Delilah
Studio album by
Tom Jones
ReleasedJuly 12, 1968[1]
GenrePop, blue-eyed soul
Length37:01
LabelDecca
ProducerPeter Sullivan
Tom Jones (Decca) chronology
13 Smash Hits
(1967) 		Delilah
(1968) 		Help Yourself
(1968)

Delilah is the sixth studio album by Welsh singer Tom Jones. Released in 1968, it became his first album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart, spending two separate one week reigns at the top during a run of 14 consecutive weeks in the top 5.[2]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Delilah" (Barry Mason, Les Reed) – 3:26
  2. "Weeping Annaleah" (Mickey Newbury, Dan Folger) – 3:26
  3. "One Day Soon" (Francis Lai, Don Black) – 2:39
  4. "Laura" (Leon Ashley, Margie Singleton) – 3:25
  5. "Make This Heart of Mine Smile Again" (Sol Parker, Kelly Owens) – 2:39
  6. "Lingering On" (Scott English, Stanley J. Gelber, James Last) – 3:15

Side two

  2. "You Can't Stop Love" (Gordon Mills, Les Reed) – 3:05
  3. "My Elusive Dreams" (Curly Putman, Billy Sherrill) – 3:18
  4. "Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" (Virgil F. Stewart) – 2:44
  5. "Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart" (Shelly Coburn, Norman Bergen) – 2:35
  6. "Why Can't I Cry" (Johnny Harris, Kim Clarke) – 3:10
  7. "Take Me" (George Jones, Leon Payne) – 3:12

Charts

Chart (1968) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 1

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "BBC Wales - Music - Tom Jones - Tom Jones discography". www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ Official Charts https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/tom-jones-delilah/. Retrieved 29 July 2023. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Jones – Delilah" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Tom Jones – Delilah". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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