Am I Black Enough for You?
Billy Paul * Track #5 On 360 Degrees of Billy Paul
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Am I Black Enough for You? by Billy Paul
Performed by
Billy PaulProduced by
Gamble & Huff & Kenneth Gamble & Leon HuffWrited by
Leon Huff & Kenneth Gamble & Gamble & HuffAbout
“Am I Black Enough For You” was released, despite Billy Paul’s objections, a few months after Billy’s cross-over hit “Me and Mrs Jones” which had reached the top of the Billboard pop and soul charts.
Paul felt the song was ill-conceived as a follow-up. With racially-conscious lyrics, the song faile...
Am I Black Enough for You? Lyrics
Am I black enough for you
Am I black enough for you
Am I black enough for you
Am I black enough for you
We're gonna move on up
One by one
We ain't gonna stop
Until the work is done
Am I black enough
Black enough for you
Am I black
Black enough for you
We're gonna move on up
Two by two
And this whole world
Is gonna be brand new
Am I black enough for you
Am I black enough for you
Get in line
Stop marching in time
You better make up your mind
We're gonna leave you behind
We're gonna move on up
Three by three
We gotta get rid of poverty
I got to stay black
Black enough for you
I got to stay black
Black enough for you
We're gonna move on up
Four by four
We ain't never
Gonna suffer no more
I got to stay black
Black enough for you
I got to stay black
Black enough for you
Get in line
Stop marching in time
You better make up your mind
We're gonna leave you behind
Make up your mind
Stop marching in time
Get in line
You better make up your mind
We're gonna get on up
Five by five
And this whole world
Is gonna come alive
Am I black
Black enough for you
Am I black enough for you
We're gonna move on up
Six by six
I gotta use my mind
Instead of my fists
Am I black
Black enough for you
Am I black
Black enough for you
We're gonna move on up
Seven by seven
We're God's children
And we got to get to Heaven
Am I black enough for you
Am I black enough for you
We gotta move on up
Eight by eight
Without no witness
We ain't too late
Am I black
Black enough for you
Am I black
Black enough for you
Freedom, freedom
It got to be spended
I could take it
If I could spend it one time
We got to stay
Black enough for you
I gotta, gotta black
Black enough for you...
Am I Black Enough for You? Q&A
Who wrote Am I Black Enough for You?'s ?
Am I Black Enough for You? was written by Leon Huff & Kenneth Gamble & Gamble & Huff.
Who produced Am I Black Enough for You?'s ?
Am I Black Enough for You? was produced by Gamble & Huff & Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff.
What did Billy Paul say about "Am I Black Enough for You?"?
Billy Paul was not at all happy that this song was released as the follow-up to “Me and Mrs Jones”
In a 1977 interview, Paul admitted:
I think […] 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 read...