Long Lost Suitcase
Studio album by
Tom Jones
Released9 October 2015 (2015-10-09)
Genre
Length42:09
LabelVirgin EMI
ProducerEthan Johns
Tom Jones chronology
Spirit in the Room
(2012) 		Long Lost Suitcase
(2015) 		Surrounded by Time
(2021)
Singles from Long Lost Suitcase
  1. "Take My Love (I Want To Give It)"
    Released: 4 December 2015

Long Lost Suitcase is the 40th studio album released by Welsh singer Tom Jones, released on 9 October 2015. It is the third in a trilogy of albums, following 2010's Praise & Blame and Spirit in the Room in 2012.[2] Like the previous two albums, it was produced by Ethan Johns.

This album comes as a CD in a jewel case with a 16-page booklet featuring rare photos from Jones' career.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opportunity to Cry"Willie Nelson2:43
2."Honey, Honey" (featuring Imelda May)Joseph Ryan, Kenneth Pattengale2:23
3."Take My Love (I Want to Give It)"John Mertis Jr.3:02
4."Bring It on Home"Willie Dixon3:15
5."Everybody Loves a Train"David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez4:28
6."Elvis Presley Blues"David Rawlings, Gillian Welch3:14
7."He Was a Friend of Mine"Traditional3:18
8."Factory Girl"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards2:32
9."I Wish You Would"Billy Boy Arnold4:13
10."'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone"Alvertis Isbell, Eddie Floyd4:51
11."Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used to Do?"Hank Williams1:49
12."Tomorrow Night"Sam Coslow, Wilhelm Grosz3:06
13."Raise a Ruckus"Traditional3:15

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Evening Standard[3]
The Guardian[4]
RTÉ[5]
The Scotsman[6]
WalesOnlinefavourable[7]
Música Nueva[8]

Andre Paine, reviewing for the Evening Standard also gave it four stars, stating "At 75, Jones’s volcanic vocal still sounds majestic on an album that maintains the artistic rejuvenation of recent years."[3] Fiona Shepherd in The Scotsman rated it the same.[6] Nathan Bevan, reviewing it for WalesOnline was also positive, while The Guardian's Dave Simpson gave it three stars, calling it "slightly uneven".[4] Paddy Kehoe, for RTÉ, was less enthusiastic, giving it two stars.[5]

Single

The track "Take My Love (I Want To Give It)", originally recorded by Little Willie John in 1961, was released as a single on 6 November 2015.[9]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 75
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 74
Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 66
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 17

References

  1. ^ a b c "Long Lost Suitcase - Tom Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Harper, Simon (2015) "Bring It Home: Tom Jones", Clash, 8 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015
  3. ^ a b Paine, Andre (2015) "Tom Jones - Long Lost Suitcase, album review: 'still sounds majestic'", Evening Standard, 9 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015
  4. ^ a b Simpson, Dave (2015) "Tom Jones: Long Lost Suitcase review – uneven but enjoyable covers album", The Guardian, 8 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015
  5. ^ a b Kehoe, Paddy (2015) "Review: Tom Jones Long Lost Suitcase **", RTÉ, 9 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015
  6. ^ a b Shepherd, Fiona (2015) "Album reviews: Tom Jones | John Grant | The Spook School", The Scotsman, 9 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015
  7. ^ Bevan, Nathan (2015) "Long Lost Suitcase by Tom Jones album review: 'He sounds alive again'", WalesOnline, 6 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015
  8. ^ Elia, Alessandro (2015) "Long Lost Suitcase by Tom Jones album review: 'Great album from a great veteran' Archived 2015-12-01 at the Wayback Machine", Música Nueva, 30 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Take My Love (I Want to Give It) - Single by Tom Jones". 6 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tom Jones – Long Lost Suitcase" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tom Jones – Long Lost Suitcase" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  12. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 42, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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