Along Came Jones (album)

Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones
Studio album by Tom Jones
Released	21 May 1965
Recorded	1964–65
Studio	Decca, London
Genre	Pop, blue-eyed soul
Length	43:27 (UK); 32:11 (US)
Label	Decca
Producer	Peter Sullivan
Tom Jones (Decca) chronology
Parrot Records edition (retitled)
	Cover of It's Not Unusual (USA, Canada)

Along Came Jones is the 1965 debut album recorded by Tom Jones and included his massive hit single "It's Not Unusual". The album reached No 11. Some of the songs were covers and some were written especially for Jones like the Gordon Mills-penned "The Rose". The album title is a possible reference to the song of the same name.

In June 1965, Parrot Records (USA, Canada) issued an abridged (12-track) version of the album titled It's Not Unusual.^[1]

UK Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I've Got a Heart"	Gordon Mills, Les Reed	2:33
2.	"It Takes a Worried Man"	Traditional; arranged by Gordon Mills	2:40
3.	"Skye Boat Song"	Traditional; arranged by Malcolm Lawson and Harold Boulton	2:59
4.	"Once Upon a Time"	Gordon Mills	2:07
5.	"Memphis, Tennessee"	Chuck Berry	2:40
6.	"Whatcha' Gonna Do"	Chuck Willis	3:07
7.	"I Need Your Loving"	Don Gardner, Bobby Robinson, Clarence Lewis, James McDougall	2:38
8.	"It's Not Unusual"	Gordon Mills, Les Reed	1:58

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Autumn Leaves"	Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Geoffrey Parsons, Jacques Prévert	3:08
10.	"The Rose - Version 2"	Gordon Mills	2:53
11.	"If You Need Me"	Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman, Sonny Sanders	2:38
12.	"Some Other Guy"	Gordon Mills	2:31
13.	"Endlessly"	Brook Benton, Clyde Otis	3:19
14.	"It's Just a Matter of Time"	Clyde Otis, Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks	2:42
15.	"Spanish Harlem"	Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector	3:18
16.	"When the World was Beautiful"	Paul Kaufman, Jerry Harris	2:16

US Track Listing (It's Not Unusual)

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Not Unusual"	Mills, Reed	1:58
2.	"Memphis, Tennessee"	Berry	2:40
3.	"I Need Your Loving"	Gardner	2:38
4.	"Whatcha Gonna Do"	Willis	3:07
5.	"Skye Boat Song"	Traditional	2:59
6.	"Worried Man"	Traditional	2:40

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Once Upon a Time"	Mills	2:07
8.	"Autumn Leaves"	Kosma, Mercer, Parsons, Prévert	3:08
9.	"It's Just a Matter of Time"	Otis, Benton, Hendricks	2:42
10.	"Spanish Harlem"	Leiber, Spector	3:18
11.	"If You Need Me"	Pickett, Bateman, Sanders	2:38
12.	"When the World Was Beautiful"	Kaufman, Harris	2:16

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[2]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Peter Sullivan - producer
Les Reed - musical director
Bill Price - engineer
John Beale - cover photography

References

^ http://bsnpubs.com/london/parrot/parrot.html Parrot Records discography
^ "British album certifications – Tom Jones – It's Not Unusual". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

Along Came Jones (Decca LK-4693) at Discogs

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[1] ttps://bsnpubs.com/london/parrot/parrot.html Parrot Records discography

[United_KingdomTom_JonesIt's_Not_UnusualalbumCertRef-2] "British album certifications – Tom Jones – It's Not Unusual". British Phonographic Industry.

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Discography
Studio albums	Along Came Jones (It's Not Unusual) What's New Pussycat? A-tom-ic Jones From the Heart Green, Green Grass of Home Delilah Help Yourself At This Moment The Lead and How to Swing It Reload Mr. Jones 24 Hours Praise & Blame Spirit in the Room Long Lost Suitcase Surrounded by Time
Live albums	John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas
Songs	"All You Need Is Love" "Baby, It's Cold Outside" "Black Betty" "Burning Down the House" "Carrying a Torch" "Darlin'" "Daughter of Darkness" "Delilah" "Detroit City" "Gimme Shelter" "Green, Green Grass of Home" "Help Yourself" "I (Who Have Nothing)" "I'm Coming Home "It's Four in the Morning" "It's Not Unusual" "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" "Kiss" "Lady Lay Down" "Love Me Tonight" "Mama Told Me Not to Come" "Move Closer" "Puppet Man" "Rainin' in My Heart" "Resurrection Shuffle" "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" "Sex Bomb" "Sixteen Tons" "She's a Lady" "Stoned in Love" "Thunderball" "Till" "What in the World's Come Over You" "What's New Pussycat?" "Without Love" "With These Hands" "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"
Related articles	This Is Tom Jones Tom Jones Tom Jones: The Right Time The Wexford Carols "The Ballad of Tom Jones" What's New Pussycat? (musical) Tom Jones impersonator