The Body and Soul of Tom Jones

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The Body and Soul of Tom Jones
Studio album by
Released1973
Label Decca
Tom Jones chronology
Tom Jones Close Up
(1972)
The Body and Soul of Tom Jones
(1973)
Greatest Hits
(1973)

The Body and Soul of Tom Jones is a studio album by Welsh singer Tom Jones, released in 1973 on Decca Records (on Parrot Records in the United States and Canada).

Contents

The album spent one week on the UK official albums chart at number 31. [1]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Runnin' Bear"Richardson 
2."Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone"Withers 
3."(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"Hampton, Banks, Jackson 
4."Since I Loved You Last"Shuman, Carr 
5."Lean on Me"Withers 
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Letter to Lucille"Macaulay 
2."Today I Started Loving You Again"Haggard 
3."I'll Share My World with You"Wilson 
4."I Still Love You Enough (to Love You All Over Again)"Mareno 
5."Ballad of Billie Joe"Rich 

Charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [2] 31
US Billboard 200 [3] 93

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References

  1. "Tom Jones songs and albums". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  2. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  3. "Tom Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2024.