Greatest Hits [Universal] Tom Jones Artist

This {|Greatest Hits|} differs from the slew of {|Tom Jones|} compilations available by including songs from his later career, a time he was messing about with contemporary {|pop|} artists. The fact that 1999's {|pop|} guest star-filled {|Reload|} fa... Read more

This {|Greatest Hits|} differs from the slew of {|Tom Jones|} compilations available by including songs from his later career, a time he was messing about with contemporary {|pop|} artists. The fact that 1999's {|pop|} guest star-filled {|Reload|} failed to raise an eyebrow in America is a marketing faux pas of monolithic proportions, since it was so ultra-fantastic and ultra-fun. A good portion of it shows up here, and it makes for a whiplash-inducing listen when going from the jaunty chestnut {|It's Not Unusual|} into the so-2000 dance thump of {|Sexbomb.|} Buy it for Grandma and she might be asking about guest stars {|the Art of Noise|}, {|Portishead|}, or {|the Stereophonics|}. All the {|pop|} guests work well with the swaggering one, and it's a relief to laugh with him rather than at him. A glance at the track list will tell you that most of required standards are here, but one wishes they would have included the great {|Detroit City|} to show his more soulful side. Avoid it if you don't want the later years when the innuendo and volume were turned up a tad, but it's the best way to get a quick overview of his hedonistic sly wink of a career. ~ David Jeffries Less