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It had been six years since Tom Jones released his last stateside record, but this one scored big in England and on the Continent, for good reason. Ultra-modern and topical, Reload suggests you can easily ignore Jones' "What's New Pussycat?" past. Not only does Jones deliver one of the more invigorating workings of modern pop here, his selection of material and choice of mates prove that in addition to his routinely extraordinary performances, he's still recording quite potently, thank you. Like 1994's underrated "The Lead and How To Swing It," a lesser seller from the Interscope label, "Reload" finds Tom in collaborative mode. But where The Lead stressed original tunes and producer chops (everyone from Teddy Riley to Flood to Trevor Horn weighed in), Reload focuses on contemporary artists and cover songs. The artists are a motley, and very talented, crew indeed. Jones more than holds his own, turning the tunes into unusually personal and expressive vehicles. Jones launches the disc with Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House," working it brisk and funky with the Cardigans and lending David Byrne's opaque lyrics a fresh vigor. Then, with Stereophonics, he resurrects Randy Newman's "Mama Told Me Not to Come," refreshing the Three Dog Night chestnut with unexpected lasciviousness. The selections are as peculiar as they are successful, spanning "Sometimes We Cry" (a sparsely arranged duet with Van Morrison), a sharp interpretation of Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" with Chrissie Hynde's Pretenders, and a fruity, truly bizarre take on the George Baker Selection's "Little Green Bag" with Barenaked Ladies. Jones probably doesn't do knee drops anymore, but he sure as hell does vocal swoops; check out "Ain't That a Lot of Love" with Simply Red's Mick Hucknall or his resurrection of Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy" with Zucchero for throat acrobatics. Jones is in the uncomfortable position of being a retro novelty, and although he may not ignite the U.S. charts anymore (his last notable effort here was his great collaboration with the Art of Noise on the Prince tune "Kiss," in 1988), his music is as contemporary and driving as ever.
© Carlo Wolff /TiVo
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Tore Johansson, Producer - Tom Jones, MainArtist - JERRY HARRISON, ComposerLyricist - David Byrne, ComposerLyricist - Chris Frantz, ComposerLyricist - Tina Weymouth, ComposerLyricist - The Cardigans, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Randy Newman, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hague, Producer - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Stereophonics, FeaturedArtist - Bird & Bush, Producer
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Craig Ross, ComposerLyricist - Guy Chambers, Producer - Lenny Kravitz, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Robbie Williams, FeaturedArtist - Steve Power, Producer
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Geoff Barrow, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Utley, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Neil Hannon, Producer - The Divine Comedy, FeaturedArtist - Beth Gibbons, ComposerLyricist - Jon Jacobs, Producer
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Tore Johansson, Producer - Ray Davies, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Space, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
James Dean Bradfield, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Stanley A. Kesler, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, MainArtist - DAVE ERINGA, Producer - William E. Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Boris Aldridge, Producer
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Mousse T., Producer, Programmer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist, WurlitzerOrgan, MusicProduction - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist - Errol Rennalls, ComposerLyricist - Lutz Krajenski, HammondOrgan - Uwe Granitza, Horn - Peter Hinderthür, Horn, BassGuitar
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Heather Small, FeaturedArtist - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Johnny Douglas, Producer - Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Tom Jones, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The James Taylor Quartet, FeaturedArtist - D' Influence, Producer
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
VAN MORRISON, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hague, Producer - Tom Jones, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
The Pretenders, FeaturedArtist - Stephen Hague, Producer - Tom Jones, MainArtist - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - James Osterberg Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Jan Visser, ComposerLyricist - Barenaked Ladies, FeaturedArtist - Stephen Hague, Producer - Tom Jones, MainArtist - James Bouwens, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Simply Red, FeaturedArtist - Gota Yashiki, Producer - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - Willia Dean Parker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Magnus Fiennes, Producer - Jeremy Wheatley, Producer - David Steele, ComposerLyricist - Roland Gift, ComposerLyricist - Zucchero, FeaturedArtist - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Steve Sidwell, WorkArranger
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Michael Hutchence, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Natalie Imbruglia, FeaturedArtist - TommyD, Producer - Andrew Farris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Cerys Matthews, FeaturedArtist - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist - TommyD, Producer
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Eric Clapton, WorkArranger - Geoff Barrow, Producer - Adrian Utley, Producer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Portishead, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Mousse T., Producer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Errol Rennalls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Heather Small, FeaturedArtist - Mousse T., Producer - Ren Swan, MixingEngineer - Tom Jones, MainArtist - Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Douglas, Producer
℗ 2000 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Album review
It had been six years since Tom Jones released his last stateside record, but this one scored big in England and on the Continent, for good reason. Ultra-modern and topical, Reload suggests you can easily ignore Jones' "What's New Pussycat?" past. Not only does Jones deliver one of the more invigorating workings of modern pop here, his selection of material and choice of mates prove that in addition to his routinely extraordinary performances, he's still recording quite potently, thank you. Like 1994's underrated "The Lead and How To Swing It," a lesser seller from the Interscope label, "Reload" finds Tom in collaborative mode. But where The Lead stressed original tunes and producer chops (everyone from Teddy Riley to Flood to Trevor Horn weighed in), Reload focuses on contemporary artists and cover songs. The artists are a motley, and very talented, crew indeed. Jones more than holds his own, turning the tunes into unusually personal and expressive vehicles. Jones launches the disc with Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House," working it brisk and funky with the Cardigans and lending David Byrne's opaque lyrics a fresh vigor. Then, with Stereophonics, he resurrects Randy Newman's "Mama Told Me Not to Come," refreshing the Three Dog Night chestnut with unexpected lasciviousness. The selections are as peculiar as they are successful, spanning "Sometimes We Cry" (a sparsely arranged duet with Van Morrison), a sharp interpretation of Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" with Chrissie Hynde's Pretenders, and a fruity, truly bizarre take on the George Baker Selection's "Little Green Bag" with Barenaked Ladies. Jones probably doesn't do knee drops anymore, but he sure as hell does vocal swoops; check out "Ain't That a Lot of Love" with Simply Red's Mick Hucknall or his resurrection of Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy" with Zucchero for throat acrobatics. Jones is in the uncomfortable position of being a retro novelty, and although he may not ignite the U.S. charts anymore (his last notable effort here was his great collaboration with the Art of Noise on the Prince tune "Kiss," in 1988), his music is as contemporary and driving as ever.
© Carlo Wolff /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:42
- Main artists: Tom Jones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2003 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd. ℗ 2003 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
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