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The Complete Decca Studio Album Collection
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)
Recorded1964-1975
StudioDecca
GenrePop/Rock
Length11:35:16 (standard)
12:02:00 (deluxe)
LabelDecca
ProducerPeter Sullivan

The Complete Decca Studio Albums Collection is a box set of studio albums by Welsh singer Tom Jones released during the period of 1965-1975. Within this compilation there are a selection of rarities, singles, B-sides and other non-album tracks. The Box Set was originally scheduled to be released on 20 November 2020, but was later moved to 18 December the same year.

Contents[edit]

The Complete Decca Studio Albums Collection includes 17 CD's that brings together Tom Jones Studio albums from a ten year period along with a section of rarities.[1][2] Included within the Box Set is a 26 Page Booklet with photos and cuttings [3]

The Welsh Singer recorded 15 albums for Decca between 1965 and 1975, all of which are included within this box set.[4]

Hide and Seek: The Lost Collection, featured as the final two discs within the box set, was released in March. Though the standalone version only comprised of 29 rarities, many never previously released on CD or digitally.[5][6]

Promotion[edit]

On October 30, 2020 Decca Records uploaded a promotional video to their YouTube Channel titled TOM JONES - THE COMPLETE DECCA STUDIO ALBUMS COLLECTION (17CD box set) stating the box set included all of the singers Decca Studio albums from 1965-1975, telling the story of the first and much celebrated period of Jones' career, Many tracks available for the first time on CD, and having over 200 Tracks! [7] The video has since been unlisted.

Decca.com states that "In a career spanning six decades, 'Jones the Voice' never sells a song short and never short-changes his fans - the longevity of his career speaks to a talent of a very special kind.[8]

Track Listing[edit]

Standard Version[edit]

