Supplied note - not independently verified
Originally written for Sandie Shaw, who turned it down.
View background statusTom Jones
10 catalog entries, grouped by year.
ARTIST ESSENTIALS
Explore Artist EssentialsTom Jones: a curated listening guide
Follow the broad, forceful voice from compact brass-led singles through country phrasing, credited duets and more spacious later studio performances.
25 selections with release evidence; 16 beyond the yearly lists.
About Tom Jones
Tom Jones grew up in Pontypridd, South Wales, and sang in clubs before signing with Decca. His early records placed a powerful voice within compact pop arrangements, while his repertoire continued to draw on rhythm and blues and country music. Reload later brought that voice into explicitly credited collaborations with other performers. His work with Ethan Johns moved toward more exposed studio arrangements, including the live-in-studio performances of Praise & Blame and the varied songwriting repertoire of Spirit in the Room.
Artist background sources
Tom Jones - official artist biography
The artist's biography establishes his upbringing in Pontypridd, South Wales, club work before Decca, broad rhythm-and-blues interests, the 1999 Reload collaborations and later work with Ethan Johns. Praise & Blame was performed live in the studio, not recorded at a public concert; Spirit in the Room followed in 2012. Current commercial totals and promotional superlatives are not reproduced. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Tom Jones interview - recording versus release of It's Not Unusual
In the artist-hosted interview, Jones distinguishes recording It's Not Unusual in 1964 from its public release in 1965. The interview also discusses his broad interpretive song choices. No session year is substituted for the released recording year. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Reload - official original album and collaboration program
The artist's actual discography page identifies Reload as a 1999 album and provides its original seventeen-track duet program. The featured identities are retained from the licensed original track credits rather than abbreviated to a solo credit. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Praise & Blame - official live-in-studio recording context
The artist's discography identifies the 2010 album, Ethan Johns and the live-in-studio approach at Real World. This describes the recording method and does not make the selected performance a concert recording or date it by its session. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Spirit in the Room - official original release
The artist's actual original-album page establishes the May 2012 release and work with Ethan Johns at Real World. This supports the earlier original year of Tower of Song before the later licensed US package date. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
1965
Supplied note - not independently verified
Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the movie of the same name.
View background status1967
Green, Green Grass of Home
Tom JonesRelease: 1966Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #97Supplied note - not independently verified
A prisoner's dream of returning home
View background statusSupplied note - not independently verified
Cover of the song from "Promises, Promises," sung with Jones's powerful vocals
View background status1968
Supplied note - not independently verified
The dramatic song tells the story of a man who kills his unfaithful lover.
View background status1969
Supplied note - not independently verified
A passionate plea for immediate love and affection
View background status1970
Supplied note - not independently verified
This dramatic ballad became another hit for Welsh singer Tom Jones.
View background statusWithout Love (There Is Nothing)
Tom JonesRelease: 1969Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #92Artist background available
Tom Jones grew up in Pontypridd, South Wales, and sang in clubs before signing with Decca. His early records placed a powerful voice within compact pop arrangements, while his repertoire continued to draw on rhythm...
View background status1971
Supplied note - not independently verified
Written by Paul Anka, this song became one of Tom Jones' biggest hits and a signature tune.
View background statusSupplied note - not independently verified
Jones' powerful rendition of this ballad became a hit in several countries.
View background statusALL 66 ANNUAL COLLECTIONS
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.