The Ballad of Tom Jones
"The Ballad of Tom Jones" | ||||
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Single by Space with Cerys Matthews | ||||
from the album Tin Planet | ||||
Released | 23 February 1998 | |||
Format | CD, 7" vinyl single, cassette | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Length | 4:11 | |||
Label | Gut Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tommy Scott | |||
Producer(s) | Jeremy Wheatley, Space | |||
Space singles chronology | ||||
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Cerys Matthews singles chronology | ||||
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"The Ballad of Tom Jones" is a song by Space and Cerys Matthews, lead singer of the band Catatonia, which was released in 1998. The song peaked at #4 in the UK charts in March 1998,[1] #26 in Ireland in March 1998,[2] #46 in Australia in May 1998,[3] and #27 in New Zealand in May 1998.[4]
Lead singer Tommy Scott described Tom Jones as 'brilliant'.[5] The song became a huge radio hit and resulted in Space performing with Jones in Jools Holland's New Year's Eve programme.[6]
Track listings
CD 1 (CDGUT18)
- "The Ballad of Tom Jones" - 4:13
- "Happy Endings" - 3:11
- "Now She's Gone" - 2:39
- "Stress Transmissions" - 3:54
CD 2 (CXGUT18)
- "The Ballad of Tom Jones"
- "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (cocktail lounge mix)
- "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (dirty beatniks mix)
- "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (sound 5 mix)
- "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (sure is pure dub mix)
- "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (SX dub 'Scratchin 'Cuckoo' Mix)
- "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (tom jones: axe to your head mix)
External links
References
- ↑ "Official Charts > Space". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2015-10-03. N.B. The user needs to enter 'Space' or 'The Ballad of Tom Jones' in the search box to retrieve its chart history.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com > Space with Cerys of Catatonia - The Ballad of Tom Jones (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz > Space with Cerys of Catatonia - The Ballad of Tom Jones (song)". Hung Media. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ↑ Ellis, Lucy (2000). Tom Jones: close up. Omnibus. p. 339. ISBN 0711975493.
- ↑ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 179. ISBN 1858284570.
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