The Definitive: 1964–2002

~ Release by Tom Jones (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Label code 00942 corresponds to Deram, a sub-label of Decca Records

Annotation last modified on 2021-09-27 21:17 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Little Lonely One
recording of:
Little Lonely One
writer:
Bob Brass (American songwriter, collaborated with Irwin Levine, and also Al Kooper) and Irwin Levine
2:37
2Chills and Fever
2:56
3It’s Not Unusual
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1965)
recording of:
It’s Not Unusual
writer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter) and Les Reed
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher) and Universal Duchess Music Corp. (in 1964)
4.62:04
4Spanish Harlem
cover recording of:
Spanish Harlem
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Unichappell Music
3:23
5Some Other Guy2:38
6Once Upon a Time
2:14
7With These Hands
producer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter)
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
recording of:
With These Hands
lyricist and composer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Abner Silver
publisher:
Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc.
2:46
8What’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.
3.52:08
9Thunderball
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
lead vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
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:
Thunderball (film score)
2:55
10Bama Lama Bama Loo1:38
11To Make a Big Man Cry
cover recording of:
To Make a Big Man Cry
writer:
Les Reed
2:50
12A Little You
cover recording of:
A Little You
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter)
2:31
13Stop Breaking My Heart
2:31
14Once There Was a Time
2:30
15Not Responsible
recording of:
Not Responsible
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter)
translated version of:
Sei responsabile (Not Responsible)
2:13
16Begin the Beguine
cover recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Jubilee
3:21
17A Taste of Honey
cover recording of:
A Taste of Honey
lyricist:
Ric Marlow (in 1960)
composer:
Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer) (in 1960)
publisher:
Ambassador Music Ltd. and Songfest Music Corp.
recording of:
A Taste of Honey
lyricist:
Ric Marlow (in 1960)
composer:
Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer) (in 1960)
publisher:
Ambassador Music Ltd. and Songfest Music Corp.
22:53
18If I Ever Would Leave You
recording of:
If Ever I Would Leave You (from “Camelot”)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019))
part of:
Camelot (full musical)
3:15
19Green, Green Grass of Home
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (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
43:08
20Detroit City
recording of:
Detroit City
writer:
Danny Dill and Mel Tillis
3:38
21Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings
cover recording of:
Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings
lyricist and composer:
Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
3:00
22Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
parody version of:
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
3:11
23He’ll Have to Go
3:25
24(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)
34:18
25I’m Coming Home
recording of:
I’m Coming Home
writer:
Barry Mason (English songwriter) and Les Reed
43:12
26That Lucky Old Sun
2:37
27Land of 1000 Dances
cover recording of:
Land of 1000 Dances
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
additional writer:
Antoine Domino
publisher:
Anatole, EMI Longitude Music and Tune-Kel
4:09
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1I Wake Up Crying
2:23
2It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
recording of:
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Betty Jean Newsome
2:44
3You Keep Me Hangin’ On
cover recording of:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1986) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:47
4Delilah
recording of:
Delilah (Tom Jones song) (in 1968)
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Les Reed
publisher:
Donna Music Ltd. (publisher)
43:27
5Weeping Annaleah
3:30
6Just Out of Reach
2:45
7Help Yourself
recording of:
Help Yourself
lyricist:
Mogul (Italian lyricist)
writer:
Jack Fishman
composer:
Carlo Donida
is based on:
Gli Occhi Miei
2:58
8A Minute of Your Time
recording of:
A Minute of Your Time
lyricist and composer:
Clive Westlake (British songwriter)
3:01
9My Girl Maria
3:30
10Looking Out of My Window
recording of:
Looking Out My Window
lyricist and composer:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
2:23
11Love Me Tonight
recording of:
Love Me Tonight
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Mario Panzeri (Italian Composer and “paroliere”) and Lorenzo Pilat
translated version of:
Alla fine della strada
33:16
12Fly Me to the Moon2:29
13Wichita Lineman
cover recording of:
Wichita Lineman
lyricist:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer) (in 1968)
2:53
14(Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay
cover recording of:
(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
publisher:
East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label)
3:25
15Hey Jude
cover recording of:
Hey Jude
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3:50
16That Wonderful Sound3:42
17Without Love
recording of:
Without Love
lyricist and composer:
Danny Small
3:49
18Daughter of Darkness3:20
19Can’t Stop Loving You34:13
20I Can’t Turn Loose
cover recording of:
I Can’t Turn You Loose
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
arranger:
川口義之
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp. (from 1969 to ????) and Time Music (from 1969 to ????)
