Name: Spirit In The Room by Tom Jones
Brand: Tom Jones
SKU: 602537041312
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (77 reviews)

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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

1. Tower Of Song

by Tom Jones

Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Performer: Richard Causon
Tom Jones
Ethan Johns; Performer
Piano: Richard Causon
Ethan Johns; Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Recording Assistant: José Tomaz Gomes; Production
Studio Personnel: Dom Monks
José Tomaz Gomes
Tony Cousins
Ethan Johns; Production
Composer Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Other

2. (I Want To) Come Home

by Tom Jones

Acoustic Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Lyricist: Paul Mccartney; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Mixing: Robin Baynton
Ethan Johns; Production
Recording Assistant: José Tomaz Gomes
Robin Baynton; Production
Bass: Ethan Johns; Performer
Bass (vocal): Ethan Johns; Performer
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Drums: Stella Mozgawa; Performer
Electric Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Composer: Paul Mccartney; Composer
Harmonium: Richard Causon; Performer
Percussion: Ethan Johns; Performer
Performer: Ethan Johns
Tom Jones
Stella Mozgawa
Richard Causon; Performer
Piano: Richard Causon; Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Cousins
Robin Baynton
Ethan Johns
José Tomaz Gomes
Dom Monks; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Mccartney; Other

3. Hit Or Miss

by Tom Jones

Composer: Odetta Gordon; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Bass Guitar: Sam Dixon; Performer
Drums: Stella Mozgawa; Performer
Electric Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Lyricist: Odetta Gordon; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Recording Assistant: José Tomaz Gomes; Production
Bass Guitar: Sam Dixon; Performer
Percussion: Stella Mozgawa; Performer
Performer: Stella Mozgawa
Sam Dixon
Richard Causon
Ethan Johns
Tom Jones; Performer
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Piano: Richard Causon; Performer
Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Cousins
Ethan Johns
Dom Monks
José Tomaz Gomes; Production
Composer Lyricist: Odetta Gordon; Other

4. Love And Blessings

by Tom Jones

Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Lyricist: Paul Simon; Composer
Mixing: Ethan Johns; Production
Recording Assistant: Robin Baynton
José Tomaz Gomes; Production
Bass: Ian Jennings; Performer
Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Bass (vocal): Ian Jennings; Performer
Drums: Stella Mozgawa; Performer
Electric Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Keyboard: Richard Causon; Performer
Percussion: Ethan Johns; Performer
Performer: Richard Causon
Ethan Johns
Tom Jones
Ian Jennings
Stella Mozgawa; Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Studio Personnel: Robin Baynton
Tony Cousins
José Tomaz Gomes
Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Simon; Other

5. Soul Of A Man

by Tom Jones

Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Electric Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Keyboard: Richard Causon; Performer
Performer: Richard Causon
Tom Jones
Ethan Johns; Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Composer: Blind Willie Johnson; Composer
Author: James D. Vaughan; Production
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Recording Assistant: Patrick Phillips; Production
Studio Personnel: Dom Monks
Patrick Phillips
Tony Cousins
Ethan Johns; Production

6. Bad As Me

by Tom Jones

Clavichord: Richard Causon; Performer
Electric Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Performer: Tom Jones
Richard Causon
Ethan Johns; Performer
Lyricist: Kathleen Brennan
Tom Waits; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Piano: Richard Causon; Performer
Mixing: Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Composer: Kathleen Brennan
Tom Waits; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Recording Assistant: José Tomaz Gomes; Production
Percussion: Ethan Johns; Performer
Ukulele: Ethan Johns; Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Studio Personnel: Ethan Johns
Tony Cousins
José Tomaz Gomes
Dom Monks; Production
Chamber Orchestra: Ethan Johns; Other
Composer Lyricist: Tom Waits
Kathleen Brennan; Other
Toy Boombox: Ethan Johns; Other

