The group consisted of sisters Brenda, Valorie and Shirley Jones. They served as backup singers for Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass, Aretha Franklin, and Le Pamplemousse. They worked with Diana Ross from 1975–78 and were the backup singers on Linda Clifford's 1978 album If My Friends Could See Me Now and on Tower of Power's lowly rated 1979 album Back on the Streets.
Their biggest hit was "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else". The song broke the Billboard Magazine Top 40 at #38 in May 1979. The song was also a Top 5 R&B hit. It became a gold record.
An additional hit followed in 1980, with the single "I Just Love The Man", charting at #9 in January 1981. The less successful "Nights Over Egypt" (released in 1981, charting at R&B #23 in 1982 and written by Dexter Wansel), is currently a cult classic that receives more airplay on urban radio stations than their previous bigger hits.
After the release and failure of their fourth U.S. album, On Target, lead singer Shirley Jones pursued a solo career and had a #1 R&B hit on Billboard with "Do You Get Enough Love", from her top-ten debut album Always in the Mood (1986). "Do You Get Enough Love" was written by Bunny Sigler who also produced it with Kenny Gamble. In 2007, Shirley released an album Ladies Night Out together with Jean Carn and Cherrelle, on CD and DVD.
"Who Can I Run To", from the band's self-titled 1979 debut album, was covered by Xscape in 1995. Their cover version became a number #1 R&B and #8 Pop hit. The original version was the B-side of "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else".
Valorie Jones died on December 2, 2001, in Detroit, Michigan, at the age of 45. Lead singer Shirley Jones continues to perform successfully as The Jones Girls with two of her nieces and a nephew on background vocals.
Brenda Jones eventually moved to Atlanta, where she sang frequently with her four-piece band, performing both Jazz and R&B numbers, including many Jones Girls' tunes. She later moved to New York after her children were grown, to have a more active performing and recording schedule. On April 4, 2017 Brenda died.
At Peace With Woman
The Jones Girls Lyrics
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There won't be peace on earth
'Til man's at peace with woman
There'll never be peace on earth
'Til man's at peace with his girl
There's always going to be fighting
There'll always be that push and shove
In this world, it's too much liking
Do you see what I see
If you do respond to me
There won't be peace on earth
'Til man's at peace with woman
There won't be peace on this ground
'Til man and woman sit down
There's always gonna be hatred
'Cause everybody's just standing by
Let the giver do the taking
'Cause right now it's worth a try (worth a try)
How long will you say
And do things some other way
You know I'm really surprised we waited so long
There won't be peace on earth
'Til man's at peace with woman
There won't be peace on this ground
'Til man and woman sit down
There's always gonna be fighting
There'll always be that push and shove
In this world, it's too much liking
And there just ain't (just ain't) enough love
Listen to me, you know
There just ain't enough love
There just ain't no respect
There just, just ain't enough love
No understanding
There'll never, never be no peace
'Til man's at peace with his woman
The Jones Girls's song At Peace With Woman is an anthem for the importance of achieving harmony between men and women. The lyrics suggest that true world peace cannot be achieved unless men are at peace with women. The songwriters point out that there will always be conflict and pushback when it comes to men and women, but this is not because of natural conflict, rather it's because there isn't enough love between them. The lyrics are a call for men to stop pushing and fighting with their partners and start respecting and understanding them.
The song is a poignant commentary on gender relations and particularly on the discrepancies that exist between men and women. It suggests the need to work towards equality, to recognize the value of women, and to treat them with respect. The song also highlights the need for communication and understanding between the sexes in order to achieve true peace. The overall message is that peace on earth is possible if men make the effort to be at peace with women.