2:14
21Let There Be Love
3:41
22I (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., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Walden Music (publisher) (in 1979) and Yellow Dog Music (in 1979)
3:01
23Lodi
cover recording of:
Lodi
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Wenaha Music
3:01
24Try a Little Tenderness
recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
4:28
25To Love Somebody3:26
CD 3
#TitleRatingLength
1She’s a Lady
cover recording of:
She’s a Lady (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Spanka Music Corp.
42:59
2Puppet Man3:28
3Do What You Gotta Do
cover recording of:
Do What You Gotta Do (in 1971-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Jonathan Three Music Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Sosahamu Music Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:55
4In Dreams
cover recording of:
In Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1963-02-13)
3:28
5You’re My World
cover recording of:
You’re My World
lyricist:
Gino Paoli
composer:
Umberto Bindi
translator:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp. and Welbeck Music Ltd.
translated version of:
Il mio mondo
3:28
6Till
recording of:
Till
lyricist:
Pierre Buisson
composer:
Charles Danvers
translator:
Carl Sigman
translated version of:
Prière sans espoir
2:21
7The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
cover recording of:
The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
writer:
Leon Carr, Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter) and Earl S. Shuman (composer / lyricist)
4:38
8Witch Queen of New Orleans
cover recording of:
The Witch Queen of New Orleans (1971 song)
writer:
Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas
recording of:
The Witch Queen of New Orleans (1971 song)
writer:
Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas
2:39
9Tired of Being Alone3:09
10If3:06
11Letter to Lucille
3:08
12Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
2:41
13(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right3:30
14Today I Started Loving You Again
3:15
15Lean on Me4:06
16Pledging My Love
2:55
17Right Place Wrong Time
recording of:
Right Place Wrong Time
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
5:40
18Rainin’ in My Heart
3:32
19I Got Your Number
3:30
20Memories Don’t Leave Like People Do
4:22
21Lusty Lady
4:14
22Darlin’
recording of:
Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Stewart Blandamer
3:18
23No Guarantee
recording of:
No Guarantee
writer:
Steve Gibb (Stephen Mathias Gibb, singer-songwriter)
3:49
CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Boy From Nowhere
Tom Jones3:56
2Kiss
producer:
Art of Noise, Anne Dudley (English score composer) and J.J. Jeczalik
lead vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
performer:
Art of Noise
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 by Art of Noise feat. Max Headroom and Peter Gunn by The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
cover recording of:
Kiss
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Art of Noise feat. Tom Jones33:30
3Move Closer
recording of:
Move Closer
lyricist and composer:
Phyllis Nelson (American singer)
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Tom Jones5:03
4Carrying a TorchTom Jones4:55
5Gimme Shelter
performer:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
cover recording of:
Gimme Shelter
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
Tom Jones feat. New Model Army4:11
6If I Only Knew
recording of:
If I Only Knew
writer:
Joe Mendelson and Benjamin Nitze
cover recording of:
If I Only Knew
writer:
Joe Mendelson and Benjamin Nitze
Tom Jones4:07
7Something for Your Head
Tom Jones5:12
8A Girl Like You
Tom Jones4:41
9(Make Me Smile) Come Up and See Me / You Can Leave Your Hat On / Land of 1000 Dances
medley including a cover recording of:
Land of 1000 Dances
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
additional writer:
Antoine Domino
publisher:
Anatole, EMI Longitude Music and Tune-Kel
medley including a cover recording of:
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harley
publisher:
RAK Publishing Ltd. and Trigram Music Management Ltd.
