Along Came Jones | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 May 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1964–65 | |||
Studio | Decca, London | |||
Genre | Pop, blue-eyed soul | |||
Length | 43:27 (UK) 32:11 (US) | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Producer | Peter Sullivan | |||
Tom Jones (Decca) chronology | ||||
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Parrot Records edition (retitled) | ||||
![]() Cover of It's Not Unusual (USA, Canada) |
Along Came Jones is the 1965 debut album recorded by Tom Jones and included his massive hit single " It's Not Unusual". The album reached No 11. Some of the songs were covers and some were written especially 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 (USA, Canada) issued an abridged (12-track) version of the album titled It's Not Unusual. [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I've Got a Heart" | Gordon Mills, Les Reed | 2:33 |
2. | " It Takes a Worried Man" | Traditional; arranged by Gordon Mills | 2:40 |
3. | " Skye Boat Song" | Traditional; arranged by Malcolm Lawson and Harold Boulton | 2:59 |
4. | "Once Upon a Time" | Gordon Mills | 2:07 |
5. | " Memphis, Tennessee" | Chuck Berry | 2:40 |
6. | "Whatcha' Gonna Do" | Chuck Willis | 3:07 |
7. | "I Need Your Loving" | Don Gardner, Bobby Robinson, Clarence Lewis, James McDougall | 2:38 |
8. | " It's Not Unusual" | Gordon Mills, Les Reed | 1:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | " Autumn Leaves" | Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Geoffrey Parsons, Jacques Prévert | 3:08 |
10. | "The Rose - Version 2" | Gordon Mills | 2:53 |
11. | " If You Need Me" | Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman, Sonny Sanders | 2:38 |
12. | "Some Other Guy" | Gordon Mills | 2:31 |
13. | " Endlessly" | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis | 3:19 |
14. | " It's Just a Matter of Time" | Clyde Otis, Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks | 2:42 |
15. | " Spanish Harlem" | Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector | 3:18 |
16. | "When the World was Beautiful" | Paul Kaufman, Jerry Harris | 2:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's Not Unusual" | Mills, Reed | 1:58 |
2. | "Memphis, Tennessee" | Berry | 2:40 |
3. | "I Need Your Loving" | Gardner | 2:38 |
4. | "Whatcha Gonna Do" | Willis | 3:07 |
5. | "Skye Boat Song" | Traditional | 2:59 |
6. | "Worried Man" | Traditional | 2:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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7. | "Once Upon a Time" | Mills | 2:07 |
8. | "Autumn Leaves" | Kosma, Mercer, Parsons, Prévert | 3:08 |
9. | "It's Just a Matter of Time" | Otis, Benton, Hendricks | 2:42 |
10. | "Spanish Harlem" | Leiber, Spector | 3:18 |
11. | "If You Need Me" | Pickett, Bateman, Sanders | 2:38 |
12. | "When the World Was Beautiful" | Kaufman, Harris | 2:16 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [2] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Along Came Jones | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 May 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1964–65 | |||
Studio | Decca, London | |||
Genre | Pop, blue-eyed soul | |||
Length | 43:27 (UK) 32:11 (US) | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Producer | Peter Sullivan | |||
Tom Jones (Decca) chronology | ||||
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Parrot Records edition (retitled) | ||||
![]() Cover of It's Not Unusual (USA, Canada) |
Along Came Jones is the 1965 debut album recorded by Tom Jones and included his massive hit single " It's Not Unusual". The album reached No 11. Some of the songs were covers and some were written especially 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 (USA, Canada) issued an abridged (12-track) version of the album titled It's Not Unusual. [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "I've Got a Heart" | Gordon Mills, Les Reed | 2:33 |
2. | " It Takes a Worried Man" | Traditional; arranged by Gordon Mills | 2:40 |
3. | " Skye Boat Song" | Traditional; arranged by Malcolm Lawson and Harold Boulton | 2:59 |
4. | "Once Upon a Time" | Gordon Mills | 2:07 |
5. | " Memphis, Tennessee" | Chuck Berry | 2:40 |
6. | "Whatcha' Gonna Do" | Chuck Willis | 3:07 |
7. | "I Need Your Loving" | Don Gardner, Bobby Robinson, Clarence Lewis, James McDougall | 2:38 |
8. | " It's Not Unusual" | Gordon Mills, Les Reed | 1:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
9. | " Autumn Leaves" | Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Geoffrey Parsons, Jacques Prévert | 3:08 |
10. | "The Rose - Version 2" | Gordon Mills | 2:53 |
11. | " If You Need Me" | Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman, Sonny Sanders | 2:38 |
12. | "Some Other Guy" | Gordon Mills | 2:31 |
13. | " Endlessly" | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis | 3:19 |
14. | " It's Just a Matter of Time" | Clyde Otis, Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks | 2:42 |
15. | " Spanish Harlem" | Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector | 3:18 |
16. | "When the World was Beautiful" | Paul Kaufman, Jerry Harris | 2:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's Not Unusual" | Mills, Reed | 1:58 |
2. | "Memphis, Tennessee" | Berry | 2:40 |
3. | "I Need Your Loving" | Gardner | 2:38 |
4. | "Whatcha Gonna Do" | Willis | 3:07 |
5. | "Skye Boat Song" | Traditional | 2:59 |
6. | "Worried Man" | Traditional | 2:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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7. | "Once Upon a Time" | Mills | 2:07 |
8. | "Autumn Leaves" | Kosma, Mercer, Parsons, Prévert | 3:08 |
9. | "It's Just a Matter of Time" | Otis, Benton, Hendricks | 2:42 |
10. | "Spanish Harlem" | Leiber, Spector | 3:18 |
11. | "If You Need Me" | Pickett, Bateman, Sanders | 2:38 |
12. | "When the World Was Beautiful" | Kaufman, Harris | 2:16 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [2] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |