Am I Black Enough for You

Plot Summary

Am I Black Enough For You tells the story of legendary Philadelphia soul artist Billy Paul, his life long companionship with his wife Blanche, and of how the oppression of Afro-Americans and the civil rights movement gave rise to the birth of Soul music. Particularly well known for his song, "Me and Mrs Jones" which became a smash hit on both sides of the Atlantic in the seventies, Paul’s follow up single, Am I Black Enough For You flopped, and it was a failure that nearly cost Paul his career. Looking back it seems that the lyrics offered too radical a message for the majority of the white market of the seventies. But if the song had such a radical message, enough to turn away a huge number of fans, why was it released? The answer lies in the relationship between Paul and his record executive Kenny Gamble.