Along Came Jones Collection
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Got a Heart"Gordon Mills, Les Reed2:33
2."It Takes a Worried Man"Traditional; arranged by Gordon Mills2:40
3."Skye Boat Song"Traditional; arranged by Malcolm Lawson and Harold Boulton2:59
4."Once Upon a Time"Gordon Mills2:07
5."Memphis, Tennessee"Chuck Berry2:40
6."Whatcha' Gonna Do"Chuck Willis3:07
7."I Need Your Loving"Don Gardner, Bobby Robinson, Clarence Lewis, James McDougall2:38
8."It's Not Unusual"Gordon Mills, Les Reed1:58
9."Autumn Leaves"Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Geoffrey Parsons, Jacques Prévert3:08
10."The Rose - Version 2"Gordon Mills2:53
11."If You Need Me"Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman, Sonny Sanders2:38
12."Some Other Guy"Gordon Mills2:31
13."Endlessly"Brook Benton, Clyde Otis3:19
14."It's Just a Matter of Time"Clyde Otis, Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks2:42
15."Spanish Harlem"Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector3:18
16."When the World was Beautiful"Paul Kaufman, Jerry Harris2:16
A-Tom-ic Jones
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dr. Love"Ken Lauber, Sidney J. Wyche1:51
2."Face Of a Loser"Les Reed, Robin Conrad2:27
3."It's Been a Long Time Coming"[[[Jimmy Radcliffe]], Joseph Brooks2:41
4."In a Woman's Eyes"Bobby Russell, Martha Sharp2:24
5."More"Nino Oliviero, Norman Newell, Riz Ortolani2:24
6."I'll Never Let You Go"Gordon Mills2:49
7."The Loser"Deborah Losak, Sharon Vanselow2:35
8."To Make A Big Man Cry"Les Reed, Sharon Vanselow2:46
9."Key To My Heart"Gordon Mills2:17
10."True Love Comes Only Once in a Lifetime"Bob Halley, Neval Nader2:13
11."A Little You"Gordon Mills2:27
12."You're So Good for Me"Ezio Leoni, Robin Conrad2:20
13."Where Do You Belong"Gordon Mills2:36
14."These Things You Don't Forget"Van McCoy2:53
Green, Green Grass of Home
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Riders in the Sky"Stan Jones3:06
2."He'll Have to Go""(Audrey & Joe Allison)2:37
3."Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings"" Mickey Newbury2:56
4."Sixteen Tons"Merle Travis3:06
5."Two Brothers"Irving Gordon3:22
6."My Mother's Eyes"Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert2:56
7."Green, Green Grass of Home"Curly Putman3:03
8."Ring of Fire"June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore2:46
9."A Field of Yellow Daisies (Charlie Rich)"Charlie Rich)3:25
10."Wish I Could Say No To You"Mickey Newbury2:44
11."All I Get From You Are Heartaches"Al Frisch, Al J. Neiburg2:45
12."Mohair Sam"Dallas Frazier2:20
13."Cool Water"Bob Nolan4:11
14."Detroit City"Danny Dill, Mel Tillis3:33
13 Smash Hits
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Fight It"Steve Copper, Wilson Pickett2:52
2."You Keep Me Hangin' On"Holland-Dozier-Holland2:46
3."Hold On I'm Coming"David Porter, Isaac Hayes3:21
4."I Was Made To Love Her"Henry Crosby, Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy2:21
5."Keep On Running"Jackie Edwards2:48
6."Get Ready"Smokey Robinson2:29
7."(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall In Love Again"Jimmy Currie, Lonnie Donegan4:17
8."I Know"Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman3:58
9."I Wake Up Crying"Bacharach And David2:21
10."Funny How Time Slips Away"Willie Nelson3:42
11."Danny Boy" 3:57
12."It's A Man's Man's Man's World"James Brown, Nat Jones2:42
13."Yesterday"John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:47
Delilah
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Delilah"Barry Mason, Les Reed3:21
2."Weeping Annaleah"Mickey Newbury, Dan Folger3:24
3."One Day Soon"Francis Lai, Don Black2:38
4."Laura(What's He Got That I Ain't Got)"Leon Ashley, Margie Singleton3:23
5."Make This Heart of Mine Smile Again"Sol Parker, Kelly Owens2:38
6."Lingering On"Scott English, Stanley J. Gelber, James Last3:14
7."You Can't Stop Love"Gordon Mills, Les Reed3:03
8."My Elusive Dreams"Curly Putman, Billy Sherrill3:17
9." Just Out of Reach"Virgil F. Stewart2:41
10."Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart"Shelly Coburn, Norman Bergen2:33
11."Why Can't I Cry?"Johnny Harris, Kim Clarke3:09
12."Take Me"George Jones, Leon Payne3:12
Help Yourself
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Help Yourself"Carlo Donida, Jack Fishman2:48
2."I Can't Break The News to Myself"Jimmy Williams, Larry Harrison2:30
3."The Bed"Dick Heard, Eddie Rabbitt2:47
4."Isadora"Geoff Stevens, John Carter2:41
5."Set Me Free"Curly Putman3:14
6."I Get Carried Away"Annette Tucker, Keith Colley, Nancy Mantz3:02
7."You Can't Stop Love"Gordon Mills, Les Reed3:03
8."This House (The House Song)"Noel Paul Stookey, Robert H. Bannard3:39
9."So Afraid"Jerry Chesnut3:22
10."If I Promise"Jerry Reed2:15
11."If You Go Away"Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen4:03
12."My Girl Maria"James Luck, John Szego3:26
13."All I Can Say is Goodbye"Marty Wilde, Ronnie Scott3:11
This Is Tom Jones
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fly Me to the Moon"Bart Howard2:27
2."Little Green Apples"Bob Russell, S.K. Russell4:21
3."Wichita Lineman"Jimmy Webb2:51
4."(Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay"Steve Cropper, Otis Redding3:17
5."Dance of Love"Charlie Rich2:23
6."Hey Jude"John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:48
7."Without You"Carlo Alberto Rossi, Marisa Terzi3:25
8."That's All Any Man Can Say"John MacLeod, Tony Macaulay4:02
9."That Wonderful Sound"Herb Reed, Les Reed, Geoff Stephens3:39
10."Only Once"Clive Westlake4:10
11."I'm a Fool to Want You"Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf3:35
12."Let It Be Me"Gilbert Becaud2:58
Tom
