I’ve always had a lot of respect for Tom Jones, he is a truly superb talent, but never bought anything he had done.
After hearing ’’Burning down the house’’, the first song to be released off this album, with the Cardigans I thought I’d buy this even though I’d heard mixed reviews about it.
I was a bit dissapointed after the first listen, liked a few tracks but that was all. Decided to give it a chance and it began to grow on me, and now I play it all the time.
Most of the tracks are covers but Tom brings his own style to each of them. You will have heard a lot of these in their original version, but unlike most covers Tom doesn’t try to make them sound exactly the same as the original.
Each artist compliments Tom and vice-versa. There are some stunning tracks ’’Mama told me not to come’’ with the Stereophonics being the pick of the bunch. The other tracks are:-Are you gonna go my way - with Robbie Williams , All mine - with the Divine Comedy, Sunny afternoon - with Space, I’m left you’re right she’s gone - with James Dean Bradfield, Sexbomb - with Mousse T, You need love like I do - with Heather Small, Looking out of my window - with James Taylor Quartet, Sometimes we cry - with Van Morrison, Lust for life - with The Pretenders, Little green bag - with Barenaked Ladies, Ain’t that a lot of love - with Simply Red, She drives me crazy - with Zucchero, Never tear us apart - with Natalie Imbruglia, Baby it’s cold outside - with Cerys from Catatonia, Motherless child - with Portishead
Even if you dont like Tom Jones but this CD now!!