Along Came Jones (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Along Came Jones
| type = studio
| artist = Tom Jones
| cover = Tom Jones - Along Came Jones.jpg
| alt =
| released = 21 May 1965
| recorded = 1964–65
| venue =
| studio = Decca, London
| genre = Pop, blue-eyed soul
| length = 43:27 (UK)
32:11 (US)
| label = Decca
| producer = Peter Sullivan
| chronology = Tom Jones (Decca)
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = What's New Pussycat?
| next_year = 1965
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Along Came Jones
| type = studio
| single1 = It’s Not Unusual
| single1date = 17 February 1965
| single2 = Once Upon A Time
| single2date = 12 May 1965
}}
}}
Along Came Jones is the 1965 debut album recorded by Welsh-born singer Tom Jones, which includes his massive hit single "It's Not Unusual". The album reached No. 11 on the UK Albums chart, where it stayed for a total of five weeks.{{Cite web |last=OfficialCharts |first=Sir Tom Jones |date=4 February 2025 |title=Tom Jones Albums |url=https://officialcharts.com/artist/11640/tom-jones/ |url-status=live}} Some of the record's tracks were covers while some were written specifically for Jones (like the Gordon Mills-penned "The Rose"). The album title is a possible reference to the song of the same name.
In June 1965, Parrot Records (in North America) issued an abridged, 12-track version of the album titled It's Not Unusual.http://bsnpubs.com/london/parrot/parrot.html Parrot Records discography
UK Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side 1
| title1 = I've Got a Heart
| writer1 = Gordon Mills, Les Reed
| length1 = 2:33
| title2 = It Takes a Worried Man
| writer2 = Traditional; arranged by Gordon Mills
| length2 = 2:40
| title3 = Skye Boat Song
| writer3 = Traditional; arranged by Malcolm Lawson and Harold Boulton
| length3 = 2:59
| title4 = Once Upon a Time
| writer4 = Gordon Mills
| length4 = 2:07
| title5 = Memphis, Tennessee
| writer5 = Chuck Berry
| length5 = 2:40
| title6 = Whatcha' Gonna Do
| writer6 = Chuck Willis
| length6 = 3:07
| title7 = I Need Your Lovin'
| writer7 = Don Gardner, Bobby Robinson, Clarence Lewis, James McDougall
| length7 = 2:38
| title8 = It's Not Unusual
| writer8 = Gordon Mills, Les Reed
| length8 = 1:58
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side 2
| title9 = Autumn Leaves
| writer9 = Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Geoffrey Parsons, Jacques Prévert
| length9 = 3:08
| title10 = The Rose — Version 2
| writer10 = Gordon Mills
| length10 = 2:53
| title11 = If You Need Me
| writer11 = Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman, Sonny Sanders
| length11 = 2:38
| title12 = Some Other Guy
| writer12 = Gordon Mills
| length12 = 2:31
| title13 = Endlessly
| writer13 = Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
| length13 = 3:19
| title14 = It's Just a Matter of Time
| writer14 = Clyde Otis, Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks
| length14 = 2:42
| title15 = Spanish Harlem
| writer15 = Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector
| length15 = 3:18
| title16 = When the World was Beautiful
| writer16 = Paul Kaufman, Jerry Harris
| length16 = 2:16
}}
US Track Listing (It's Not Unusual)
{{Track Listing
| headline = Side 1
| title1 = It's Not Unusual
| writer1 = Mills, Reed
| length1 = 1:58
| title2 = Memphis, Tennessee
| writer2 = Berry
| length2 = 2:40
| title3 = I Need Your Loving
| writer3 = Gardner
| length3 = 2:38
| title4 = Whatcha Gonna Do
| writer4 = Willis
| length4 = 3:07
| title5 = Skye Boat Song
| writer5 = Traditional
| length5 = 2:59
| title6 = Worried Man
| writer6 = Traditional
| length6 = 2:40
}}
{{Track Listing
| headline = Side 2
| title7 = Once Upon a Time
| writer7 = Mills
| length7 = 2:07
| title8 = Autumn Leaves
| writer8 = Kosma, Mercer, Parsons, Prévert
| length8 = 3:08
| title9 = It's Just a Matter of Time
| writer9 = Otis, Benton, Hendricks
| length9 = 2:42
| title10 = Spanish Harlem
| writer10 = Leiber, Spector
| length10 = 3:18
| title11 = If You Need Me
| writer11 = Pickett, Bateman, Sanders
| length11 = 2:38
| title12 = When the World Was Beautiful
| writer12 = Kaufman, Harris
| length12 = 2:16
}}
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Tom Jones|title=It's Not Unusual|relyear=1982|certyear=1990|id=3429-3024-2}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
Personnel
- Peter Sullivan - producer
- Les Reed - musical director
- Bill Price - engineer
- John Beale - cover photography
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{discogs release|2767023|Along Came Jones (Decca LK-4693)}}
{{Tom Jones}}
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Category:Tom Jones (singer) albums
Category:Albums produced by Peter Sullivan (record producer)
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