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For some reason, some critics named Tom Jones as the most likely successor to Tony Bennett's throne as most unlikely hero to Generation X.
So, Interscope signed the aging sex symbol and had him record with several of the hippest names in dance music -- or at least the hippest names in dance music in 1991.
And the result, the clumsily titled The Lead and How to Swing It, is a record neither true to Tom Jones' core audience nor appealing to Gen Xers, simply because it doesn't feature Jones doing what he does best -- famous songs written by other people.
Instead, it's a set of written-to-order dance numbers that are immaculately produced and sung, yet hardly engaging.
And they're devoid of the camp factor that made his version of Prince's "Kiss" so entertaining.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If I Only KnewRise Robots Rise | Tom Jones | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | A Girl Like YouMichael Allen, Mark Cox, Andrew Gray | Tom Jones | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | I Wanna Get Back with YouDiane Warren | Tom Jones | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | SituationVince Clarke | Tom Jones | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Something for Your HeadGardner Cole, André Cymone, Mic Murphy | Tom Jones | Play | 05:12 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | Fly AwayCarol Duboc, Levi Little, Teddy Riley | Tom Jones | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Love Is on Our SideMelvin Glover, Marshall Jefferson | Tom Jones | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Show MeAlan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe | Tom Jones | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | ChangesJan Leyers, Paul Michiels, David Werner | Tom Jones | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | 08 I Don’t Think So | Tom Jones | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 11 | Lift Me Up 3 | Tom Jones | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | I’m Ready | Tom Jones | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 52 mins | 120 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 347 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Allen | Bass, Composer, Producer |
| 2 | Roland Alvarez | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Tori Amos | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Helen Andrews | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Lisa Banks | Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Battlecat | Drum Programming, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 7 | Dave Bishop | Sax (Tenor) |
| 8 | Mildred Black | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Antoinette Brown | Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Mike Campbell | Bass, Guitar |
| 11 | Warryn Campbell | Composer, Keyboards |
| 12 | Rob Chiarelli | Mixing |
| 13 | Vince Clarke | Composer |
| 14 | Bob Clearmountain | Mixing |
| 15 | Gardner Cole | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Bradley Cook | Engineer |
| 17 | Mark Cox | Composer, Keyboards |
| 18 | Lalo Creme | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 19 | Lol Creme | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 20 | André Cymone | Associate Producer, Composer, Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Orsine Daan | Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Carol Duboc | Composer, Writer |
| 23 | Alice Echols | Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Tom Elmhirst | Assistant Engineer |
| 25 | Jan Feldman | Vocals |
| 26 | Richard Feldman | Producer |
| 27 | Steve Fitzmaurice | Engineer |
| 28 | Flood | Producer |
| 29 | Simon Franglen | Keyboards |
| 30 | Lisa Frazier | Vocals (Background) |
| 31 | Gus Garcas | Assistant Engineer |
| 32 | Simon Gardner | Trumpet |
| 33 | Serban Ghenea | Engineer |
| 34 | Melvin Glover | Composer |
| 35 | Barry Goldberg | Assistant Engineer |
| 36 | Andrew Gray | Composer, Guitar, Producer |
| 37 | Howard Gray | Producer |
| 38 | Trevor Gray | Bass |
| 39 | Troy Gray | Moog Synthesizer |
| 40 | John Hanes | Engineer, Mixing |
| 41 | John Haynes | Engineer |
| 42 | Dave Hollister | Vocals (Background) |
| 43 | Jim Horn | Saxophone |
| 44 | Trevor Horn | Producer |
| 45 | Garry Hughes | Keyboards, Programming |
| 46 | Greg Hunter | Mixing |
| 47 | Jimmy Iovine | Executive Producer |
| 48 | Marshall Jefferson | Composer, Keyboards, Mixing |
| 49 | Howard Johnson | Composer, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 50 | Stan Jones | Guitar |
| 51 | Tom Jones | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 52 | Katie Kissoon | Vocals (Background) |
| 53 | Russ Kunkel | Drums |
| 54 | David LaChapelle | Photography |
| 55 | Alan Jay Lerner | Composer |
| 56 | Jan Leyers | Composer, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 57 | Levi Little | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 58 | Frederick Loewe | Composer |
| 59 | Jeff Lynne | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 60 | Liz Magro | Engineer |
| 61 | Glen Marchese | Assistant Engineer |
| 62 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 63 | Manny Marroquin | Engineer |
| 64 | George Mayers | Engineer |
| 65 | John McClain | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 66 | Cathy Merrick | Vocals (Background) |
| 67 | Paul Michiels | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 68 | Steve Monti | Drums |
| 69 | Wendell Arthur Morrison, Jr. | Vocals (Background) |
| 70 | Alan Moulder | Producer |
| 71 | Mic Murphy | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 72 | Tessa Niles | Vocals (Background) |
| 73 | Thom Panunzio | Engineer, Producer, Remixing |
| 74 | Perla | Vocals (Background) |
| 75 | Richard Perry | Producer |
| 76 | Tony Phillips | Mixing |
| 77 | Mike Piersante | Assistant Engineer |
| 78 | Christopher Marc Potter | Engineer |
| 79 | Teddy Riley | Composer, Guest Artist, Mixing, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 80 | Rise Robots Rise | Composer |
| 81 | Guy Roche | Keyboards |
| 82 | Alex Rodriguez | Engineer |
| 83 | Richie Rodriguez | Digital Editing |
| 84 | D.J. Rogers | Composer |
| 85 | Owen Rossiter | Drums |
| 86 | Matt Rowlands | Programming |
| 87 | Michel Sanchez | Organ (Hammond) |
| 88 | Mike Sanchez | Organ |
| 89 | J. Neil Sidwell | Trombone, Trumpet |
| 90 | Steve Sidwell | Trumpet |
| 91 | Mark Stebbeds | Engineer |
| 92 | Rose Stone | Vocals (Background) |
| 93 | Tracy Veal | Art Direction, Design |
| 94 | Craig Vear | Drums |
| 95 | Diane Warren | Composer |
| 96 | David Werner | Composer, Producer |
| 97 | Bruce Woolley | Vocals (Background) |
| 98 | Andrew Wright | Producer |
| 99 | James "Big Jim" Wright | Composer |
| 100 | Youth | Mixing, Producer |
| 101 | Wayne Yurgelun | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |