Me and Mrs. Jones

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“Me and Mrs. Jones”

Single by Billy Paul from the album 360 Degrees of Billy Paul
Released	1972
Format	7" 45 RPM
Genre	R&B
Length	4 min:42 sec
Label	Philadelphia International
Writer(s)	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert
Producer	Kenny Gamble Leon Huff

"Me and Mrs. Jones" was a number-one single originally performed by soul singer Billy Paul, recorded and released in 1972 (see 1972 in music) on CBS Records' Epic imprint. The single, included on the album 360 Degrees of Billy Paul, was written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. It describes an extramarital affair between a man and his lover, the titular "Mrs. Jones".

The single became Paul's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at that position for three weeks in December of 1972. "Me and Mrs. Jones" also achieved this feat on Billboard's R&B Singles chart, remaining at the number-one position for four weeks. It replaced "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy and was replaced by Carly Simon's "You're So Vain". A cover of the song was also a hit for the 1970's group The Dramatics.

"Me and Mrs. Jones" has been covered by Curtis Mayfield, Ten Wedge, Roy Meriwether, Andy Abraham, Al Green, George Huff, Sandra Bernhard, and Michael Bublé.

A remake of this song was recorded by Freddie Jackson in 1992.

Coolio recorded his own version on his album Gangsta's Paradise, entitled "A Thing Goin' On".

Preceded by "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy	Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 16 – December 30, 1972	Succeeded by "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon
Preceded by "You Ought to Be With Me" by Al Green	Billboard's Hot Soul number one single December 9 – December 30, 1972	Succeeded by "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder