Me and Mrs. Jones - wikipedia Me and Mrs. Jones For the British comedy TV series, see Me and Mrs Jones ( TV series ). For the Johnny Mathis album, see Me and Mrs. Jones ( album ). `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' Single by Billy Paul from the album 360 Degrees of Billy Paul B - side `` Your Song '' Released October 1972 ( 1972 - 10 ) Format 7 - inch single Genre Soul Length 4 : 42 Label Philadelphia International Songwriter ( s ) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert Producer ( s ) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff Billy Paul singles chronology `` This is Your Life '' ( 1972 ) `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' ( 1972 ) `` Am I Black Enough for You ? '' ( 1973 ) `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' is a 1972 soul song written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert, and originally recorded by Billy Paul. It describes an extramarital affair between a man and his lover, Mrs. Jones. In the song, the two meet in secret `` every day at the same cafe '', where they hold hands and talk. The two are caught in a quandary : `` We both know that it 's wrong / But it 's much too strong / To let it go now ''. Contents 1 Billy Paul version 2 Chart history 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Michael Bublé version 3.1 Background 3.2 Track listing 3.3 Chart performance 4 Other notable versions 5 In film and television 6 See also 7 References Billy Paul version `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' was a # 1 single originally performed by Billy Paul, recorded and released in 1972 on CBS Records ' Philadelphia International imprint. The single, included on the album 360 Degrees of Billy Paul, was written by Cary ' Hippy ' Gilbert, Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff. The single became Paul 's only # 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at that position for three weeks in December 1972. `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' also achieved this feat on Billboard 's R&B Singles chart, remaining at the top position for four weeks. On the Hot 100, it replaced `` Papa Was a Rollin ' Stone '' by The Temptations and was replaced by Carly Simon 's `` You 're So Vain ''. It also hit # 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart. For two weeks - 3rd - 10th February 1973 - it peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. The radio edit versions were shorter, omitting the second verse, as well as shortening the coda. The video clip of this song features Billy Paul playing piano in a recording session, while accompanied by dancers. Chart history Weekly charts Chart ( 1972 - 73 ) Peak position Australia Kent Music Report 9 Canada RPM Top Singles 14 New Zealand ( Listener ) 5 UK ( OCC ) 12 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard R&B US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 10 US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1973 ) Rank Australia 82 US Billboard Hot 100 15 US Cash Box 9 Michael Bublé version `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' Single by Michael Bublé featuring Emily Blunt from the album Call Me Irresponsible Released September 3, 2007 ( 2007 - 09 - 03 ) Format CD single, Digital download Recorded 2007 Genre Big Band Length 4 : 33 ( album version ) Label 143, Reprise Songwriter ( s ) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert Michael Bublé featuring Emily Blunt singles chronology `` Everything '' ( 2007 ) `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' ( 2007 ) `` Lost '' ( 2007 ) `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' was recorded in 2007 by Canadian crooner Michael Bublé and released as the second single from his third major - label studio album, Call Me Irresponsible. The song is a collaboration with Bublé 's then - girlfriend, Emily Blunt, who appears at the end of the track to perform the final verse. Background Bublé 's version of `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' was well received by critics, with Okayplayer stating, `` He skillfully portrays the pain of this song 's affair and his take on the final verse could stand with anyone else 's. '' Additionally, the single was promoted by its performance during Bublé 's AOL Sessions performances. The track has also been performed at many of his concerts. Due to his break - up with girlfriend Emily Blunt shortly before the release of the single, the release was cancelled, the physical single pulled, and little or no promotion for the song was undertaken. Thus, `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' was not eligible to chart in any major music charts ; however, it did chart in Switzerland due to strong downloads from the album. A short promotional music video was first broadcast on French television channels during April 2007. The clip alternates between scenes of Bublé performing by the window, in the dark, as it rains, used in the official music video, and scenes of a blonde woman during a day at the beach, horseback riding and watching the sunset as the clip ends. The official music video was first broadcast during July 2007. It consists mainly of the scenes Bublé standing performing by the window, as seen in the French promotional clip. Some scenes show a brunette woman, representing `` Mrs. Jones ''. Some shots from the promotional video of `` Lost '' were also used, particularly the ones where Bublé is sitting on a white bed. The video was directed by Sean Turrell. Track listing UK CD single # 1 ( Withdrawn ) `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' ( Album Version ) - 4 : 33 `` It 's All in the Game '' - 2 : 36 UK CD single # 2 ( Withdrawn ) `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' ( Album Version ) - 4 : 33 `` Dream a Little Dream '' - 3 : 08 `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' ( Live Version ) - 4 : 48 