| Delilah | ||||
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| Released | July 12, 1968 [1] | |||
| Genre | Pop, blue-eyed soul | |||
| Length | 37:01 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Peter Sullivan | |||
| Tom Jones (Decca) chronology | ||||
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Delilah is the sixth studio album by Welsh singer Tom Jones. Released in 1968, it became his first album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart, spending two separate one week reigns at the top during a run of 14 consecutive weeks in the top 5. [2]
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| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] | 2 |
| Italian Albums (HitParadeItalia) [4] | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] | 1 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [6] | 1 |
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