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| Tom Jones Close Up | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studios | Audio International Studios, London, England, United Kingdom[1] | |||
| Genres | Pop, blue-eyed soul | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Gordon Mills | |||
| Tom Jones chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Close Up | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Stereo Review | (mixed)[3] |
| Nottingham Evening Post | (favourable)[4] |
| The Age | (favourable)[5] |
| The Oregon Journal | (favourable)[6] |
| Omaha World-Herald | (favourable)[7] |
| The Honolulu Advertiser | (favourable)[8] |
| The Tennessean | (favourable)[9] |
| Orlando Evening Star | (favourable)[10] |
| Daily Mirror | (favourable)[11] |
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.[12]
Personnel
[edit]- Tom Jones – lead vocals[1]
- Producer: Gordon Mills – album producer[1]
- Engineer: Peter Rynston – recording engineer[1]
- Music Director: Johnnie Spence – musical arrangements and direction[1]
- Photography: David Steen – album photography (cover and sleeve)[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Witch Queen of New Orleans" | Lolly Vegas, Pat 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" | Earl Shuman, Leon Carr | 4:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All I Ever Need Is You" | Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves | 3:14 |
| 2. | "You've Got a Friend" | Carole King | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Time to Get It Together" | Joey Levine, Arthur Resnick, Steve Feldman | 2:29 |
| 4. | "I Won't Be Sorry to See Suzanne Again" | Eddie Seago, Geoff Stephens | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" | Ben Peters | 3:08 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[13] | 17 |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 64 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tom Jones - Close Up, 1972, retrieved 29 December 2025
- ↑ "Close Up - Tom Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ↑
- Beginning of review: Coppage, Noel (October 1972). "RECORD REVIEWS: POPULAR" (PDF). Stereo Review. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. Retrieved 24 May 2026. Conclusion of review: Coppage, Noel (October 1972). "RECORD REVIEWS: POPULAR (continued)" (PDF). Stereo Review. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Nelson, Sidney (7 July 1972). "New sound of the 60s". Nottingham Evening Post. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "From the Rack: Records in Brief". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 16 November 1972. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Goetzl, Ed (10 July 1972). "On the Record". The Oregon Journal. Portland, Oregon, United States. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Hoyt, Vernon L. (6 August 1972). "Bell Able to Keep Sanity in Humanitarian Appeal". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Hamada, Wayne (29 June 1972). "On the Record". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Nicholas, Louis (24 December 1972). "Music To Spend Gift Money By". The Tennessean. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Frangus, Bill (16 June 1972). "New Tom Jones Record Should Hit". Orlando Evening Star. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Thomas, Deborah (6 June 1972). "GLITTERING DIAMOND!". Daily Mirror. London, England, United Kingdom.
- ↑ "Tom Jones songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 December 2024. Cite error: Invalid parameter ""name" in
<ref>tag. Did you mean "name"? - ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 25/6/1972 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ↑ "Tom Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2024.