paul, and they achieved it with the 1972 album

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The good thing about Gamble and Huff is, nobody sounded alike, everybody had their own sound and that was the distinctive part that kept coming.

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He recalled: "That's how I really got indoctrinated into music. My mother was always...collecting records and she would buy everything from

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this new tune more quietly, over a smooth ork reading. Side is not as exciting as flip and tune is not as strong." A few weeks later,

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to help start the record company and that was the album that helped start it up. I was singing totally Jazz then, but when I heard

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version did reach No. 90 on the Soul chart and No. 51 on the Dance chart. "False Faces" was also released in both single and 12"

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The song was PIR's first No. 1. In addition, the label was enjoying considerable success with their other artists, including

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followed in the same vein as its predecessor and had a similar fate. Released in December 1975, it reached No. 139 on the

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at the age of 81. He's buried at the West Laurel Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania near labelmate Teddy Pendergrass.

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that did not make either the Pop or Soul charts. The LP's first single "Bring the Family Back" failed to chart but a 12"

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filthy that night at the Amphitheater. It got so bad that parents and their children could be seen leaving the place.

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Billy Paul has regularly played live around the world including this 2006 concert at the Carthage Palace Hotel in

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for the last three weeks of 1972, selling two million copies (platinum single status), and went on to win Paul a

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Paul and his wife and manager Blanche Williams were in the process of recording his debut album when they met

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and I warmed the Apollo for six weeks and that’s where he gave me the name Billy Paul. I didn't question it."

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were among the artists who benefited from the precedent set by Billy Paul's lawsuit for unpaid royalties.

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in 2007. Paul recalled the Grammy win and the song's overall success: "Oh man! I was up against

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The disc jockeys further pointed out that Jackson was not critical of other artists, such as

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broke the artist on world charts, including the United Kingdom, where the single entered the

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Stuart, Reginald (April 14, 1977). "Curb Sought on Airing of Records With Explicit Lyrics".

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In a 1977 interview, Paul made plain that he opposed the choice from the beginning:

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Surprisingly, the controversy only escalated with the release of Paul's next album,

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further evidence that our concerns are directed not at the artist but at the record.

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in Ohio, I had to go do a homecoming – my wife and her mother went. And when I see

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Billy Paul was heavily influenced by female jazz vocalists, perhaps none more than

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Up the Ghetto", featuring the "Philadelphia International All-Stars": Billy Paul,

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In June 1952, Paul released his second single – this time collaborating with the

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Paul's run at Philadelphia International officially ended with the 1980 release

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When I was 16, I played the Club Harlem in Philly and I was on the same bill as

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was released in 1975 and was an attempt to return to the successful formula of

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and was issued in November 1973. Unique in Paul's catalog, it contains lengthy

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He began his singing career at the age of 11, appearing on local radio station

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as the key influence on his musical growth from jazz to other musical genres.

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In 1952, he traveled to New York City and entered the recording studio for

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Golden Gate Groove: The Sound of Philadelphia Live in San Francisco 1973

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was Paul's first LP to crack the top 100 pop album chart since 1972's

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Jarrett, Vernon (May 6, 1977). "A Soul Composer Shares His Dream".

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Paul's career took an unexpected turn when he was drafted into the

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After Neptune folded, Gamble and Huff started their third label –

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newspaper. He attended the West Philadelphia Music School and the

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Paul died on the afternoon of April 24, 2016, at his home in the

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Orchestra – "You Didn't Know", backed with "The Stars Are Mine" (

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Billy Paul paid homage to fallen civil rights leaders including

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Paul's massive success was short-lived. The follow-up single – "

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LPs. Still, neither reissue was terribly successful, with only

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We'll teach him the truth and understand the meaning of it all

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Can't you see tonight I'm gonna make sweet, sweet love to you?

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Jackson, Jesse L. (May 28, 1977). "PUSH replies to Jarrett".

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re-entering the album charts at No. 186 Pop and No. 43 Soul.

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and a number of other musicians in post-World War II Germany.

