Greatest Hits [Universal]

by Tom Jones

Overview

This Greatest Hits differs from the slew of Tom Jones compilations available by including songs from his later career, a time he was messing about with contemporary pop artists. The fact that 1999's pop guest star-filled Reload failed to raise an eyebrow in America is a marketing faux pas of monolithic proportions, since it was so ultra-fantastic and ultra-fun. A good portion of it shows up here, and it makes for a whiplash-inducing listen when going from the jaunty chestnut "It's Not Unusual" into the so-2000 dance thump of "Sexbomb." Buy it for Grandma and she might be asking about guest stars the Art of Noise, Portishead, or the Stereophonics. All the pop guests work well with the swaggering one, and it's a relief to laugh with him rather than at him. A glance at the track list will tell you that most of required standards are here, but one wishes they would have included the great "Detroit City" to show his more soulful side. Avoid it if you don't want the later years when the innuendo and volume were turned up a tad, but it's the best way to get a quick overview of his hedonistic sly wink of a career. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	04/15/2003
Label:	Universal
UPC:	0042288286325
Rank:	1762

Tracks

1. It's Not Unusual
2. What's New Pussycat?
3. Green, Green Grass of Home
4. Delilah
5. Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings
6. I'll Never Fall in Love Again
7. I'm Coming Home
8. Help Yourself
9. Love Me Tonight
10. She's a Lady
11. Thunderball
12. Without Love (There Is Nothing)
13. Daughter of Darkness
14. If I Only Knew
15. Till
16. Young New Mexican Puppeteer
17. Boy from Nowhere
18. Kiss
19. Burning Down the House
20. Baby, It's Cold Outside
21. Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
22. Sex Bomb
23. Medley [from The Full Monty]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tom Jones   Primary Artist
Cerys Matthews   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
The Cardigans   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Stereophonics   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
The Art of Noise   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Portishead   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Van Morrison   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Robbie Williams   Primary Artist
Mousse T   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Don Black   Composer
David Byrne   Composer
Geoff Stephens   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Daniele Pace   Composer
Danny Dill   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Paul Anka   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Chris Kenner   Composer
Chris Frantz   Composer
Curly Putman   Composer
Vince Clarke   Composer
Les Reed   Composer
Abner Silver   Composer
Mousse T   Composer
Leslie Reed   Composer
Rise Robots Rise   Composer
Joel Anderson   Photography
Fred Dellar   Liner Notes
Herb Reed   Composer
Edward Seago   Composer
Errol Rennalls   Composer
Barry Mason   Composer
Charles Danvers   Composer
Leon Carr   Composer
Lonnie Donegan   Composer
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Lorenzo Pilat   Composer
Van Morrison   Composer
John Barry   Composer
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis   Composer
Jerry Harrison   Composer
Jim Currie   Composer
Prince   Composer
Randy Newman   Composer
Mel Tillis   Composer
Mike Leander   Composer
Tina Weymouth   Composer
Mickey Newbury   Composer
Gordon Mills   Composer
Danny Small   Composer
Wyclef Jean   Composer
Tom Jones   Composer
Carlo Donida   Composer
Benny Davis   Composer
Earl Shuman   Composer
Lead Belly   Composer
Jack Fishman   Composer
Steve Harley   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Marissa Panzeri   Composer
Frank Loesser   Composer