Ms Grace Explained

Ms Grace
B-Side:	"The Crutch"

"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

"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

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 309.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 597.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 313.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

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