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Turn You Loose"Otis Redding2:09
2."Polk Salad Annie"Tony Joe White3:48
3."Proud Mary"John Fogerty2:45
4."Sugar Sugar"Jeff Barry, Andy Kim2:37
5."Venus"Robbie Van Leeuwen2:44
6."I Thank You"Issac Hayes, David Porter2:27
7."Without Love"Danny Small3:46
8."You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Well4:15
9."If I Ruled the World"Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ormadel2:52
10."Can't Stop Loving You"Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington4:09
11."The Impossible Dream"Mitch Leigh3:23
12."Let There Be Love"Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb3:40
I Who Have Nothing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Daughter of Darkness"Les Reed, Geoff Stephens3:18
2."I Have Dreamed"Richard Rodgers2:59
3."Love's Been Good to Me"Rod McKuen4:10
4."Lodi"John Fogerty2:59
5."Try a Little Tenderness"James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry Woods4:24
6."I (Who Have Nothing)"Carlo Donida-Labati2:58
7."What the World Needs Now is Love"Burt Bacharach, Hal David2:37
8."With One Exception"Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton2:51
9."To Love Somebody"Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb3:25
10."Brother, Can You Spare a Dime"Jay Gorney2:58
11."See Saw"Don Covay, Steve Cropper2:53
Tom Jones Sings She's a Lady
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's a Lady"Paul Anka2:54
2."Do What You Gotta Do"Jimmy Webb2:51
3."In Dreams"Roy Orbison3:23
4."Nothing Rhymed"Gilbert O'Sullivan3:06
5."'Till I Can't Take It Aby Anymore"Robbie Van Leeuwen2:44
6."Resurrection Shuffle"Tony Ashton2:52
7."Puppet Man"Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka3:22
8."It's Up to the Woman"Joe Renzetti, Neil Goldberg3:49
9."Ebb Tide"Carl Sigman, Robert Maxwell3:44
10."(I Ain't No) One Night Only Love Maker"Richard Monda3:14
11."You're My World"Carl Sigman, Gino Paoli, Umberto Bindi3:25
Close Up
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Witch Queen of New Orleans"Lolly Vegas, Pat Vegas2:34
2."Tired of Being Alone"Al Green3:04
3."Woman, You Took My Life"Kevin Johnson3:59
4."If"David Gates3:01
5."The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"Earl Shuman, Leon Carr4:33
6."All I Ever Need Is You"Eddie Reeves, Jimmy Holiday3:12
7."You've Got a Friend"Carole King2:46
8."Time to Get It Together"Arthur Resnick, Joey Levine, Steve Fredman2:26
9."I Won't Be Sorry to See Suzanne Again"Eddie Seago, Geoff Stephens3:37
10."Kiss an Angel Good Morning"Ben Peters2:58
The Body and Soul of Tim Jones
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Runnin' Bear"The Big Bopper3:47
2."Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone"Bill Withers2:36
3."(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"Carl Hampton, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson3:25
4."Since I Loved You Last"Earl Shuman, Leon Carr3:18
5."Lean On Me"Bill Withers4:01
6."Letter to Lucille"Tony Macaulay3:03
7."Today I Started Loving You Again"Bonnie Owens, Merle Haggard3:09
8."I'll Share My World with You"Ben Wilson2:53
9."I Still Love You Enough (To Love You All Over Again)"Ricci Mareno3:10
10."Ballad of Billy Joe"Charlie Rich3:58
Hide & Seek (The Lost Collection) CD1
No.TitleLength
1."Chills and Fever"2:53
2."Breathless"2:17
3."To Wait For Love (Is to Waste Your Life Away)"1:51
4."I Tell The Sea"3:12
5."With These Hands"2:41
6."Untrue"2:39
7."What's New Pussycat?"2:04
8."(Won't You Give Him) One More Chance"2:27
9."Bama Lama Bama Loo"1:35
10."Thunderbell"2:51
11."Stop Breaking My Heart"2:24
12."Never Give Away Love"2:15
13."Once There Was A Time"2:27
14."Not Responsible"2:27
15."This and That"2:59
16."City Girl"3:26
17."Promise Her Anything"2:34
18."Tripple Cross"2:33
19."What a Party"2:26
20."Any Day Now"2:52
21."It Ain't Gonna Be That Way"2:18
22."If I Had You"2:16
23."Things I Wanna Do"2:20
24."I'm Coming Home"3:18
25."The Lonely One"2:35
26."Smile"2:08
27."Day By Day"2:32
28."A Minute of Your Time"2:57
29."Looking Out My Window"2:20
Hide & Seek (The Lost Collection) CD2
No.TitleLength
1."Love Me Tonight"3:10
2."Hide and Seek"2:11
3."A Man Who Knows Too Much"3:38
4."Tupelo Mississippi Flash (Stereo Edit Version)"2:40
5."My Way"4:12
6."Every Mile"2:49
7."Till"2:17
8."The Sun Died"3:31
9."All That I Need Is Some Time"3:43
10."Golden Days"2:55
11."Goodbye, God Bless You"3:30
12."Thank the Lord"3:18
13."Keep A-Talkin' Bout Love"3:16
14."Pledging My Love"2:51
15."I'm Too Far Gone to Turn Around"3:17
16."La La La (Just Having You Here)"3:08
17."Love Love Love"3:09
18."Ain't No Love"3:25
19."When the Band Goes Home"3:07

Deluxe Version[edit]

No.TitleLength
20."I'll Never Fall In Love Again"4:12
21."Thunderball - Live"2:40
23."(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"3:25
24."I'm Coming Home - Steve Benham Remix"3:19
25."(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Live"4:15
26."Delilah - Live"4:51

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/tom-jones-the-complete-decca-studio-albums-collection/
  2. ^ Nobakht, David. "TOM JONES: THE DECCA YEARS AND BEYOND" (web). Buzz. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmL3sXAtRm8
  4. ^ https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/tom-jones-the-complete-decca-studio-albums-collection/
  5. ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/3wagHssE4F73WUGYio8W0a
  6. ^ https://theseconddisc.com/2020/11/02/whats-new-pussycat-tom-jones-decca-years-collected-on-new-17-cd-box/
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmL3sXAtRm8
  8. ^ https://shop.decca.com/products/the-complete-decca-studio-albums-collection-17cd-box-set

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