Line by Line Meaning
There won't be peace on earth
Peace cannot exist on the planet
'Til man's at peace with woman
unless men have harmonious relations with women
There'll never be peace on earth
Peace will never exist on the planet
'Til man's at peace with his girl
unless every man has peaceful relationships with his female partner
There's always going to be fighting
Disputes and conflicts will continue to arise
There'll always be that push and shove
There will always be physical and emotional struggles
In this world, it's too much liking
In this world, people show too much preference
And there just ain't (just ain't) enough love
And there just isn't enough love
Do you see what I see
Are you observing what I am observing
If you do respond to me
If you do, please answer me
There won't be peace on earth
Peace cannot exist on the planet
'Til man's at peace with woman
unless men have harmonious relations with women
There won't be peace on this ground
Peace will not exist in the immediate physical surroundings
'Til man and woman sit down
unless men and women sit together to resolve their issues
There's always gonna be hatred
There will always be hate
'Cause everybody's just standing by
Because everyone is simply watching and not taking action
Let the giver do the taking
Allow the one who gives to also receive
'Cause right now it's worth a try (worth a try)
Because it is worth attempting at this moment
How long will you say
For how much time will you keep saying
And do things some other way
And do things differently
You know I'm really surprised we waited so long
I am truly shocked that we delayed taking action for so much time
There won't be peace on earth
Peace cannot exist on the planet
'Til man's at peace with woman
unless men have harmonious relations with women
There won't be peace on this ground
Peace will not exist in the immediate physical surroundings
'Til man and woman sit down
unless men and women sit together to resolve their issues
There's always gonna be fighting
Disputes and conflicts will continue to arise
There'll always be that push and shove
There will always be physical and emotional struggles
In this world, it's too much liking
In this world, people show too much preference
And there just ain't (just ain't) enough love
And there just isn't enough love
Listen to me, you know
Pay attention to me, you are aware
There just ain't enough love
There simply isn't enough love
There just ain't no respect
There simply is no respect
There just, just ain't enough love
There just simply isn't enough love
No understanding
There is no comprehension
There'll never, never be no peace
There will never be peace
'Til man's at peace with his woman
unless every man has peaceful relationships with his female partner
Writer(s): K GAMBLE, J H SMITH, J BRYANT
Contributed by Miles D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Vito Abbruzzese
There won't be peace on earth
'Til man's at peace with woman
There'll never be peace on earth
'Til man's at peace with his girl
There's always going to be fighting
There'll always be that push and shove
In this world, it's too much liking
And there just ain't (just ain't) enough love
Do you see what I see
If you do respond to me
There won't be peace on earth
'Til man's at peace with woman
There won't be peace on this ground
'Til man and woman sit down
There's always gonna be hatred
'Cause everybody's just standing by
Let the giver do the taking
'Cause right now it's worth a try (worth a try)
How long will you say
And do things some other way
You know I'm really surprised we waited so long
There won't be peace on earth
'Til man's at peace with woman
There won't be peace on this ground
'Til man and woman sit down
There's always gonna be fighting
There'll always be that push and shove
In this world, it's too much liking
And there just ain't (just ain't) enough love
Listen to me, you know
There just ain't enough love
There just ain't no respect
There just, just ain't enough love
No understanding
There'll never, never be no peace
'Til man's at peace with his woman
Adrienne Dillard
Discovered this gem today... love the collaboration with MFSB... this song is soulful, funky, and filled with truth. Classic old school. Love it❤
KIRK BAILEY
Its a,great song,just a pity u discovered it so late!☺
Derrick Crawford
They were soooo slept on. This folks, is what you call TALENT.
Zoiea Ohizep
Awesome writers,,Awesome song,,Awesome message!!
Elisa O'Keefe-Smith
RIP Joel Bryant who wrote this track along with my husband Herb Smith and the legendary Kenny Gamble. Joel passed yesterday. definitely heaven gained an angel.
Marcus J. Wilson
Sorry for your loss
Leslie Lees
Thank you for this song and for your life
Cold Coffee
🙏
Kaen Kano
Amazing!!!
Angela Chandler
My condolences to you all. This song is FIRE!!!!! It's been on REPEAT for a week straight.