The Best Of … Tom Jones

~ Release by Tom Jones (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Copyright: A Decca Records Release; This Compilation ℗ 1997 Decca Music Group Limited

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-26 22:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It’s Not Unusual
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1965) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 393)
recording of:
It’s Not Unusual
writer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter) and Les Reed
publisher:
Leeds Music (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Valley Music Ltd (publisher) and Universal Duchess Music Corp. (in 1964)
Tom Jones4.52:00
2Chills and Fever
cover recording of:
Chills & Fever (B. Rackep, B. Ross)
writer:
Bill Ness (Edward Mesner; US songwriter) and Bobby Rackep (Herman Peckar; US songwriter)
Tom Jones2:51
3Green Green Grass of Home
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Tom Jones43:03
4What’s New Pussycat?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1965)
recording of:
What’s New Pussycat? (in 1965)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Tom Jones3.52:04
5Thunderball
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
lead vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
orchestra:
Roland Shaw & His Orchestra
conductor and performer:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
Main Title: Thunderball
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Thunderball (film score)
Tom Jones2:51
6Not Responsible
recording of:
Not Responsible
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter)
translated version of:
Sei responsabile (Not Responsible)
live recording of:
Not Responsible
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter)
translated version of:
Sei responsabile (Not Responsible)
Tom Jones2:07
7Detroit City
cover recording of:
Detroit City
writer:
Danny Dill and Mel Tillis
Tom Jones3:30
8(It Looks Like) I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
lyricist:
Jimmie Currie (songwriter) and Lonnie Donegan
is based on:
Wanderin' (American folk song)
Tom Jones34:11
9I’m Coming Home (Steve Benham remix)
recording of:
I’m Coming Home
writer:
Barry Mason (English songwriter) and Les Reed
Tom Jones3:19
10Delilah
recording of:
Delilah (Tom Jones song) (in 1968)
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Les Reed
publisher:
Donna Music Ltd. (publisher)
Tom Jones43:21
11Love Me Tonight
recording of:
Love Me Tonight
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Mario Panzeri (Italian lyricist and composer) and Lorenzo Pilat
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Alla fine della strada
live recording of:
Love Me Tonight
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Mario Panzeri (Italian lyricist and composer) and Lorenzo Pilat
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Alla fine della strada
cover recording of:
Love Me Tonight
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Mario Panzeri (Italian lyricist and composer) and Lorenzo Pilat
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Alla fine della strada
Tom Jones33:10
12Help Yourself
recording of:
Help Yourself
lyricist:
Mogul (Italian lyricist)
writer:
Jack Fishman
composer:
Carlo Donida
is based on:
Gli Occhi Miei
Tom Jones2:51
13Without Love
cover recording of:
Without Love
lyricist and composer:
Danny Small
recording of:
Without Love
lyricist and composer:
Danny Small
Tom Jones3:44
14Daughter of Darkness
recording of:
Daughter of Darkness
writer:
Les Reed and Geoff Stephens
Tom Jones3:16
15She’s a Lady
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tom Jones Enterprises Ltd. (in 1971)
cover recording of:
She’s a Lady (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Publishing Australia, Chrysalis Standards Inc. and Spanka Music Corp.
recording of:
She’s a Lady
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Publishing Australia, Chrysalis Standards Inc. and Spanka Music Corp.
Tom Jones3.92:52
16I (Who Have Nothing)
cover recording of:
I (Who Have Nothing)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Mogol (Italian lyricist)
composer:
Carlo Donida
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Orange Sky Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) (in 1961, in 1963), Milky Way Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Walden Music (publisher) (in 1979) and Yellow Dog Music (in 1979)
translated version of:
Uno dei tanti
Tom Jones2:57
17Till
recording of:
Till
lyricist:
Pierre Buisson
composer:
Charles Danvers
translator:
Carl Sigman
translated version of:
Prière sans espoir
cover recording of:
Till
lyricist:
Pierre Buisson
composer:
Charles Danvers
translator:
Carl Sigman
translated version of:
Prière sans espoir
Tom Jones2:17
18The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
cover recording of:
The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
lyricist:
Earl S. Shuman (composer / lyricist)
composer:
Leon Carr
recording of:
The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
lyricist:
Earl S. Shuman (composer / lyricist)
composer:
Leon Carr
Tom Jones4:33
19Somethin’ ’Bout You Baby I Like
recording of:
Something ’bout You Baby I Like
lyricist and composer:
Richard Supa (American guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Screen Gems and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
cover recording of:
Something ’bout You Baby I Like
lyricist and composer:
Richard Supa (American guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Screen Gems and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Tom Jones3:29
20Letter to Lucille
recording of:
Letter to Lucille
writer:
Tony Macaulay
Tom Jones3:03
21Puppet Man
cover recording of:
Puppet Man
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
recording of:
Puppet Man
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
Tom Jones3:23
22Kiss
producer:
Art of Noise, Anne Dudley (English score composer) and J.J. Jeczalik
lead vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer) (in 1988)
performer:
Art of Noise (in 1988)
arranger:
Art of Noise, Anne Dudley (English score composer) and J.J. Jeczalik
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
China Records (UK label founded by Derek Green) (in 1988)
samples:
Close (to the Edit) by Art of Noise, Dragnet by Art of Noise, Moments in Love by Art of Noise, Paranoimia (7″ mix) by The Art of Noise with Max Headroom (titular character from "Max Headroom") and Peter Gunn by The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
music videos:
Kiss by Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
cover recording of:
Kiss (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Tom Jones & Art of Noise33:32