Ms Grace

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"Ms Grace"
Song by The Tymes
B-side "The Crutch"
Songwriters John Hall
Johanna Hall
Producer Billy Jackson

"Ms Grace" was a popular single by The Tymes. The song was written by John Hall and Johanna Hall and produced by Billy Jackson.

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Background

"Ms Grace" was The Tymes sole number one in the UK Singles Chart, spending a single week at the top of the chart in January 1975. [1] It fared less well in the US where it peaked at No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 75 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. [2] In spite of its low US peak, it was a local hit within Carolina Beach Music, where it became a standard.

Legacy

According to Night Club & Bar magazine (vol. 5 issue, 1989), "Miss Grace" is number 2 in the top ten all-time beach songs list. [3]

Charts

Chart (1974/75)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] 59
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)1
United States (Billboard Hot 100) [5] 91
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)75

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 309. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 597.
  3. ↑ Night Club & Bar, Volume 5 1989 - Page 14, The top 10 all - time beach songs are :
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 313. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 869.



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