The Ballad of Tom Jones

"The Ballad of Tom Jones"
Single by Space with Cerys Matthews
from the album Tin Planet
Released	23 February 1998
Format	CD
Recorded	1997
Length	4:11
Label	Gut Records
Writer(s)	James Desmond Edwards, Franny Griffiths, Tommy Scott
Producer(s)	Jeremy Wheatley, Space
Space chronology
Avenging Angels (1997) "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (1998) Begin Again (1998)
Cerys Matthews chronology "N/A" "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (1998) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1999)

"The Ballad of Tom Jones" is a song by Space and Cerys Matthews, lead singer of the band Catatonia, which was released in 1998. The song peaked at #4 in the UK charts in March 1998,^[1] #26 in Ireland in March 1998,^[2] #46 in Australia in May 1998,^[3] and #27 in New Zealand in May 1998.^[4]

Lead singer Tommy Scott described Tom Jones as 'brilliant'.^[5] The song became a huge radio hit and resulted in Space performing with Jones in Jools Holland's New Year's Eve programme.^[6]

Track listings

CD 1 (CDGUT18)

1. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" - 4:13
2. "Happy Endings" - 3:11
3. "Now She's Gone" - 2:39
4. "Stress Transmissions" - 3:54

CD 2 (CXGUT18)

1. "The Ballad of Tom Jones"
2. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (cocktail lounge mix)
3. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (dirty beatniks mix)
4. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (sound 5 mix)
5. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (sure is pure dub mix)
6. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (SX dub 'Scratchin 'Cuckoo' Mix)
7. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (tom jones: axe to your head mix)

External links

• "The Ballad of Tom Jones" article

References

1. "Official Charts > Space". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
2. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2015-10-03. N.B. The user needs to enter 'Space' or 'The Ballad of Tom Jones' in the search box to retrieve its chart history.
3. "australian-charts.com > Space with Cerys of Catatonia - The Ballad of Tom Jones (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
4. "charts.org.nz > Space with Cerys of Catatonia - The Ballad of Tom Jones (song)". Hung Media. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
5. Ellis, Lucy (2000). Tom Jones: close up. Omnibus. p. 339. ISBN 0711975493.
6. Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 179. ISBN 1858284570.