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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Gordon Mills | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Tom Jones Close Up is a studio album by Welsh singer Tom Jones, released in 1972 on Decca Records (on Parrot Records in the United States and Canada).
The album spent four weeks on the UK official albums chart, peaking for two weeks at number 17.[2]
Album Credits
[edit]Personnel (Tom Jones Close Up, 1972)[3]
- Tom Jones – lead vocals
- Producer: Gordon Mills – album producer
- Engineer: Peter Rynston – recording engineer
- Music Director: Johnnie Spence – musical arrangements / direction
- Photography: David Steen – album photography (cover and sleeve)
- Recorded At – Audio International Studios
- Mastered At – Columbia Recording Studios
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
- Manufactured By – London Records
- Designed At – Farmlett, Barsanti & Wood Inc.
- Printed By – Queens Litho
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Decca Record Company Limited
- Copyright © – London Records, Inc.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Witch Queen of New Orleans" | L. Vegas, P. Vegas | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Tired of Being Alone" | Al Green | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Woman You Took My Life" | Kevin Johnson | 4:02 |
| 4. | "If" | David Gates | 3:02 |
| 5. | "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer" | E. Schuman, L. Carr | 4:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All I Ever Need Is You" | Reeves, Holiday | 3:14 |
| 2. | "You've Got a Friend" | Carole King | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Time to Get It Together" | Levine, Resnick, Feldman | 2:29 |
| 4. | "I Won't Be Sorry to See Suzanne Again" | Eddie, Stephens | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" | Ben Peters | 3:08 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 17 |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 64 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Close Up - Tom Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ "Tom Jones songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ a b Tom Jones - Close Up, 1972, retrieved 2025-12-29
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "Tom Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2024.