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The Ballad of Tom Jones

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Released
  
23 February 1998

Length
  
4:11

Recorded
  
1997

Label
  
Gut Records

Format
  
CD, 7" vinyl single, cassette

Writer(s)
  
James Desmond Edwards, Franny Griffiths, Tommy Scott

"The Ballad of Tom Jones" is a song by Space and Cerys Matthews, lead singer of the band Catatonia, which was released in 1998. The song peaked at #4 in the UK charts in March 1998, #26 in Ireland in March 1998, #46 in Australia in May 1998, and #27 in New Zealand in May 1998.

Lead singer Tommy Scott described Tom Jones as 'brilliant'. The song became a huge radio hit and resulted in Space performing with Jones in Jools Holland's New Year's Eve programme.

Track listings

CD 1 (CDGUT18)

  1. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" - 4:13
  2. "Happy Endings" - 3:11
  3. "Now She's Gone" - 2:39
  4. "Stress Transmissions" - 3:54

CD 2 (CXGUT18)

  1. "The Ballad of Tom Jones"
  2. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (cocktail lounge mix)
  3. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (dirty beatniks mix)
  4. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (sound 5 mix)
  5. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (sure is pure dub mix)
  6. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (SX dub 'Scratchin 'Cuckoo' Mix)
  7. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (tom jones: axe to your head mix)

References

The Ballad of Tom Jones Wikipedia
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