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Ms Grace

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"Ms Grace"
Song by The Tymes
B-side"The Crutch"
Songwriter(s)John Hall
Johanna Hall
Producer(s)Billy Jackson
Mike Chapman

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

Background

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"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.

Charts

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Chart (1974/75) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 59
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 1
United States (Billboard Hot 100)[4] 91
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) 75

References

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  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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 869.