Tom Jones Close Up

Tom Jones Close Up
Studio album by
Tom Jones
Released1972
Recorded1972
StudiosAudio International Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
GenresPop, blue-eyed soul
LabelDecca
ProducerGordon Mills
Tom Jones chronology
Tom Jones Live at Caesar's Palace
(1971)		 Tom Jones Close Up
(1972)		 The Body and Soul of Tom Jones
(1973)
Singles from Close Up
  1. "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"
    Released: 1 April 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar
Stereo Review(mixed)
Nottingham Evening Post(favourable)
The Age(favourable)
The Oregon Journal(favourable)
Omaha World-Herald(favourable)
The Honolulu Advertiser(favourable)
The Tennessean(favourable)
Orlando Evening Star(favourable)
Daily Mirror(favourable)

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).

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

Personnel

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Witch Queen of New Orleans"Lolly Vegas, Pat Vegas2:37
2."Tired of Being Alone"Al Green3:04
3."Woman You Took My Life"Kevin Johnson4:02
4."If"David Gates3:02
5."The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"Earl Shuman, Leon Carr4:33
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Ever Need Is You"Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves3:14
2."You've Got a Friend"Carole King2:48
3."Time to Get It Together"Joey Levine, Arthur Resnick, Steve Feldman2:29
4."I Won't Be Sorry to See Suzanne Again"Eddie Seago, Geoff Stephens3:38
5."Kiss an Angel Good Morning"Ben Peters3:08

Charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
UK Albums (Official Charts)17
US Billboard 20064

References

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  2. ↑ "Close Up - Tom Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
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  4. ↑ Nelson, Sidney (7 July 1972). "New sound of the 60s". Nottingham Evening Post. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "From the Rack: Records in Brief". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 16 November 1972. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Goetzl, Ed (10 July 1972). "On the Record". The Oregon Journal. Portland, Oregon, United States. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Hoyt, Vernon L. (6 August 1972). "Bell Able to Keep Sanity in Humanitarian Appeal". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Hamada, Wayne (29 June 1972). "On the Record". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Nicholas, Louis (24 December 1972). "Music To Spend Gift Money By". The Tennessean. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Frangus, Bill (16 June 1972). "New Tom Jones Record Should Hit". Orlando Evening Star. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Thomas, Deborah (6 June 1972). "GLITTERING DIAMOND!". Daily Mirror. London, England, United Kingdom.
  12. ↑ "Tom Jones songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 25/6/1972 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Tom Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2024.