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An album of deeply felt spiritual music from the face that launched a thousand panties? The man who once titled an album “The Lead and How to Swing It?” That Tom Jones? Well, yeah. And it’s actually kind of flawless, setting the tone with a haunted rendition of Bob Dylan’s poignant “What Good Am I?,” [...]
I’ve been with The Morning Express team for a few years now, and I can’t think of any stories we’ve ever done involving singer Tom Jones. So it was unusual to be showing his latest music video on the show yesterday. In fact when I said I was a Tom Jones fan, one of our [...]
His record company doubted him. But this pop legend hasn’t stayed at the top for 45 years without understanding what his fans want By Ian Burrell My, my, my, Tom the Voice, at the age of 70, is set to return to No 1 in the British album charts with a record which was described [...]
If midweek sales hold up, 70-year-old Tom Jones is on course to becoming the oldest man to top the British album charts. Jones previously held the record as a mere stripling of 59, when his contemporary pop duets set Reloaded went to number one in 1999. But he was superseded by then 68-year-old Bob Dylan [...]
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The Guardian Welsh singer set to knock Eminem off top spot with 40th studio album, Praise & Blame, but hints at collaboration with rapper It’s not unusual to be loved by anyone, as Wales’ favourite crooner has been reminding us for a good 45 years. It is, on the other hand, slightly out of the [...]
Things I didn’t expect about the new Tom Jones record: 1. There was going to be a new Tom Jones record. 2. It would be released on Lost Highway, label of Hayes Carll and Black Joe Lewis and Ryan Bingham and Ryan Adams and Lucinda Williams and on down that particular line of music. 3. [...]
By Jason Albert July 27, 2010 From a distance, Tom Jones’ new Praise & Blame seems like just another Johnny Cash-style comeback by an aging star. And in a sense, it is. But Jones is a pop artist, and as such, he has every right to latch onto whatever trend he likes. With Praise & [...]
Tom Jones turned 70 in June and one listen to “Praise & Blame” leaves no doubt that he’s finally decided it’s time to stop kidding around. Musically, he’s checked out of Vegas and set up shop in Memphis, or maybe Muscle Shoals, for a revivifying excursion through American gospel and blues. Comparisons will be drawn [...]
Mike Ragogna, The Huffington Post – Posted: July 27, 2010 01:11 AM Mike Ragogna: Your new album Praise & Blame has a very stripped-down sound. What was your philosophy going into making this record? Tom Jones: Well, I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a long time, and some of the albums I’ve [...]