Chart performance Chart Peak position Brazilian Singles Chart ( ABPD ) 86 Swiss Music Charts 68 Other notable versions A recording by the 1970s group the Dramatics peaked at No. 47 on the pop chart and No. 4 on the R&B chart in 1974. In film and television Robson Green sings the song over the opening credits of the Granada TV movie Me and Mrs Jones ( 2002 ), starring himself and Caroline Goodall. His cover was panned in The Independent, where Charlotte O'Sullivan described it as `` simply a crime. '' The song was used in the film Bridget Jones 's Diary, in the scene where Bridget 's mother begins an extramarital affair, but was not included on the soundtrack release. In the sitcom A Different World, the song was first heard during Walter 's ( Sinbad ) and Jaleesa 's ( Dawnn Lewis ) first date at an Italian restaurant, therefore becoming `` their '' song. While on a date at the same restaurant to celebrate their first anniversary, Walter hired a waiter to serenade Jaleesa with `` Me and Mrs. Jones '', but she walks out during the song, due to a disagreement they were having at the time. The song was used in the film Beautiful Girls ( film ) and appears on its soundtrack. See also List of number - one R&B hits ( United States ) R&B number - one hits of 1972 ( USA ) References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 452. Jump up ^ The Guinness Book of Top 40 Charts, second edition, 1996 Jump up ^ `` Billy Paul. Me And Mrs Jones. Original Video ''. YouTube. 2008 - 10 - 05. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 07. ^ Jump up to : Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992 ( doc ) format = requires url = ( help ). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973 - 02 - 03. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 04. Jump up ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 5 March 1973 Jump up ^ https://tsort.info/music/yr1973.htm Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ `` Billy Paul Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 30, 1973 Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com Jump up ^ Cash Box Year - End Charts : Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1973 Jump up ^ `` ' Me and Mrs. Jones ' ( AOL Sessions ) Video by Michael Buble - AOL Music ''. Music.aol.com. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Michael Bublé - Me And Mrs Jones ''. swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Michael Buble Mrs Jones - Vidéo Dailymotion ''. Dailymotion.com. 2011 - 03 - 23. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ v16513256hyk5dFQ3 Archived July 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Brazil '' ( PDF ). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 172. Jump up ^ O'Sullivan, Charlotte ( 6 December 2002 ). `` Will the Real Mrs Jones Stand Up ''. The Independent ( London ). access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Bridget Jones 's Diary soundtracks ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 05. Preceded by `` I Am Woman '' by Helen Reddy Billboard Hot 100 number - one single December 16, 1972 ( three weeks ) Succeeded by `` You 're So Vain '' by Carly Simon Preceded by `` You Ought to Be With Me '' by Al Green Billboard 's Best Selling Soul Singles number - one single December 9, 1972 ( four weeks ) Succeeded by `` Superstition '' by Stevie Wonder Billy Paul Studio albums Feelin ' Good at the Cadillac Club Ebony Woman Going East 360 Degrees of Billy Paul War of the Gods Got My Head on Straight When Love is New Live albums Live in Europe Singles `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' `` Am I Black Enough for You ? '' Related articles Gamble and Huff Philadelphia International Records Book : Billy Paul Michael Bublé Discography Studio albums BaBalu ( 2001 ) Dream ( 2002 ) Michael Bublé ( 2003 ) It 's Time ( 2005 ) Call Me Irresponsible ( 2007 ) Crazy Love ( 2009 ) Christmas ( 2011 ) To Be Loved ( 2013 ) Nobody but Me ( 2016 ) Live albums Come Fly with Me ( 2004 ) Caught in the Act ( 2005 ) Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden ( 2009 ) Extended plays First Dance ( 1995 ) Totally Bublé ( 2003 ) Let It Snow ( 2003 ) More ( 2005 ) With Love ( 2006 ) A Taste of Bublé ( 2008 ) Special Delivery ( 2010 ) A Holiday Gift for You ( 2010 ) Singles `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' `` Kissing a Fool '' `` Sway '' `` Spider - Man Theme '' `` Feeling Good '' `` Home '' `` Save the Last Dance for Me '' `` Everything '' `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' `` Lost '' `` It Had Better Be Tonight '' `` Comin ' Home Baby '' `` Have n't Met You Yet '' `` Hold On '' `` Baby ( You 've Got What It Takes ) '' `` Cry Me a River '' `` Crazy Love '' `` Hollywood '' `` Georgia on My Mind '' `` Do n't Get Around Much Anymore '' `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' / `` Jingle Bells '' `` White Christmas '' `` Nobody but Me '' Concert tours Crazy Love Tour ( 2010 -- 12 ) To Be Loved Tour ( 2013 -- 14 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Me_and_Mrs._Jones&oldid=822727730 '' Categories : 1972 singles 1970s ballads Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Songs written by Leon Huff Songs written by Kenny Gamble Rhythm and blues ballads 2007 singles Michael Bublé songs The Dramatics songs Philadelphia International Records singles 143 Records singles Reprise Records singles 1972 songs Hidden categories : Pages using citations with format and no URL Webarchive template wayback links Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart called without song All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2016 Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Italiano 日本 語 Português Edit links This page was last edited on 28 January 2018, at 04 : 10. 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Question: who was the original singer of me and mrs jones
Answer: Billy Paul