1995 – Roots Recordings
January 1st, 1995 | By TomJones
Records a genuine rhythm’n’blues album in New York, as yet unreleased.
Tomography
1994 – Swinging The Lead
January 1st, 1994 | By TomJones
Releases the album ‘The Lead and How to Swing It’ for Interscope records. It is produced by Trevor Horn Teddy Riley, Alan Moulder and others. The album yields a smash hit single in ‘If I Only Knew’.
1994 – Host With The Most
January 1st, 1994 | By TomJones
Hosts the First Annual MTV Europe Awards in Berlin at Brandenburg Gate. He also co-hosts the American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
1994 – Celtic Collaboration
January 1st, 1994 | By TomJones
Contributes to The Chieftans’ collaborative project, ‘The Long Black Veil’.
1992 – Glastonbury Festival
January 1st, 1992 | By TomJones
Tom appears at the world-famous Glastonbury Festival to a rave reception.
1992 – Music TV
January 1st, 1992 | By TomJones
ITV and VH-1 broadcast Tom’s 6-part special ‘Tom Jones: The Right Time’ looking at the crossover of musical styles in pop.
1992 – Tom meets Homer
January 1st, 1992 | By TomJones
Tom appears as himself on the hit TV show ‘The Simpsons’
1991 – Old Friends
January 1st, 1991 | By TomJones
Releases the album ‘Carrying a Torch’ featuring collaborations with old friend Van Morrison.
1988 – A Change of direction
January 1st, 1988 | By TomJones
Collaborates with classic avant-garde techno group ‘Art of Noise’ on Prince’s song ‘Kiss’, a big success on both sides of the Atlantic. The single wins the MTV Breakthrough Video Award, smashing the demographic barrier.
1987 – Back on Top
January 1st, 1987 | By TomJones
‘A Boy From Nowhere’ is released, the huge success of this beautiful single puts Tom back on top in Britain. The re-release of the classic ‘It’s Not Unusual’ is also a chart topper.
