The Ballad of Tom Jones

"The Ballad of Tom Jones"
Single by Space with Cerys Matthews
from the album Tin Planet
Released 23 February 1998
Format CD
Length 4:11
Label Gut Records
Writer(s) Scott, Space
Producer(s) Jeremy Wheatley, Space
Space chronology
Avenging Angels "The Ballad of Tom Jones"
(1998)		 Begin Again
Cerys Matthews chronology
"N/A" "The Ballad of Tom Jones"
(1998)		 "Baby It's Cold Outside"
(1999)

"The Ballad of Tom Jones" is a song by Space and Cerys Matthews, lead singer of the band Catatonia, which was released in 1998. The song peaked at number four in the charts in March 1998. Lead singer Tommy Scott described Tom Jones as 'brilliant'.[1] The song became a huge radio hit and resulted in Space performing with Jones in Jools Holland's New Year's Eve programme.[2]

Track listings

CD 1 (CDGUT18)

  1. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" - 4:13
  2. "Happy Endings" - 3:11
  3. "Now She's Gone" - 2:39
  4. "Stress Transmissions" - 3:54

CD 2 (CXGUT18)

  1. "The Ballad of Tom Jones"
  2. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (cocktail lounge mix)
  3. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (dirty beatniks mix)
  4. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (sound 5 mix)
  5. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (sure is pure dub mix)
  6. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (SX dub 'Scratchin 'Cuckoo' Mix)
  7. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (tom jones: axe to your head mix)

External links

References

  1. ↑ Ellis, Lucy (2000). Tom Jones: close up. Omnibus. p. 339. ISBN 0711975493.
  2. ↑ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 179. ISBN 1858284570.