Memories Don't Leave Like People Do teams
Tom Jones with veteran Motown composer and producer
Johnny Bristol, an inspired pairing that yields
Jones' most impassioned performances in quite some time. H.B. Barnum and
Wade Marcus split arranging duties, and the session's string-sweetened funk formula immediately brings to mind
Bristol's concurrent solo efforts for MGM, an approach that proves ideally matched to
Jones' potently soulful vocals -- rarely if ever would he match the grittiness of "Lusty Lady" or the emotional intensity of "The Pain of Love." [
Memories Don't Leave Like People Do was reissued on CD in 2009 on a Vocalion two-fer also featuring 1974 predecessor
Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like.] ~ Jason Ankeny