Tom Jones Close Up

Tom Jones Close Up
Studio album by
Tom Jones
Released1972
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
AllMusic[1]

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.[2]

Album Credits

Personnel (Tom Jones Close Up, 1972)[3]

  • Tom Jones – lead vocals
  • Producer: Gordon Mills – album producer
  • Engineer: Peter Rynston – recording engineer
  • Music Director: Johnnie Spence – musical arrangements / direction
  • Photography: David Steen – album photography (cover and sleeve)

Companies and Other Details

Source:[3]

  • Recorded At – Audio International Studios
  • Mastered At – Columbia Recording Studios
  • Mastered At – Customatrix
  • Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
  • Manufactured By – London Records
  • Designed At – Farmlett, Barsanti & Wood Inc.
  • Printed By – Queens Litho
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Decca Record Company Limited
  • Copyright © – London Records, Inc.

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Witch Queen of New Orleans"L. Vegas, P. 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"E. Schuman, L. Carr4:33
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Ever Need Is You"Reeves, Holiday3:14
2."You've Got a Friend"Carole King2:48
3."Time to Get It Together"Levine, Resnick, Feldman2:29
4."I Won't Be Sorry to See Suzanne Again"Eddie, Stephens3:38
5."Kiss an Angel Good Morning"Ben Peters3:08

Charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 17
US Billboard 200[5] 64

References

  1. ^ "Close Up - Tom Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  2. ^ "Tom Jones songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  3. ^ a b Tom Jones - Close Up, 1972, retrieved 2025-12-29
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart on 25/6/1972 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Tom Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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