Spirit in the Room
Studio album by
Tom Jones
Released21 May 2012[1]
Genre
Length37:27
LabelIsland
ProducerEthan Johns
Tom Jones chronology
Praise & Blame
(2010) 		Spirit in the Room
(2012) 		Long Lost Suitcase
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
The Independent[2]
BBC MusicFavourable[1]
Pop Matters8/10[6]
MusicOMH[7]
NME7/10[3]

Spirit in the Room is the 39th studio album by Welsh musician Tom Jones, released 21 May 2012 and produced by Ethan Johns. The album is composed entirely of covers.

Among the songs covered on the album are Tom Waits’ "Bad as Me", Odetta’s "Hit or Miss", Vera Hall Ward’s "Travelling Shoes", Richard & Linda Thompson's "Dimming of the Day", and "Charlie Darwin" by The Low Anthem. Spirit in the Room also includes songs by Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney amongst others.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Tower of Song"Leonard Cohen3:56
2."(I Want to) Come Home"Paul McCartney3:16
3."Hit or Miss"Odetta Gordon3:41
4."Love and Blessings"Paul Simon4:23
5."Soul of a Man"Blind Willie Johnson3:49
6."Bad as Me"Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits3:33
7."Dimming of the Day"Richard Thompson3:01
8."Traveling Shoes"Ethan Johns, Tom Jones2:38
9."All Blues Hail Mary"Joe Henry4:25
10."Charlie Darwin"The Low Anthem4:45
Total length:37:27
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Just Dropped In"Mickey Newbury4:36
12."Lone Pilgrim"B.F. White, Adger M. Pace3:04
13."When the Deal Goes Down"Bob Dylan5:27
14."Hit or Miss" (radio version - bonus track)Odetta Gordon3:20
Total length:53:54

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[9] 8

References

  1. ^ a b Aizlewood, John (30 May 2012). "Neither a sea-change nor a slump, this 40th studio LP finds Sir Tom on fine form". Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b Gill, Andy (19 May 2012). "Tom Jones: Spirit in the Room: Spirits lift as the Voice shows he's a modern master". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Cooper, Leonie (18 May 2012). "Album Review". Nme.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Spirit in the Room". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  5. ^ Jeffries, David. Tom Jones: Spirit in the Room > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  6. ^ James, Matt (26 April 2013). "Tom Jones: Spirit in the Room". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  7. ^ Paton, Daniel (21 May 2012). "Album Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Spirit in the Room - Tom Jones : Credits : AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  9. ^ OCC. "Tom Jones". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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