Tom Jones Close Up

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Tom Jones Close Up
Studio album by
Released1972
Label Decca
Tom Jones chronology
Tom Jones Live at Caesar's Palace
(1971)
Tom Jones Close Up
(1972)
The Body and Soul of Tom Jones
(1973)

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).

Contents

The album spent four weeks on the UK official albums chart, peaking for two weeks at number 17. [1]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Witch Queen of New Orleans"L. Vegas, P. Vegas2:37
2."Tired of Being Alone"Al Green3:04
3."Woman You Took My Life"Kevin Johnson4:02
4."If"D. Gates3:02
5."The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"E. Schuman, L. Carr4:33
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Ever Need Is You"Reeves, Holiday3:14
2."You've Got a Friend"Carole King2:48
3."Time to Get It Together"Levine, Resnick, Feldman2:29
4."I Won't Be Sorry to See Suzanne Again"Eddie, Stephens3:38
5."Kiss an Angel Good Morning"Ben Peters3:08

Charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [2] 17
US Billboard 200 [3] 64

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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.