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Deeb, Gary (March 4, 1979). "The Dark Side of the Medium".

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album also included the Billy Paul tracks (both written by

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Paul and the other members of the 7th Army Band, including

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in late 1976. The title track was a funky soul version of

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5081, both written by Bernard Sacks and B. Sidney Zeff).

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In 2011, Paul participated in an album by French singer

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who also sued Gamble & Huff for unpaid royalties.

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led the movement against this song and others such as

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Paul was twice embroiled in controversy with Reverend

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on organ. Paul's performances of "East" (10:21) and "

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are huge everywhere so I do perform a lot overseas."

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Paul made two studio albums in the 1980s. The first,

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Yet, just as they had done with "Let's Make a Baby",

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So he'll never look back, he'll look straight ahead

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Paul and other PIR acts were backed by 741:soul chart and No. 197 on the pop chart. 685:(1970), was a more commercial release on 4159: 4157: 4155: 4153: 4151: 4149: 2768:"Without You" / "Word Sure Gets Around" 2154: 1852: 1296:(left) honored Billy Paul for the song " 1074:Let's bring another life into this world 697:soul chart an No. 183 on the pop chart. 3993:"Marion Jones puts new face on Nike ad" 3658: 3656: 3654: 3218: 3197:(Cert 12A), Director: Göran Hugo Olsson 2746:"I Trust You" / "Love Won't Come Easy" 1683:In 2009, the biographical feature film 1446:Me & Mrs. Jones: Best of Billy Paul 469:National Association of Music Merchants 4361: 4234:"O'Jays' suit sings a song of discord" 4209:Farr, Stephanie (September 13, 2011). 1750:which featured 35 musicians including 1468:of his previous efforts. Recorded for 1034:Gamble and Huff, and everyone at PIR. 572:I always saw myself as a solo artist. 4164:Brown, Steven Ames (April 24, 2003). 4126: 4124: 3275:The Billboard Book of Number One Hits 2092:Philadelphia International Z 2-36314 1488:Paul's final studio album was 1988's 1252:Elijah and Malcolm, Still our friends 7: 3422:"Rhythm & Blues Record Releases" 3364:"Rhythm & Blues Record Releases" 3224: 3222: 2261:"Ebony Woman" / "You'll Go to Hell" 2076:Philadelphia International KZ 35756 2057:Philadelphia International KZ 34923 2038:Philadelphia International KZ 34389 2019:Philadelphia International KZ 33843 2001:Philadelphia International KZ 33157 1980:Philadelphia International KZ 32409 1959:Philadelphia International KZ 31793 1938:Philadelphia International KZ 30580 1601:began airing a commercial featuring 1254:Brother Martin, We can't forget John 4315:. utopiaartists.com. 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August 2, 1952. p. 104 1729:Ain't No Mountain High Enough 1250:Pauline Williams, Was my twin 200:". His 1973 album and single 3539:Ma, David (April 26, 2016). 3402:. April 17, 1952. p. 37 3339:"Billy Paul: Soul Searching" 2797:" / "How Good Is Your Game" 1669:Archie Bell & the Drells 1573:"Me and Mrs. Jones" lawsuits 4338:Awards, 2015 AMG Heritage. 4275:"Am I Black Enough For You" 4078:"Nike Sued Over Song in Ad" 3460:. July 12, 1952. p. 37 3441:billy paul you didn't know. 2724:" / "We All Got a Mission" 2290:" / "I'm Always a Brother" 2111:Total Experience TEL8-5711 1593:" song without his consent. 1533:In 2000 he released a CD – 1076:A little boy, a little girl 611:Neptune and Gamble releases 192:singer, known for his 1972 4853: 4715:Am I Black Enough for You? 4469:. AllMusic. Archived from 4302:. Retrieved June 13, 2015. 3991:McCarthy, Michael (2000). 3933:. Retrieved June 18, 2015. 3870:. Retrieved June 18, 2015. 3850:. Retrieved June 18, 2015. 3827:. 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