7. Dimming Of The Day

by Tom Jones

Acoustic Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Bass Guitar: Sam Dixon; Performer
Drums: Richard Causon; Performer
Performer: Sam Dixon
Tom Jones
Ethan Johns
Richard Causon; Performer
Composer: Richard Thompson; Composer
Lyricist: Richard Thompson; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Sam Dixon; Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Recording Assistant: Patrick Phillips; Production
Studio Personnel: Patrick Phillips
Tony Cousins
Ethan Johns
Dom Monks; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Thompson; Other

8. Traveling Shoes

by Tom Jones

Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Lyricist: Ethan Johns
Tom Jones; Composer
Mixing: Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Recording Assistant: José Tomaz Gomes; Production
Bass: Ian Jennings; Performer
Composer: Tom Jones
Ethan Johns; Composer
Bass (vocal): Ian Jennings; Performer
Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Keyboard: Richard Causon; Performer
Performer: Tom Jones
Ian Jennings
Richard Causon
Ethan Johns; Performer
Tambourine: Richard Causon; Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Studio Personnel: Dom Monks
Tony Cousins
José Tomaz Gomes
Ethan Johns; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Jones
Ethan Johns; Other

9. All Blues Hail Mary

by Tom Jones

Drums: Stella Mozgawa; Performer
Electric Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Composer: Joe Henry; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Henry; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Mixing: Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Recording Assistant: José Tomaz Gomes; Production
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Performer: Tom Jones
Stella Mozgawa
Richard Causon
Ethan Johns; Performer
Piano: Richard Causon; Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Cousins
José Tomaz Gomes
Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Composer Lyricist: Joe Henry; Other

10. Charlie Darwin

by Tom Jones

Acoustic Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Harmonium: Richard Causon; Performer
Performer: Richard Causon
Ethan Johns
Stile Antico
Tom Jones; Performer
Composer: Jeffery Prystowsky
Jocie Adams
Ben Knox Miller; Composer
Lyricist: Jocie Adams
Ben Knox Miller
Jeffery Prystowsky; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Piano: Richard Causon; Performer
Mixing: Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Producer: Ethan Johns; Production
Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Voices: Stile Antico; Performer
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Recording Assistant: José Tomaz Gomes; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Cousins
José Tomaz Gomes
Dom Monks
Ethan Johns; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Knox Miller
Jocie Adams
Jeffery Prystowsky; Other

11. Hit Or Miss

by Tom Jones

Acoustic Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Bass Guitar: Sam Dixon; Performer
Drums: Stella Mozgawa; Performer
Electric Guitar: Ethan Johns; Performer
Lyricist: Odetta Gordon; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins; Production
Percussion: Stella Mozgawa; Performer
Performer: Sam Dixon
Richard Causon
Stella Mozgawa
Tom Jones
Ethan Johns; Performer
Mixing: Cenzo Townshend; Production
Producer: Ethan Johns
Futurecut
Future Cut; Production
Primary Artist: Tom Jones; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Sam Dixon; Performer
Piano: Richard Causon; Performer
Vocals: Tom Jones; Performer
Composer: Odetta Gordon; Composer
Additional Producer: Futurecut; Other
Recording: Dom Monks; Production
Recording Assistant: José Tomaz Gomes; Production
Studio Personnel: José Tomaz Gomes
Dom Monks
Cenzo Townshend
Tony Cousins; Production
Composer Lyricist: Odetta Gordon; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

40 minutes and 54 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

5/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, R&B, Soul, Adult Contemporary, Vocal-Pop

Label

Universal-Island Records Ltd.

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 20, 2012

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602537041312

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Spirit In The Room

1. Tower Of Song

2. (I Want To) Come Home

3. Hit Or Miss

4. Love And Blessings

5. Soul Of A Man

6. Bad As Me

7. Dimming Of The Day

8. Traveling Shoes

9. All Blues Hail Mary

10. Charlie Darwin

11. Hit Or Miss

Technical Specifications

Spirit In The Room

Product information

Release options

1. Tower Of Song

2. (I Want To) Come Home

3. Hit Or Miss

4. Love And Blessings

5. Soul Of A Man

6. Bad As Me

7. Dimming Of The Day

8. Traveling Shoes

9. All Blues Hail Mary

10. Charlie Darwin

11. Hit Or Miss

Technical Specifications