"Me and Mrs. Jones" was written by Kenny Gamble and Leon
Huff. It describes an extramarital affair between a man and his
lover, Mrs. Jones. It has been recorded by Billy Paul and
Michael Bublé, amongst others.
"Me and Mrs. Jones" was a number-one single originally
performed by soul singer Billy Paul, recorded and released in
1972 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, 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 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".
"Me and Mrs. Jones" is the second single to be released off
Call Me Irresponsible, Michael Bublé's third album. The
song was a collaboration between Bublé's then girlfriend, Emily
Blunt appears at the end of the song, singing minor back
vocals.
"Me and Mrs. Jones" has been well-received by critics, with
Okayplayer even stating
Additionally, the song was promoted by its performance at
AOL Sessions. It has additionally been played at many of his
concerts promoting his new album.
A music video was made for the song. It consists mainly of
Bublé standing in front of a window singing the song. Some
scenes show a woman, representing "Mrs. Jones". Some shots from
the promotional videos of "Lost" were used (particularly the
ones where he lies on a white bed).
Since it is believed that the single was cancelled soon
after its release (there was little to no promotion for the
song), "Me and Mrs. Jones" was not eligible to chart in any
major music charts. However, it did chart in Switzerland.
A cover of the song was also a hit for the 1970s group The
Dramatics. Their version peaked at #47 on the pop charts and #4
on the R&B charts in 1974.
It has also been covered by Ten Wedge, Roy Meriwether, Andy
Abraham, George Huff, Sandra Bernhard, Head, Sarah Jane Morris,
Michael Bublé, Hall & Oates, the experimental rock band Sun
City Girls, Amii Stewart and the soul band Tower of Power.
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".
A German version, entitled
Sie lässt mich nicht mehr los, was published in 2003 by
the German soul singer Stefan Gwildis.
Bobby Brown sampled the song in his first #1 solo hit,
"Girlfriend", in 1986.