medley including a cover recording of:
You Can Leave Your Hat On
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer-songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Tom Jones with Robbie Williams5:23
10Burning Down the House
producer:
Tore Johansson
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
additional guitar:
Peter Masalkovski
additional keyboard:
Tore Johansson
bass guitar:
Magnus Sveningsson
drums (drum set):
Bengt Lagerberg
guitar:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
horn:
Sven Andersson (Wind instruments player (Saxophone, Flute, Horns)), Jens Lindgård and Petter Lindgård
keyboard:
Lars-Olof Johansson
background vocals:
Patrik Bartosch, Maurits Carlsson, Tore Johansson, Lynette Koyana and Per Sunding
lead vocals:
Nina Persson
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
performer:
The Cardigans (Swedish rock band)
instruments arranger:
Hello Bobadee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music AB (Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group)
recorded at:
Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne, Sweden
cover recording of:
Burning Down the House
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
index music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Tom Jones & The Cardigans2.653:38
11Mama Told Me Not to Come
engineer:
Bob Kraushaar
additional producer:
Stephen Hague
producer:
Marshall Bird and Steve Bush (engineer/mixer)
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
performer:
Stereophonics
cover recording of:
Mama Told Me (Not to Come) (in 1999)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer-songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
January Music
Tom Jones & Stereophonics2.353:00
12Sex Bomb
producer:
Mousse T.
bass guitar and horn:
Peter Hinterthür
Hammond organ:
Lutz Krajenski
horn:
Uwe Granitza
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
recorded at:
Bunk, Junk and Genius in Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
recording of:
Sexbomb (Mousse T. / Errol Rennalls song)
lyricist and composer:
Mousse T. and Errol Rennalls
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Tom Jones & Mousse T.3:31
13Sometimes We Cry
recording engineer:
Walter Samuel (engineer)
programming:
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
engineer:
Bob Kraushaar
additional producer:
Stephen Hague
producer:
Van Morrison
mixer:
Stephen Hague
acoustic guitar:
Mick Cox (Guitarist)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Simon Clarke (UK saxophonist)
bass guitar:
Steve Pearce
drums (drum set):
Geoff Dunn and Malcolm Mortimore
guitar:
Johnny Scott (film composer) and Mark Ralph
horn:
Pee Wee Ellis
keyboard:
Geraint Watkins
percussion:
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer) and Ralph Salmins
tenor saxophone:
Tim Sanders (UK saxophonist)
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer), Van Morrison and Carmen Smart
horn arranger:
Simon Clarke (UK saxophonist)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Wool Hall in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Sometimes We Cry
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Exile Publishing Ltd., Exile Publishing UK and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Tom Jones feat. Van Morrison5:00
14Motherless Child
assistant engineer:
Martin McCorry
engineer:
Niven Garland and Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
producer:
Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley
bass guitar and guitar:
Adrian Utley
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Clive Deamer
piano and vibraphone:
John Baggott
additional vocals:
Beth Gibbons
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
conductor:
Gavin Wright (UK violinist)
performer:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer) and Portishead
brass and strings arranger:
Nick Ingman
recorded at:
Swanyard Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Motherless Child
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Tom Jones feat. Portishead5:09
15Black Betty
cover recording of:
Black Betty
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd., Folkways Music Publ. Co. (publisher) (from 1977 to present) and TRO (publisher) (from 1977 to present)
Tom Jones3:11
16The Letter
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
recording of:
The Letter
composer:
Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
Tom Jones3:48
17Tom Jones International
recording of:
Tom Jones International
composer:
Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
Tom Jones3:18
18Younger Days
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
recording of:
Younger Days
composer:
Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
Tom Jones5:24