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Although it isn't the revelation or surprising, extraordinary achievement that his 2010 record Praise & Blame was, Spirit in the Room is another solid, very welcome set of stripped-back interpretations from Tom Jones, produced once again by Ethan Johns, making those comparisons to Johnny Cash's late-period recordings with Rick Rubin all the more fitting. Know that the songbook has changed from classic (spirituals, blues, and traditional numbers) to more contemporary (Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, the Low Anthem, and others) and that Jones and Johns are both in top form and you've got the picture, along with that same frustration that no matter how fun "What's New Pussycat?" and "Sex Bomb" were, a couple more albums like this along the way would have been rich and rewarding. Jones joins the ranks of singers who have really "felt" Cohen's words in "Tower of Song," here in one of its most naked of performances, but as the dark carnival of Tom Waits' "Bad as Me" gives way to a frail, delicate, and lonely Richard Thompson song, it's obvious this one doesn't have that last one's purposeful layout, at least not until the fourth quarter. Exiting with the off-kilter and brittle "All Blues Hail Mary" (Joe Henry) and the spiritual/secular strangeness that's "Charlie Darwin" (Low Anthem) makes for a compelling suite, and while Spirit in the Room matches its predecessor on a track-by-track level, it's only in those last moments that the whole package seems as thematically sound and well designed.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Causon, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Richard Causon, Piano, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Baynton, Mix Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stella Mozgawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Odetta Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Dixon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Causon, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stella Mozgawa, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Paul Simon, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Causon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Jennings, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Baynton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stella Mozgawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Blind Willie Johnson, Composer - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Causon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Phillips, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James D. Vaughan, Author
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Waits, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Chamber Orchestra, Ukulele, Toy Boombox, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Causon, Piano, Clavichord, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kathleen Brennan, ComposerLyricist - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Dixon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Richard Causon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Phillips, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Richard Causon, Keyboards, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Jennings, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Henry, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Causon, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stella Mozgawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Causon, Piano, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stile Antico, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Knox Miller, ComposerLyricist - Jocie Adams, ComposerLyricist - Jeffery Prystowsky, ComposerLyricist - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Causon, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Newbury, ComposerLyricist - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Richard Causon, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Dixon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Causon, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Odetta Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Dixon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cenzo Townshend, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Causon, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dom Monks, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stella Mozgawa, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Futurecut, Producer, Additional Producer - José Tomaz Gomes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Album review
Although it isn't the revelation or surprising, extraordinary achievement that his 2010 record Praise & Blame was, Spirit in the Room is another solid, very welcome set of stripped-back interpretations from Tom Jones, produced once again by Ethan Johns, making those comparisons to Johnny Cash's late-period recordings with Rick Rubin all the more fitting. Know that the songbook has changed from classic (spirituals, blues, and traditional numbers) to more contemporary (Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, the Low Anthem, and others) and that Jones and Johns are both in top form and you've got the picture, along with that same frustration that no matter how fun "What's New Pussycat?" and "Sex Bomb" were, a couple more albums like this along the way would have been rich and rewarding. Jones joins the ranks of singers who have really "felt" Cohen's words in "Tower of Song," here in one of its most naked of performances, but as the dark carnival of Tom Waits' "Bad as Me" gives way to a frail, delicate, and lonely Richard Thompson song, it's obvious this one doesn't have that last one's purposeful layout, at least not until the fourth quarter. Exiting with the off-kilter and brittle "All Blues Hail Mary" (Joe Henry) and the spiritual/secular strangeness that's "Charlie Darwin" (Low Anthem) makes for a compelling suite, and while Spirit in the Room matches its predecessor on a track-by-track level, it's only in those last moments that the whole package seems as thematically sound and well designed.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:49
- Main artists: Tom Jones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd ℗ 2012 Out Productions LLC, exclusively licensed to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
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