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"Delilah" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Tom Jones in December 1967. The lyrics were written by Barry Mason, and the music by Les Reed, who also contributed the title and theme of the song. It earned Reed and Mason the 1968 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. [1]
In the US, Jones performed the song on three occasions on The Ed Sullivan Show. [8] "It's Not Unusual" is the theme song of his late 1960s–early 1970s television musical variety series, This Is Tom Jones. The first studio version was released in 1995 on the compilation album, The Legendary Tom Jones – 30th Anniversary Album.
In 1996, "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied Tom Jones during the opening theme song of the comedy Spy Hard. Instead of passing out, as Jones allegedly did, Yankovic's head explodes at the opening song's end. The opening theme to the Warner Bros. cartoon Duck Dodgers (2003–05), performed by Tom Jones with the Flaming Lips, is a pastiche of ...
Johnny Mathis released a version of the song on his 1969 album Love Theme from "Romeo And Juliet" (A Time for Us). [11] Mantovani released a version of the song on his 1969 album The World of Mantovani. [12] The Alan Caddy Orchestra & Singers released a version of the song on their 1970 album The Tom Jones Story. [13]
"The Ballad of Tom Jones" is a song by English band Space and Cerys Matthews, lead singer of Welsh band Catatonia. Lead singer Tommy Scott described Tom Jones as "brilliant". [ 3 ] The song became a highly successful radio single, and resulted in Space performing with Jones in Jools Holland 's' New Year's Eve television programme .
Impressed with the song, Jones recorded and released the song in the UK in 1966 and it reached No. 1 on December 1, staying there for a total of seven weeks. [4] The song also spent 7 weeks at No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart. [5] The song has sold over 1.25 million copies in the UK as of September 2017. [6]
Tom Jones' Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Welsh singer Tom Jones, released in late 1973 on Decca Records (on Parrot Records in the United States and Canada). The album spent 13 weeks on the UK albums chart in January–March and May 1974, peaking at number 15.
"Help Yourself" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Tom Jones in 1968. The song is one of Jones' best known songs and reached number five in the UK Singles Chart in its original run. It topped the charts in both Ireland and Germany, and spent three weeks at the top spot in Australia. [1]