"Ms Grace" was a popular single by
The Tymes
The Tymes are an American soul vocal group who enjoyed equal success in the United Kingdom and in their homeland. They are one of the few acts to have one and only one chart-topper in both the US and UK with different songs.
Early career
The ...
. The song was written by
John Hall John Hall may refer to:
Academics
* John Hall (NYU President) (fl. c. 1890), American academic
* John A. Hall (born 1949), sociology professor at McGill University, Montreal
* John F. Hall (born 1951), professor of classics at Brigham Young Unive ...
and Johanna Hall and produced by Billy Jackson and
Mike Chapman
Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian-American record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suz ...
.
Background
"Ms Grace" was The Tymes sole number one in the
UK Singles Chart
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, spending a single week at the top of the chart in January 1975.
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
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chart.
In spite of its low US peak, it was a local hit within
Carolina Beach Music
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, where it became a standard.
Charts
References
1974 singles
The Tymes songs
UK Singles Chart number-one singles
1974 songs
Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman
Songs written by John Hall (New York politician)
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